Quotes About Reaction

Odd how a single, impulsive action could lead to a string of consequences.

Cassandra didn't know how to react to this sudden support. She glanced over at Dominic, but if anything, his black eyes glittered more dangerously than they had but moments ago. Was she the only one who noticed the fury beneath that calm expression?

Ben yanked Hi sideways as spikes snapped from the wall…Once again, only Ben's reflexes had saved him. "Please stop doing that!" Ben barked. "Please keep doing that!" Hi warbled.

Oh, boy," Jim said, giving an excited wiggle. "Cat fight! Wish I had some popcorn.

Where did that incredibly short temper of yours go?!

People react predictably, especially when they don't have time to think.

What they were reacting to was being in this enclosed space with us—this illusion, me, Mick and Brian. The music might be the trigger, but the bullet, nobody knows what that is.

Each time a girl approached the table, Mortimer would smile. Like this: And each time the girl would shriek and run away.

It seems clear from these results that the purpose of most bullying is to secure status and avoid resistance of any kind. So bullies don't pick on a classmate in hopes of getting a reaction. Quite the contrary: they bully in hopes of getting no reaction at all.

Relaxation is the key to speed and quicker reaction time.

Phil didn't know he was dead until he read it in the paper. All things considered, he took it rather well.

She was a good deal shock'd; not shock'd at tears, For women shed and use them at their liking; But there is something when man's eye appears Wet, still more disagreeable and striking.

Ends happen fast, and often arrive before you've been warned they're coming.

An intelligent man will make his adaptation to the world through his intelligence, and not in the manner of a sixth-rate pugilist, even though now and then, in a fit of rage, he may make use of his fists. In the struggle for existence and adaptation everyone instinctively uses his most developed function, which thus becomes the criterion of his habitual reactions.

Always a specifically qualified object is either desired or met with resistance, and this reaction always follows the pattern established in earliest childhood through the relation to father and mother. What comes from the subject is essentially a blind striving after pleasure; but this striving always acquires its quality from specific objects.

Emily swore and he was impressed; he'd never thought to string cocksuckingsonofabitch together in one sentence. He couldn't help himself; the snort of laughter escaped before he could hold it in.

Cassie tried to make her voice professional, to jolt Jenny out of her pique.

Missy was quick to assign blame for her mistakes not to herself but to whoever caused her to lose control.

And, if possible, Justin's face turned even whiter than it had before.

JACK HEARD A HEAVY SPLASH and he turned around in his seat again.

His face reddened and his eyes bulged. He looked like he was ready to explode. She looked away because the intensity of his glare was almost violent in itself. Then he surprised her by snorting again and he laughed softly, shaking his head. He seemed suddenly more interested in the untouched shot and beer than he was in her confession.

Even a bad review is still a review. It means someone cared enough to take the time to say: Hey, this sucks. Don't bother. Buy a DVD instead...Yes, someone cared. And isn't that what every writer dreams of?...So, how did I deal with bad reviews? How else? I cry. I get mad. I pretend not to care. Then I pour myself a glass of wine and call a friend to complain.

Don't click "Like." Ever. And while you're at it, stop leaving comments on social media posts as well. No "so cute!" or "so cool!" Remain silent.

Dr. Lister, who treated the wounded Pres. Garfield, had been so stung by the medical establishment's reaction to his embrace of African-American doctors that he, in response, refused to do part from the status quo enough to considering using antiseptic techniques.