Quotes about Reactions

The conscious mind determines the actions, the unconscious mind determines the reactions; and the reactions are just as important as the actions.

I'm not going to lie to you, it's a lot nicer to have cheers rather than boos.

Apathy, the blunting of the emotions and the feeling that one could not care any more, were the symptoms arising during the second stage of the prisoner's psychological reactions, and which eventually made him insensitive to daily and hourly beatings. By means of this insensibility the prisoner soon surrounded himself with a very necessary protective shell.

Make them laugh, make them cry, make them wait.

When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of.

Remember, you can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry.

Complaining begets more complaints. Anger begets more anger. And optimism begets more optimism.

Nothing surprises me, I can anticipate others' reactions, I understand what gestures mean, silences, formulas of courtesy, ambiguous responses. Only there do I feel comfortable socially—despite the fact I rarely behave as I'm expected to—because there I know how to behave and my good manners rarely fail me.

Criticism will plant FEAR in the human heart, or resentment, but it will not build love or affection.

Surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort of man he is.

you can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry

When we recognize that we have a habit of replaying old events and reacting to new events as if they were the old ones, we can begin to notice when that habit energy comes up. We can then gently remind ourselves that we have another choice. We can look at the moment as it is, a fresh moment, and leave the past for a time when we can look at it compassionately. We