Definition of Attention

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Attention

The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or special consideration; earnest consideration, thought, or regard; obedient or affectionate heed; the supposed power or faculty of attending.

An act of civility or courtesy; care for the comfort and pleasure of others; as, attentions paid to a stranger.

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Attention Quotations

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
Albert Einstein

You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical attention and that we've got to do something about the unemployed.
Ronald Reagan

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.
Winston Churchill

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.
Confucius

Don't pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches.
Andy Warhol

In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.
Lou Holtz

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end.
Henry David Thoreau

Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.
Jim Rohn

Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners.
Dale Carnegie

Don't pay any attention to the critics - don't even ignore them.
Samuel Goldwyn

Attention Translations

attention in Afrikaans is aandag
attention in Dutch is acht, attentie, aandacht
attention in French is attention, respect
attention in German is Vorsicht, Aufmerksamkeit {f}, Achtung {f}
attention in Italian is attenzione
attention in Latin is intentio
attention in Norwegian is oppmerksomhet

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