Quotes about Attention

I observe the physician with the same diligence as the disease.

Let us thank God heartily as often as we pray that we have His Spirit in us to teach us to pray. Thanksgiving will draw our hearts out to God and keep us engaged with Him; it will take our attention from ourselves and give the Spirit room in our hearts.

Some plague the people with too long sermons; for the faculty of listening is a tender thing, and soon becomes weary and satiated.

He was simply a youth tremendously excited with life, and though he was a con-man, he was only conning because he wanted so much to live and to get involved with people who would otherwise pay no attention to him.

Twitter... can ruin your life.

Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.

Wisdom is learning what to overlook.

There's a wealth that has nothing to do with dollars, that comes from the perspective and wisdom of paying attention to your life.

The wisdom of God is vaster than the wisdom of man. Failure to pay attention to it will have ramifications.

Your call will become clear as as your mind is transformed by the reading of Scripture and the internal work of God's Spirit. The Lord never hides His will from us. In time, as you obey the call first to follow, your destiny will unfold before you. The difficulty will lie in keeping other concerns from diverting your attention.

It's not that I lead this oblivious life where I think I've got such a great personality that people want to spend time with me. If someone has a poster of you or asks for your autograph, clearly you can't take them out on a date. It's not that interesting if someone is just interested in you.

The most desired gift of love is not diamonds or roses or chocolate. It's focused attention.