Inventiveness depends upon two habits of mind, which we can adopt and develop: attention and curiosity. Attention means paying attention..... Curiosity means just that. Endlessly curious. Endlessly asking questions. Endlessly wanting to know how, and why?
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Related Man, Sub-creator, the refracted Light through whom is splintered from a single White to ma... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Anita can speak for herself," Richard said. Jean-Claude's attention flicked back to me. "That i... LAURELL K. HAMILTON And these things that keep alive on departure know that you praise them; transient, ... RAINER MARIA RILKE Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?' 'To the curious incide... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE No, my dog used to gaze at me, paying me the attention I need, the attention required PABLO NERUDA I plan for all obstacles, I prepare with care, I worry endlessly for the road ahead... VIJAYA GOWRISANKAR Give a man your attention Lose his Ignore a man Gain his attention K.C. RHOADS Oh, fucking expression, attention and impression! (Dexter) DEYTH BANGER Found myself kneeling in Your presence Seeking Your wisdom and embrace Letting go all the ... ANGELICA DAVID Tell them you came, and saw, and looked into my eyes and saw the shadow of the guard reced... JIM MORRISON Dying would be normal for me, and one day, I'd be buried beneath a stone, and nothing would matter a... RAE HACHTON Gregory: "Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?" Holmes: "To th... SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory. RICHARD WHATELY One simple glance can convey to your recipient that you are . . . • Present • Interest... SUSAN C. YOUNG But suppose the endlessly dead were to wake in us some emblem: they might point to the ca... RAINER MARIA RILKE And these Things, which live by perishing, know you are praising them; transient, they lo... RAINER MARIA RILKE Your exuberance, passion, mesmerizing voice, animated actions, and eyes full of dr... VIJAYA GOWRISANKAR Forgive the beggar attention is all that’s seeked and in return I never give this ... ISABEL AANYA LEIGH Why is patience so important?" "Because it makes us pay attention. PAULO COELHO When we aren't curious in conversations we judge, tell, blame and even shame, often without even kno... KIRSTEN SIGGINS Quotes and notes to self – Find your inner peace! Don’t be caught up in yo... ALLAN RUFUS What catches your attention can change day to day. But what catches your attention day after d... KHANG KIJARRO NGUYEN I close my eyes Only for a moment, then the moment's gone All my dreams Pass be... KANSAS (BAND) Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. MARY OLIVER i don't pay attention to the world ending. it has ended for me many times and be... NAYYIRAH WAHEED We are disappointed that the chamber did not devote any attention to CAFOs (concentrated animal... BRUCE MUNSON I’ve considered everything you said earlier. I’ve made a decision. But first I’d like to expla... LISA KLEYPAS Everybody asks the same questions, and to tell the truth, nobody remembers. We were kids. People ask... NORMA NORWOOD Don’t look. See. Don’t think. Feel. Don’t hear. Listen. Pay at... A.D. POSEY I don't judge people. It blurs out the center of my attention, my focus, myself. TOBA BETA You have a... remarkable memory." "I remember everything about you. You're the one who wasn't p... SUZANNE COLLINS For among these winters there is one so endlessly winter that only by wintering through it will y... MAGGIE STIEFVATER Writers are nosy people; we are endlessly curious: we ask questions when we shouldn't - we peek ... ANN TURNER An ambitious, paradoxical world we live in - of short attention spans paired with the mas... SREESHA DIVAKARAN Politics How can I, that girl standing there, My attention fix On Roman ... W.B. YEATS Expert advice on improving ur relationship - 4A's - attention,appreciation, affection &... NICHOLAS SPARKS Praying It doesn’t have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lo... MARY OLIVER These are the few ways we can practice humility: To speak as little as possible of one's ... MOTHER TERESA 11 Benefits of Asking Questions “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curios... SUSAN C. YOUNG He could not stand. It was not That he could not thrive, he was born With everything but t... TED HUGHES On Generosity On our own, we conclude: there is not enough to go around w... WALTER BRUEGGEMANN The secret of a good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it... TRYON EDWARDS The secret of a good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon our interest in i... TRYON EDWARDS But he grins, so brilliantly, not even paying attention. “I love it when you say my name,” he sa... TAHEREH MAFI How many times did we pass each other before we met? If only I’d known…. I would have searched f... RANATA SUZUKI Shall I speak of the consequence One, that your attention causes? Words you utter ke... ZUBAIR AHSAN I'm endlessly intrigued by stories, and I love helping someone to formulate his or her story. I ... ANDREW SOLOMON And what is ‘sensitivity’? It means two things. Firstly, paying attention to my sensations, emot... YUVAL NOAH HARARI Don't pay attention to people Who tell you can't do it at lenght. Trusting your own inst... ANA CLAUDIA ANTUNES Song falls silent, music is