Quotes About Reaction

The psychologist Robert Zajonc argued that the way we feel about something, rather than coming on the heels of cognition—that is, "before I can like something, I must have some knowledge about it"—actually accompanies and may even precede it.

Here's the shit, now where's the fan?

One time I was at the Doctors office and the Doctor asked me if I was allergic to anything. I said "Yes, poison.

The first time I ever did stand up comedy a guy yelled out "Down in front". So I just sat down and watched the rest of the movie.

It's strange, isn't it. You stand in the middle of a library and go 'aaaaagghhhh' and everyone just stares at you. But you do the same thing on an aeroplane, and everyone joins in.

There was one dude in a jeans jacket who I swear to God shit in his pants when all of a sudden I was inches away from his face playing drums in the air.

Boredom is the coward's reaction to staring at a wall.

dark look crossed his face, but

You do control the thoughts that follow an emotion, and you have a great deal of say in how you react to an emotion—as long as you are aware of it.

Constance shrieked. The other children jumped. Milligan sighed.

When we sense danger, we will instinctively react with a fight, flight, or freeze response. Not a lot of thought goes into this response. The body just naturally does its thing.

When working with an outer demon attached to a relationship, it can be helpful to imagine feeding the other person as well as feeding the demon created by our reaction to that person. When I fed my demon of fear of losing my son as part of my divorce, I also fed an imagined form of my husband.

I think they should rename the place Unnecessary Violent Overreaction." In

By the moons, you make me nervously," Riptide said. One

Peril thought her mother was dead. How would she react when she found out it was Kestrel — and she was still alive?

THIRTY?" Tsunami shouted. "I have THIRTY BROTHERS?" "Well, thirty-two," he said. His gaze caught Moon watching, and he wrinkled his snout in an amused way.

This is already backfiring," Winter muttered.

Why are we all — AAAAAAAABGLBGLBE!

Yowch," said Glory Wings of Fire The Dragonet Prophecy

This was not far-fetched freaking out! This was completely reasonable, justified freaking out!

love!" Sundew yelped at the same time as Mandrake stammered, "No,

overreacting melodramatic nonsense.

give the situation an opportunity to work itself out before reacting. Many times these situations resolve themselves or aren't quite as urgent as he perceives, but before you know it, he's heightened the intensity with a flurry of messages.

Dave always reacts to people rather than responding to them. To have a strong opinion is fine, but to dismiss others' thoughts is not.