“ Sometimes we have to leave home in order to find out what we left there, and why it matters so much. Shauna Niequist Author
“ When we do the hard, intimate work of friendship, we bring a little more of the divine into daily life. Shauna Niequist Author
“ Appearing to pay attention when someone is speaking is one of the cornerstones of real social interaction. Judith Martin Journalist
“ There isn't any formula or method. You learn to love by loving - by paying attention and doing what one thereby discovers has to be done. Aldous Huxley Writer
“ When you think about advertisements, it makes sense that they want to hold and retain our attention. Allen Klein Speaker, Author
“ We celebrate peace. Yet we pay no attention to the ways of curing aggression in human beings. And when one sees in psychoanalysis hostility disappearing as people conquer their fears, one wonders if the cure is not there. Anais Nin Author
“ Why do terrorist attacks that kill a handful of Europeans command infinitely more American attention than do terrorist attacks that kill far larger numbers of Arabs? A terrorist attack that kills citizens of France or Belgium elicits from the United States heartfelt expressions of sympathy and solidarity. A terrorist attack that kills Egyptians or Iraqis elicits shrugs. Why the difference? To what extent does race provide the answer to that question? Andrew Bacevich Political Scientist