dumb, But the air burns with their fragrance, And white winter... ANNA AKHMATOVA King of The Road Trailer for sale or rent Rooms to let, fifty cents No phone, n... ROGER MILLER I knew you'd kiss me." "How?" I say. Because I didn't know myself. "Because I am in pain,... SUZANNE COLLINS What have I earned from you, Valek? Loyalty? Respect? Trust?" "You have my attention. But... MARIA V. SNYDER When someone is hurt and we hear ourselves saying "I don't understand, why" PAUSE WORDIONS We shouldn’t,” protested Isabelle. “The Clave has a plan.” “The Clave has the c... CASSANDRA CLARE I began to think that there was something awesome about my timing. How was it that, at the exact mom... MARK EPSTEIN If I’d known Ashton wanted my attention at any point I would have pushed Nicole aside and giv... ABBI GLINES Love Song How can I keep my soul in me, so that it doesn’t touch your soul?... RAINER MARIA RILKE To get someone's attention say three words with compassion. Say "I love you", more than me... DEBASISH MRIDHA Only love can be divided endlessly and still not diminish. ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH Just out of curiosity,” she says, “after you wake up in the morning, do you admire yourself in t... ELLE KENNEDY I cry and wonder how I'm going to fall asleep because sleeping means waking and going... SAMANTHA SCHUTZ my mother, poor fish, wanting to be happy, beaten two or three times a week, telling me to... CHARLES BUKOWSKI most importantly love like it's the only thing you know how at the end of the day all this... RUPI KAUR What did you put in the fire?" Kaladin said. "To make that special smoke?" "Nothing. It was jus... BRANDON SANDERSON If your mind can move mountains and swallow gods, Why does it worry with helpless yesterda... KAMAND KOJOURI I swear to the Lord I still can't see Why Democracy means Everybody but me. LANGSTON HUGHES We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure, but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have<... JACK GILBERT A truly curious person is curious to know why curiosity killed the cat. MATSHONA DHLIWAYO Why is my love for you, dyed in wool? What is the hindrance to moving on? Why in lov... ZUBAIR AHSAN The secret tugs at my sleeve. A child looking for attention. It is not a big secret. ... ADELHEID MANEFELDT Ohh and the harsh reality Is they've made grace for you and me Instead of saving you and me,... LAURYN HILL Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in the... HARVEY MACKAY Someone killed my Mother and my Father and my Sister?" "Yes, someone did." "A Man?" "... NEIL GAIMAN He looks at me. His face is dotted with raindrops but I think there are tears too. 'I love her... SALLY GREEN THE SILENT PEOPLE Some people are so rude, Living their lives with no concern for ot... GIORGE LEEDY When God finished creating, society was naked and shamelessly calm. When fallen humans started creat... DAVID L. HATTON Your call has a time frame,a price to pay,urgency of attention. Your call has a purpose, a... IKECHUKWU JOSEPH They call me a nerd I pay no attention to that word, But am I heard? When I scream on... KRUTHIKA SWAMINATHAN I don’t mind losing in this game of love, if it means You will be the winner. KAMAND KOJOURI Another case for the dumbness of reading, however, is that books do not contain answers, but rather ... DAN WILBUR Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated. ARNOLD PALMER Most people think they are basically good human beings which means most people are not paying that m... CARL WHITE Hopelessly I'll love you endlessly,
Hopelessly I'll give you everything,
But I won't give you up,
I ... MUSE Selling is Serving: Serving people Asking questions Listening actively FARSHAD ASL All human life, we may say, consists solely of these two activities: (1) bringing one’s activities... LEO TOLSTOY She asks why I like her. Might as well ask Why I breathe. Maybe tomorrow I won't GAIL CARSON LEVINE I didn't want to be a princess.' 'Really?' 'Really.' She smiled. 'Not wanting the cro... KIERA CASS Sometimes when we're not paying attention, relationships happen. There is no rule that requir... LISA KLEYPAS Love is the answer At least for most of the questions in my heart Why are we here and wher... JACK JOHNSON Vincent laughed. "No, you still need to look like a Helian." "So I should burn everything... HEATHER JAMES To experience more synchronicity and 'coincidences' we need to listen and be aware of the world arou... MARIA ERVING To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you l... E.E. CUMMINGS You're a guardian angel now." I was still too much in awe to wrap my mind around it, but at the same... BECCA FITZPATRICK A complex world of intrigues and power play among couples has combined to deny young people the... OCHE OTORKPA What is love? It's not empathy, nor kindness. Empathy takes two, the one who hurts and the... NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS I know that the soul is aided Sometimes by the heart's unrest, And to grow means often to su... ELLA WHEELER WILCOX since feeling is first who pays any attention to the syntax of things will never whol... E.E. CUMMINGS Simon!" Clary shouted, and seized his arm. "What?" Simon looked alarmed. "I'm not really ... CASSANDRA CLARE My memory is strange that way. I often remember people I've never met and events and places I've nev... SHERMAN ALEXIE
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