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Close Attention Quotes

On the discipline of really watching before you judge.

These close attention quotes describe the craft of careful noticing, from a critic studying a text to two people reading each other's cues in a group. Attention here is treated as a skill, not something Attention pays itself.

Some millennials have completely stopped watching TV. So for them, we've created special digital content for handheld devices only. We've paid close attention to how to present online content effectively. We try to catch their attention within the first five...

Quotes by Subhash Chandra

When two people are paying close attention to each other, check out the others in the group and see who's observing. Human dynamics are amazing, but so much that you might learn is subconscious interplay.

Quotes by Steven Erikson

This means I must pay close attention to the writing, but equally so to the scientific background - which sometimes means doing fairly involved calculations.

Quotes by Stanley Schmidt

We buy the most expensive grain available growing on the best part of Russian land called black soil. We also play close attention to the purity of the water - we get it from Lake Ladoga. We store it ourselves...

Quotes by Roustam Tariko

Amazing Quotes

I always say, 'Let your experiment speak to you.' What I mean by that is I - actually, we, or, at least, I'm not smart enough, actually, to guess how nature is working, but by looking and doing the right...

Quotes by Roderick MacKinnon

No diss to any of my homies, but I pay very close attention to what people say about me.

Quotes by Raheem DeVaughn

A good novelist pays attention to his characters. A good biographer pays attention to the documents before her. A good critic pays close attention to the thing she's brought to evaluate.

Quotes by Michelle Dean

I can assure you that women all over the country are paying close attention to the GOP 'War on Women.'

Quotes by Krystal Ball

I think that we all have within us the potential for almost anything. If we play close attention to our lives, then we can get at it somehow.

Quotes by Jake Gyllenhaal

Arguably Quotes

The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

Quotes by Henry Miller

I remember someone once asked Jack Kennedy why he was paying such close attention to the renovation of the square across from the White House, and he said, 'It may be the only thing my presidency is remembered for.'

Quotes by Gloria Steinem

My head was always bubbling over with facts and it seems to me this had little to do with my paying close attention in school and more to do with my voracious and omnivorous reading habits.

Quotes by Eric Allin Cornell

I got a great imagination, and I pay close attention to my surroundings and I'm very observant.

Quotes by E-40

Ever since economists revealed how much universities contribute to economic growth, politicians have paid close attention to higher education.

Quotes by Derek Bok

Assure Quotes

As a fighter, I pay very close attention to the amount of marketing that goes into and around my fights, and I can tell you that you'd be hard pressed to find much that has been done to promote me...

Quotes by Demetrious Johnson

Politics can be likened to driving at night over unfamiliar hills and mountains. Close attention must be paid to what the beam can reach and the next bend.

Quotes by David Trimble

I pay such close attention of the record making process that most people would assume are very little and wouldn't be that big of a deal; the packaging, the title, and the harmonies, I think, are arguably as important as...

Quotes by David Nail

I like to believe that if you pay close attention to the sentences as they unfold, they will draw you in rather than pushing you away.

Quotes by Damon Galgut

Ian McKellen is brilliant with research. I paid really close attention to the sources he goes to. He's a very, very intelligent man.

Quotes by Brendan Fraser

Attention Quotes

I'm glad you asked that question, because of any musical situation I've been in, the communication feels great here with Russell. He really pays close attention to what I'm doing because he cares.

Quotes by Benny Green

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Close Attention quotes page cover?
It focuses on the discipline of watching or listening carefully, whether a critic studying a text, a team designing content, or a writer checking scientific detail.
Why do people search for close attention quotes?
Readers often want language about focus, discipline, or careful observation, useful for writing, teaching, or simply reflecting on the value of paying attention.
Is there a quote about writers paying attention?
Yes, one quote compares a novelist studying characters, a biographer studying documents, and a critic studying the work under review, all through close attention.
Does any quote discuss digital content specifically?
Yes, one speaker describes paying close attention to how content is presented for handheld devices, aimed at audiences who have largely stopped watching television.
Is there a quote about people observing each other?
Yes, one line describes paying close attention within a group and noticing who else is observing, calling human dynamics amazing but often subconscious. See related Attention quotes.

Writers in this set link close attention to accuracy, whether in fiction, digital content, or scientific calculation. It is a quality that shows up as much in Amazing work as in quiet study.