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The person upon whom the schoolboys' attention centred was, of course, the Headmaster.

~Georg Brandes

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After a while, you just want transportation, and things like cool cars or motorcycles are all about getting attention. I get all the attention I could ever need, so I kind of like being in a minivan and people not paying so much attention to me.

~George Clooney

Topics: About After Attention Being Car Cool Could Ever Get Getting Just Kind Like Me Motorcycles Much Much Attention Need Paying People Things Transportation Want While You

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I've certainly done some turkeys along the way and made some dumb choices in my career, mostly early on. I'm one of the lucky ones who got to make a lot of mistakes very early when no one was paying attention.

~George Clooney

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The people I've respected most in the industry over the years - Paul Newman, for instance. I just loved the way he handled growing old on-screen. It's understanding that you're now basically a character actor. Which is fine, but you have to pay attention to it.

~George Clooney

Topics: Actor Attention Basically Character Character Actor Fine Growing Growing Old Handled He Industry Instance Just Loved Most Newman Now Old On-Screen Over Paul Paul Newman Pay Pay Attention People Respected Understanding Way Which Years You

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Phrenology taught us that the mind thinks by means of the brain, is liable to become fatigued by too long attention, as the locomotive muscles are by too much walking; and I therefore proposed to them to take a brief rest.

~George Combe

Topics: Attention Become Brain Brief Liable Locomotive Long Means Mind Much Muscles Proposed Rest Take Taught Them Therefore Thinks Too Too Much Us Walking

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I called their attention also to the absence of all means of ventilating the hall, remarking that, as we had already breathed the air which it contained for a full hour, it must have lost much of its vital properties and needed to be renewed.

~George Combe

Topics: Absence Air Also Attention Breathed Contained Full Had Hall Hour Lost Means Much Must Needed Properties Renewed Vital Which

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The interval allowed was only five minutes, at the end of which I resumed the lecture; but so refreshing was the effects of the brief rest and, above all, the admission of pure air, that during the second hour the attention was as completely sustained as during the first.

~George Combe

Topics: Above Admission Air Allowed Attention Brief Effects End First Five Hour Interval Lecture Minutes Only Pure Refreshing Rest Second Sustained Which

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Polling is merely an instrument for gauging public opinion. When a president or any other leader pays attention to poll results, he is, in effect, paying attention to the views of the people. Any other interpretation is nonsense.

~George Gallup

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You would not get out of bed in the morning if you were constantly worrying about the possibility of something happening to you on your way to work. But it is still something to pay attention to, I think.

~George Mackay

Topics: About Attention Bed Constantly Get Happening Morning Out Pay Pay Attention Possibility Something Still Think Way Were Work Worrying Would You Your I Think

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In the very early days of Wham! the attention felt great, but I do wonder how much freedom I gave away by trying to become something I wasn't.

~George Michael

Topics: Attention Away Become Days Early Early Days Felt Freedom Gave Great How How Much Much Something Trying Very Wonder

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