Notice Quotes

There’s a difference between beauty and charm. A beautiful woman is one I notice. A charming woman is one who notices me.

The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labors, had it been early, had been kind; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it.

The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And, because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change until we notice how our failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.

Ever notice that “what the hell” is always the right decision?

They could be made to accept the most flagrant violations of reality, because they never fully grasped the enormity of what was demanded of them, and were not sufficiently interested in public events to notice what was happening. By lack of understanding, they remained sane. They simply swallowed everything, and what they swallowed did them […]

When something does not insist on being noticed, when we aren’t grabbed by the collar or struck on the skull by a presence or an event, we take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.

What is enough? Enough is when somebody says, “Get me the best people you can find” and nobody notices when half of them turn out to be women.

If you want people to notice your faults, start giving advice.

A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you.

I have traveled more than any one else, and I have noticed that even the angels speak English with an accent.