Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Cowper

Knowledge dwells in heads replete with thoughts of other men; wisdom in minds attentive to their own.

I think it does not unduly harm property owners' rights. Theo and the town were very attentive to striking a balance. And I think they threaded the needle.

He's a big name, not only for publicity but for recruiting. And he's a hell of a coach. He has a good football mind. Knowing that he's a former pro athlete, the kids will be very attentive and will work hard for him.

We too are called to be attentive to the needs of our suffering brothers and sisters as part of our Lenten observance.

Trevor Hoffman

He takes great pride in it. He's always attentive to the game situation, knows when we're going to probably crank 'er up a little bit more than normal based on the situation. There's no dialogue; he's there before I ever get there. Kind of like you see guys in the Home Run Derby. They bring in their own batting practice pitcher. There's a select comfort you get from somebody.

And it's obviously something that one has to be attentive to. It's obviously something that General Casey and his troops are attentive to and have to be concerned about,

I've always been very attentive to detail. It's a characteristic that drives some people crazy. But on the other hand, when people around me are sloppy, that drives me crazy.

It's an early indicator that new technologies and new routes to market for standards-based technology can begin to crimp at the edges of brand-name vendors, ... If vendors aren't attentive to these things and don't have a mature story to tell their customers about open source in general, this could be very problematic for them.

Excellent leg room, very attentive staff, fairly decent food, and I had my own DVD player.

It's on me to be more focused and attentive in those situations.

Chris Russo

It's the most attentive audience that you're going to get. These people aren't just spending five minutes on the Web site. They're going on the Web site and spending an hour and a half.

There's a little bit more on the line. You see a lot of guys being really attentive to what's going on.

It's a fair outcome to a very difficult trial. The jury was attentive and took their duties very seriously. This is a tragedy for both families.

Woody knows what I'm going to say to him before I do. It's been repeated enough and he's attentive enough.

Victor Valdes

We're more inexperienced than them. We will have to be attentive because the Italians start slowly and then finish in a crescendo.

The national media is ... clueless when it comes to knowledge about Congressional District 22 and its political makeup. Tom DeLay has been extremely attentive to the needs of District 22 since 1984. He had done a fine job for Texas and continues to do a fine job for us. So the question is not whether he wins, but how big he wins.

Advertisers are seeing March Madness online as a big opportunity. Clearly there is a very attentive at-work crowd because of the boom in office pools.

Wentworth Miller

Each episode is going to have a number of puzzles for viewers to solve, and there are six or seven different subplots swirling around. It's really going to be something that rewards the attentive and patient viewer.

Aimee Mullins

If you're an athlete and you completely focus on the body, you're missing other components. Similarly, if you're trying to broaden your mind but not also being attentive to your sense of humour and your spirit, then you're not going to grow and develop so fast.

James A. Forbes

Given the historical power differential between blacks and whites, blacks are required to be attentive to the way their white counterparts see themselves in relation to people of color if they want to survive and even thrive.

We've had an incredibly attentive jury. They're sharp, they understand the case and that bodes well for us.

Christine Lagarde

Very often as a little girl, then as a young woman, I have suffered my lot of discrimination. I was brought up with brothers; I grew up in a boys' world. You have to elbow your way in. When you come with that sentiment of having been in a minority for a long period of time, then you are much more attentive to minorities.

She's still like a teacher, very attentive to him . . . showing him the world.

Donald Rumsfeld

Obviously it's something that one has to be attentive to and be concerned about, but I haven't seen anything to suggest that the risk is greater today than it was yesterday or the day before.

Adoniram Judson

Perhaps the secret of living a holy life is to avoid every thing which will displease God and grieve the Spirit, and to be strictly attentive to the means of grace.

Lynn Coady

My dad was a real man's man, and so were my brothers, in a small town where hockey is king. It's a masculine culture. It made me really attentive to what it meant to be a guy.

Geno Auriemma

She's careless and when you're careless all of a sudden it starts to chip away at your confidence because you start making just enough mistakes that are just careless mistakes. Some of it is just that you've got to be more attentive and your intensity level's got to be a lot higher. We need Renee to play at a real high level in order for this team to move forward.

Barry Zito

Because you're not attentive to every little thing, every little hit, every little thing they are saying, ... You just get in a little bit of a daze out there.

How are the students going to be able to be attentive in school by being subjected to such early hours going to school and coming home later each night?

Steve Sullivan

I think there's some concern there. We're not being as aware and as attentive to detail as we probably should be. It seems like we're giving up at least one every game and we're going to have to change that.

We can really tell these guys are more attentive to their children on visitation days. This is a great opportunity for them to learn the positive skills they need.

Dylan Moran

Over the years The Stand have been great about giving me stage time if I need to run new material. The audience is always a great mix of attentive and loud and lively: you get that good listening quality that any good comedy club should have.

Hattie Morahan

I would definitely say I'm a feminist. To me, it just means being attentive and mindful. It's about equality and equal treatment. It feels like a gut instinct.