Source: When Gravity Fails (1986), Chapter 13 (p. 168).
Serge Savard (1946) Canadian ice hockey player
Quoted in Kevin Shea, "One on One with Serge Savard," http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/spot_oneononep198603.htm Legends of Hockey.net (2003-12-16) <br class="br">Savard comments on winning very few individual awards, while winning eight Stanley Cups.
“I envy paranoids; they actually feel people are paying attention to them.”
Susan Sontag (1933–2004) American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist
Source: "Susan Sontag Finds Romance," interview by Leslie Garis, The New York Times (2 August 1992)
“People are paying no attention to the best act of worship: Humility.”
Aisha (605–678) Muhammad's wife
Collected by Ibn Abee Shaybah (13/360) Ibn Hajr graded this Athar as being Saheeh.
“The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.”
Keanu Reeves (1964) Canadian actor, director, producer and musician
“Since then I never pay attention to anything by "experts". I calculate everything myself.”
Richard Feynman (1918–1988) American theoretical physicist
After having been led astray on neutron-proton coupling by reports of "beta-decay experts".
Part 5: "The World of One Physicist", "The 7 Percent Solution", p. 255
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (1985)
“I'm a much happier guy than a lot of people think I am.”
Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist
As quoted in Rolling Stone (1993-01-27).
Interviews (1989-1994), Print
Zhang Yufei (1998) Chinese swimmer
"Forced to open! Zhang Yufei: At the beginning of the National Games, I only signed up for 6 items, but the coach secretly added 2 items" in 163.com https://www.163.com/dy/article/GK9TP0F60529ETIH.html (19 September 2021)
“Nothing is boring exept to people who aren't really paying attention.”
Michael Chabon book Summerland
Source: Summerland
José Maria Neves (1960) Cape Verdean politician and former prime minister of Cape Verde
Source: José Maria Neves (2021) cited in " Jose Maria Neves sworn in as new Cape Verde president https://www.africanews.com/2021/11/09/jose-maria-neves-sworn-in-as-new-cape-verde-president/" on Africa News, 9 November 2021.
