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Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence; Madison wrote not only the United States Constitution, or at least most of it, but also the most searching commentary on it that has ever appeared. Each of them served as president of the United States for eight years. What they had to say to each other has to command attention.

~Edmund Morgan

Topics: Also Appeared Attention Command Commentary Constitution Declaration Each Eight Ever Had Independence Jefferson Least Madison Most Only Other President Say Searching Served States Them United United States Wrote Years

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I asked my body if it was going to die or not from AIDS. And it said 'no.' I sort of paid attention to that.

~Edmund White

Topics: Aids Asked Attention Body Die Going Paid Said Sort

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I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.

~Edna St. Vincent Millay

Topics: Advice Am Attention Been Glad Good Good Advice Had Little Might Mistakes Most Paid Saved Some Valuable I Am

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Hosting the Olympic Games of course guarantees the world's attention, but there is more to it than simply bathing in the global spotlight. Most importantly, host cities can use the opportunity to create a positive and lasting legacy, resulting in both tangible and intangible returns to local communities.

~Eduardo Paes

Topics: Attention Bathing Both Cities Communities Course Create Games Global Guarantees Host Hosting Importantly Intangible Lasting Legacy Local More Most Olympic Olympic Games Opportunity Positive Resulting Returns Simply Spotlight Tangible Than Use World

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My campaign confirmed my belief that although there are bigots in America, whose hateful rhetoric seizes the media's attention, the vast majority of people do not harbor such prejudice.

~Edward Brooke

Topics: Although America Attention Belief Bigots Campaign Confirmed Harbor Hateful Majority Media People Prejudice Rhetoric Vast Vast Majority Whose

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An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore.

~Edward De Bono

Topics: Attention Decisions Expert Ignore Judgements Knowing Making Making Decisions Pay Pay Attention Simpler Someone Succeeded Through Who

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Dealing with complexity is an inefficient and unnecessary waste of time, attention and mental energy. There is never any justification for things being complex when they could be simple.

~Edward De Bono

Topics: Any Attention Being Complex Complexity Could Dealing Energy Inefficient Justification Mental Never Simple Things Time Unnecessary Waste Waste Of Time

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It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them.

~Edward De Bono

Topics: Always Attention Changing How Humor Involved Little Me Mind More Only Out Paid Perceptions Philosophers Process Reason Significant Since Sort Surprised Than Them

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It's always amazed me how little attention philosophers, psychologists, or anyone else actually has paid to humor.

~Edward De Bono

Topics: Actually Always Amazed Anyone Anyone Else Attention Else How Humor Little Me Paid Philosophers Psychologists

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I don't think poetry will die, but I think that poetry does demand a certain kind of attention to language. It does demand a certain space in order to read it, and I think that space is somewhat threatened by the lack of attention that people have and the amount of time that they give to things.

~Edward Hirsch

Topics: Amount Attention Certain Demand Die Does Give Kind Lack Language Order People Poetry Read Somewhat Space Things Think Threatened Time Will I Think

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