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Drawing attention to myself has never been a goal.

~Alison Elliott

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As adults, when we attend to something in the world we are vividly conscious of that particular thing, and we shut out the surrounding world. The classic metaphor is that attention is like a spotlight, illuminating one part of the world and leaving the rest in darkness.

~Alison Gopnik

Topics: Adult Attend Attention Classic Conscious Darkness Leaving Like Metaphor Out Part Particular Rest Shut Something Spotlight Surrounding Thing Vividly World

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I'm afraid the parenting advice to come out of developmental psychology is very boring: pay attention to your kids and love them.

~Alison Gopnik

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In most places and times in human history, babies have had not just one person but lots of people around who were really paying attention to them around, dedicated to them, cared to them, were related to them. I think the big shift in our culture is the isolation in which many children are growing up.

~Alison Gopnik

Topics: Around Attention Babies Big Cared Children Culture Dedicated Growing Growing Up Had History Human Human History Isolation Just Just One Lots Many Most Our Paying People Person Places Really Related Shift Them Think Times Up Were Which Who I Think

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We say that children are bad at paying attention, but we really mean that they're bad at not paying attention - they easily get distracted by anything interesting.

~Alison Gopnik

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When nobody read, dyslexia wasn't a problem. When most people had to hunt, a minor genetic variation in your ability to focus attention was hardly a problem, and may even have been an advantage. When most people have to make it through high school, the same variation can become a genuinely life-altering disease.

~Alison Gopnik

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I don't go there much. You're thrilled that people would recognize what you're doing in such a grand kind of way. But, just like you don't know if anybody's really going to like what you're doing when you put a record out or if anybody's going to pay attention to it, you can't really go there.

~Alison Krauss

Topics: Anybody Attention Doing Go Going Grand Just Kind Know Like Much Out Pay Pay Attention People Put Really Recognize Record Thrilled Way Would You

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Humans should always exercise and watch what they eat. So with your pet, make sure they get enough exercise, make sure they're getting fed at the same time every day and getting the nutrition they need. And make sure they get a lot of love and attention you both need. That's why you have them!

~Alison Sweeney

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I devour books. But for the longest time, I refused to pay attention to genre or labels.

~Alison Tyler

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When you think about advertisements, it makes sense that they want to hold and retain our attention.

~Allen Klein

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