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Focus your attention on the quality of your words, and not the quantity, because few sensible talks attracts millions of listeners more than a thousand gibberish.

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Only a few people are interested in what you have to say, but that's all right. You don't tell the quality of a master by the size of his crowds, remember.

It's not so much what we pay attention to, it's the quality of our attention.

Sam Harris, American author, philosopher and neuroscientist (born 1967)

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take care, in reading the writings of philosophers or hearing their speeches, that you do not attend to words more than things, nor get attracted more by what is difficult and curious than by what is serviceable and solid and useful.

Pay attention to what is important, not just what is quantifiable.

The quality of your thoughts is determined by the quality of your reading. Spend more time thinking about the inputs.

Let your words be as few as will express the sense you wish to convey and above all let what you say be true. — Stonewall Jackson

Be impeccable with your words

Don Miguel Ruiz, Mexican writer and philosopher

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Remember that words are the only tools you’ve got. Learn to use them with originality and care. And also remember: somebody out there is listening.

Speak only what is useful and beneficial.

Remember that words are the only tools you’ve got. Learn to use them with
originality and care. And also remember: somebody out there is listening.

There are limits to the human attention span, which is why a pitch must be brief, concise, and interesting,

Pay attention to what you pay attention to.

we must speak carefully so that we and our listeners do not get stuck in words or concepts. It is our duty to transcend words and concepts to be able to encounter reality.

Apply the blacksmith's homely principle when you are speaking. If you feel deeply about your subject you will be able to think of little else. Concentration is a process of distraction from less important matters. It is too late to think about the cut of your coat when once you are upon the platform, so centre your interest on what you are about to say — fill your mind with your speech-material and, like the infilling water in the glass, it will drive out your unsubstantial fears.

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