Peter Bergen

The inattention of the Bush administration to the threat from al Qaeda had results. Shortly before 9/11, Bush's attorney general, John Ashcroft, turned down FBI requests for some 400 additional counterterrorism personnel.

American Journalist

Jennifer Egan

Sometimes I forget I have children, which is very strange. I feel guilty about it, as if my inattention will cause something to happen to them, even when I'm not responsible for them - that God will punish me.

American Novelist

Terry Glavin

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has been resorting to the 'It's racism' dodge for years now in order to shut down scrutiny of his determined inattention to the catastrophe of Vancouver's housing crisis.

Canadian Author

Greg Anderson

Although our inattention can contribute to our lack of total well-being, we also have the power to choose positive behaviors and responses. In that choice we change our every experience of life!

American Author

Robert Bresson

Cinema, radio, television, magazines are a school of inattention: people look without seeing, listen in without hearing.

French Director

Bharati Mukherjee

In India, there are real consequences to inattention; drivers who jeopardize pedestrians can be lynched on the spot.

Indian Writer

Helen Rowland

When a girl marries, she exchanges the attentions of many men for the inattention of one.

American Writer

Twyla Tharp

I've survived inattention. I hope to God I survive attention.

American Dancer

Use 'inattention' where there's an expectation to pay attention, such as during important tasks or instructions.

Context Matters

'Inattention' implies an oversight leading to mistakes or negative consequences, not just being distracted.

Negative Outcome

'Inattention' often pairs with words like 'due to,' 'cause of,' and 'result from,' signaling blame for a problem.

Collocation Hint

 knowledge the whole human genome mapped out at our feet we are allowed into inattention forgetting that the rich it's cathartic to the physician necessary for the patient forgetting that the ritual has meaning and a singular message to convey to the

A doctor's touch -...

 to ignore the micro-level foundations that are so necessary for sustainable peace. The resulting inattention to local conflicts leads to inadequate peacebuilding in the short term