#notice

Thinking is the place where intelligent actions begin. We pause long enough to look more carefully at a situation, to see more of its character, to think about why it's happening, to notice how it's affecting us and others. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#actions #affecting #begin #carefully #character

As I was working I noticed that the way I designed the differential gearing actually created a spare drive that sat directly below the emperor's feet, or where they would be if he were to sit in the chariot. ↗

— Kit Williams

#below #chariot #created #designed #differential

You noticed from last night, we only did two from the 80s. And our set's two hours long. ↗

— Ann Wilson

#hours #last #last night #long #night

Ever notice that the whisper of temptation can be heard farther than the loudest call to duty. ↗

— Earl Wilson

#duty #ever #farther #heard #loudest

Nobody will ever notice that. Filmmaking is not about the tiny details. It's about the big picture. ↗

— Ed Wood

#big #big picture #details #ever #filmmaking

Ever notice how irons have a setting for permanent press? I don't get it. ↗

— Steven Wright

#get #how #i #irons #notice

When literature exists, perhaps we do not notice how important it is, but when it does not exist, our lives become coarsened and brutal. For this reason, I am proud of my profession, but also aware of its importance. ↗

— Mo Yan

#am #aware #become #brutal #does

We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it. ↗

— Boris Yeltsin

#appreciate #freedom #gone #like #notice

I think there is a rage against women. I've come to see that now although at the time I did not notice it. I was preoccupied with my teaching and my writing. ↗

— Marguerite Young

#although #come #did #i #i think

There have been times when I reread - or at least leafed through - something because I'd sent a copy to a friend, and what usually happened was that I noticed dozens and dozens of clumsy phrases I wished I could rewrite. ↗

— Peter Straub

#been #clumsy #copy #could #dozens