Quotes About Response

Manipulative coping, however, is an unproductive cycle.

you have to be a giant mirror. If someone comes at you with respect, you treat him with respect. If someone comes at you with no regard to your life or well-being, you do the same.

The first component of self-defense, "understanding violence

An immediate threat consists of what is actually happening not what you're afraid might occur.

If you have time to run away, then I submit that you are not in immediate danger of anything and getting the heck out of there should be your answer.

Alfred responded to the invasion by summoning an army

For example, fatigue produces an increase in adrenaline concentrations. That is, when we are tired, our body chemically responds with a burst of adrenaline to give us more drive or energy.

M. de Charlus made no reply and looked as if he had not heard, which was one of his favourite forms of rudeness.

she had uttered these words simply in order to provoke a reply in certain other words, which she seemed, indeed, to wish to hear spoken, but, from prudence, would let her friend be the first to speak.

There's a kind of facile response that normies have when they hear about saddies going to bed and staying there. The normies think that it's about being bummed out or lazy. That may be a factor for some, but a much more common reason is that, again, we're exhausted.

We live in a world that responds to our longing; it is a place where the echoes always return, even if sometimes slowly.

We already know what buzzards do when they get mad. They throw up.

Arachnophobia," Stan repeated, finally raising his head. "Arachnids induce fear and panic in a large number of people. The theory is that they are so unworldly, so unlike any normal creature, that it induces an automatic 'other' response in many humans. It's been studied because of the possibility that there would be a similar response on the part of anyone encountering aliens.

Humans talk about 'fight-flight.' Isn't binary, quaternary: fight, flight, bluff, submit. Every human is different pattern for different conditions, but all humans have all four to an extent. ... All human interaction works on those four responses ...

I mean, the guy could fall in a barrel of titties and come out suckin' his thumb.

lost a tire. He didn't take the time to worry

Is your security going after the threat? Or is the security static?" Lucas asked.

If you think that haircut makes you look like a Ranger, it doesn't. It makes you look like a fuckin' whorehouse doorknob." "Yeah, well, fuck you, too," the younger cop said.

No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.

If you ever get in a situation where you need to shoot somebody, point the gun and keep pulling the trigger until it stops shooting. Forget about rules or excessive violence or any of that. Just keep pulling.

Call me back.

How do you like your peace now, motherfucker?

A fourth part of his brain was saying, This is the part where you run and scream a lot. He was listening to the fourth part.

The short version is 'Yes, but.' The slightly longer version is 'No, and.' Which version would you like?