Stephen Dobyns

My poems always begin with a metaphor, but my way into the metaphor may be a word, an image, even a sound. And I rarely know the nature of the metaphor when I begin to write, but there is an attentiveness that a writer develops, a sudden alertness that is much like the feel of a fish brushing against a hook.

American Poet

Tamera Mowry

I just want to be there for my husband. I don't ever want him to think that he's not getting everything at home - love, attention, encouragement, a meal. I just want him to feel the best he feels at home. I think that's what a good wife is. Someone who is very attentive to her husband.

American Actress

Jennifer Garner

I am lucky to have had an attentive, curious and loving dad and heart-smart, down-to-earth, gifted mother. They changed the outlooks of their own lives and have never forgotten the people and organizations that helped them dream bigger than their circumstances should have allowed.

Rudolf Steiner

We know even from ordinary life that we have to achieve a sufficient degree of attentiveness if we want to concentrate on an inner picture or an object of some kind; we must also have it in our power, though, to turn our soul away from something we have been concentrating on.

Austrian Philosopher

Lamman Rucker

When you learn how to be really attentive, you learn the importance of patience and appreciating a woman. You're able to appreciate the softness of her skin and the look in her eyes. It's a connection.

American Actor

Nathan Fillion

Improv as an actor makes you present in the moment. You listen, you're attentive. You're not acting so much as reacting, which is what you're doing in life all the time.

Canadian Actor

Joan Halifax

Compassion may be defined as the capacity to be attentive to the experience of others, to wish the best for others, and to sense what will truly serve others.

American Activist

Lea Seydoux

I like a man who can respect a woman. When he's real attentive, I think that is very manly. To respect a woman is divine.

French Actress

Francis Alys

I am always fascinated by the way kids create their own world. That is something I am very attentive to anywhere I go.

Belgian Artist

Simone Weil

French Philosopher

Being attentive implies active engagement and interest, rather than passivity.

Active Mindset

In some cultures, being attentive is a sign of respect, especially towards elders or authorities.

Cultural Respect

Attentive behavior often includes non-verbal cues like eye contact and nodding.

Non-Verbal Signals

In customer service, being attentive is key to satisfaction and positive experience.

Service Quality

Attentiveness means anticipating needs, not just reacting to requests.

Beyond Basics

Being attentive can show personal care and create strong bonds in professional and personal relationships.

Personal Touch

 wolf eels are attentive parents both of them will guard the eggs from danger they take turns while one stays behind and guards the eggs the other goes out to hunt for delicious delicious crabs it is believed that the wolf eels will mate for life now isn't that that's just nice you know it's nice to hear that and they will

Meet the Intimidating...

 is looking at the differences between males and females in terms of the way they think and operate in the world. And what we know from cross-cultural studies is that females, on average -- not everyone, but on average -- are more inclined to be very attentive to complex social relations and to taking care of people

Alice Dreger: Is anatomy...

 examined both breasts including the axillary tail, examined her axilla carefully, examined her cervical region, her inguinal region, did a thorough exam. And to her, that spoke of a kind of attentiveness that she needed. I was very influenced by that anecdote. I was also influenced by another experience that I had,

Abraham Verghese: A...

 most come with a lot of handicaps, most are homeless and many are in foster care. Almost all of my kids live below poverty. But with those seeds, from day one, we are growing in my classroom, and this is what it looks like in my classroom. And you see how attentive these kids are to these seeds.

Stephen Ritz: A teacher...

 affecting the way they age and their susceptibility to disease. Even social experiences can cause epigenetic changes. In one famous experiment, when mother rats weren't attentive enough to their pups, genes in the babies that helped them manage stress were methylated and turned off.

What is epigenetics? -...

 and then taught them about his heavenly father -- affectionate, forgiving, and attentive. Then, he would invite everyone to a common table to illustrate his Kingdom of God, outcasts, sinners, and saints all eating together. He had only three years before his unconventional wisdom

The five major world...

 awkward baby carriers because they believe that if you leave a baby on the ground it will be scooped up and taken away by evil spirits and the mothers are so incredibly loving and attentive and affectionate with their children telling

Carol Beckwith & Angela...

 insecurities are key to keep us modest humble and there are many advantages to modesty it keeps us attentive to negative feedback which means that we are more coachable it also stops us from being complacent and it also make us

Rethink how you think...

 it also must be attentive to the impact on the poor, on local populations, as well as on those who work in the energy production sectors. One way to encourage this change

His Holiness Pope...

 they are looking back and so when you have an animal that's that attentive to another animal's eyes that is very suggestive of high level of awareness of the world