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title: "4 Person Respond Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Person Respond quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Person Respond sayings and thoughts."
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> [Nothing you say can ensure that the other person will get it, or respond the way you want. You may never exceed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-lerner/nothing-you-say-can-ensure-that-the-other-person-will-get-it-or/)

[Harriet Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-lerner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56d/harriet-lerner-4248_deafness_nothing-you-say-can-ensure-that-the-othe_126943.jpg)

> [“I think that in many cases people tend to expect the other person to respond to them in a positive way first,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-think-that-in-many-cases-people-tend-to-expect-the-other-person-to/)

[Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10b/dalai-lama-89_taking-the-initiativ_i-think-that-in-many-cases-people-tend-t_2176457.jpg)

> [I think I'm a pretty average person, and I respond to positive things, so I write for myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-evanovich/i-think-i-m-a-pretty-average-person-and-i-respond-to-positive-things/)

[Janet Evanovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-evanovich/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b38/janet-evanovich-291_average_i-think-i-m-a-pretty-average-person-and_2360097.png)

> [“I have found the best way to deal with a toxic person is to not respond in any other way than monotone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jen-grice/i-have-found-the-best-way-to-deal-with-a-toxic-person-is-to-not/)

[Jen Grice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jen-grice/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9b/jen-grice-72664_boundaries_i-have-found-the-best-way-to-deal-with-a_2970738.jpg)

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