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Attuned Quotes

Lines about being closely tuned in.

These quotes explore what it means to be attuned, from reading market conditions to sensing danger while trekking through remote terrain. One quote also touches on political awareness, a theme readers can explore further on the Legal quotes page.

Stephane Richard is far more attuned to the market than Didier Lombard.

Quotes by Xavier Niel

In Germany, a country that for obvious reasons is far more attuned than most to the dangers of demagogy, populism, and nationalism, lawmakers have already proposed taking legal measures against fake news. When populist, nationalist fake news threatens the liberal...

Quotes by Toomas Hendrik Ilves

In two and a half years' trekking across central Asia, I'd become attuned to the late autumn conditions when the hazards of winter can blow in under the cover of darkness.

Quotes by Tim Cope

Children are extremely perceptive and absorb what goes on around them long before they can talk or even comprehend language. They are like finely tuned receivers that pick up much more than is merely said. They are receptive and attuned...

Quotes by Theodore Isaac Rubin

Always Quotes

Okay, so, sometimes in life, I can be a score-keeper - someone who keeps track of what he gives and what he gets in return. An annoying quality, to say the least, and I'm sure my wife has your sympathy,...

Quotes by Mark Feuerstein

I'm obviously attuned to pick up mathematics whenever I can see it. But in Mozart there is a lot of conscious use of mathematical symbolism and numbers in order to try and give messages.

Quotes by Marcus du Sautoy

Directing is genderless. The only thing... I love men. I'm not being mean to them, but they can't hear you. I don't have a husband, and so I'm not really attuned to it, but I didn't know that they could...

Quotes by Lori Petty

Coaches who have been players in the league, they get so attuned to playing how they were successful and who their coaches were.

Quotes by Jerry West

My aunt was so attuned to commercials that she could always identify the voiceover actor.

Quotes by J. K. Simmons

Community Quotes

We each have a sixth sense that is attuned to the oneness dimension in life, providing a means for us to guide our lives in accord with our ideas.

Quotes by Henry Reed

For me, writing, drawing, and political activism are three separate pursuits; each has its own intensity. I happen to be especially attuned to and engaged with the society in which I live. Both my writing and my drawing are invariably...

Quotes by Gunter Grass

If you spend time alone in the wilderness, you get very attuned to living things.

Quotes by George Dyson

It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. Our ears, it seems, are wonderfully attuned to sneers and evil reports about our fellow men.

Quotes by Eric Hoffer

We conventionally divide space into private and public realms, and we know these legal distinctions very well because we've become experts at protecting our private property and private space. But we're less attuned to the nuances of the public.

Quotes by Elizabeth Diller

Know Quotes

For decades, community colleges have been the backbone of American workforce training. Because they are nimble and closely attuned to local community needs, they are inherently positioned to be influential leaders of the movement for a sustainable economy.

Quotes by Ed Begley, Jr.

Our system allows you to respond to the information that is important to you. It allows you to sense and be attuned to more streams of information in parallel.

Quotes by David Rose

Clinton was super attuned to other people to the point where he talks about feeling other people's pain. Clinton is probably the most buoyant, resilient person in American political history.

Quotes by Daniel H. Pink

The art from the East is influenced by nature and touch. That comes from being more attuned to the environment.

Quotes by Billy Al Bengston

For reasons historic, aesthetic, and political, we Jews are most attuned to the anti-Semitism of the far Right - and we find the most sympathy among our progressive allies when these are our attackers.

Quotes by Bari Weiss

Legal Quotes

Graham may have wanted integration, but instead, he promoted gradualism and provided absolution for racists hiding behind a Christianity attuned not only to Jesus but also focused on regulating behavior and black bodies.

Quotes by Anthea Butler

Frequently Asked Questions

What does it mean to be attuned in these quotes?
Across this collection, being attuned means being closely sensitive to something outside yourself, whether that is a market, a season's changing dangers, or the mood of a country facing political extremism.
Why do people search for attuned quotes?
Readers often look for these quotes when trying to describe a heightened sense of awareness, whether professional, like reading a market, or personal, like sensing risk or emotional shifts in others.
Is there a quote here about children being attuned?
Yes, one quote compares children to finely tuned receivers, noting they absorb far more from their environment long before they can talk or fully understand language.
Do any quotes connect being attuned to politics?
One quote describes a country as more attuned than most to the dangers of demagogy and nationalism because of its history, linking awareness to hard-earned experience. See Legal for related civic themes.
Is attunement always about danger or risk in this collection?
Not always. Other quotes use it in a professional sense, like being closely attuned to a market or industry, showing the word applies just as well to opportunity as to caution.

Several lines describe children as naturally attuned, absorbing far more from their surroundings than adults often assume. For related ideas about staying alert or connected, see the Know and Community quote pages.