--- title: "23 Respond People Quotes by 21 authors" description: "Browse 23 Respond People quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Respond People sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/mother-teresa-196_needs_do-not-worry-about-why-problems-exist-in_1210315.jpg" --- > [Do not worry about why problems exist in the world - just respond to people's needs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mother-teresa/do-not-worry-about-why-problems-exist-in-the-world-just-respond-to/) [Mother Teresa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mother-teresa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/mother-teresa-196_needs_do-not-worry-about-why-problems-exist-in_1210315.jpg) > [Now, again, what the center ground has got to do is to respond to people's genuine concerns and fears.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/now-again-what-the-center-ground-has-got-to-do-is-to-respond-to/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83a/tony-blair-812_concern_now-again-what-the-center-ground-has-got_1784877.jpg) > [“Do not respond to people being upset by confidently giving them advice on how to solve their problems”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-klein/do-not-respond-to-people-being-upset-by-confidently-giving-them/) [Ezra Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/ezra-klein-19354_advice_do-not-respond-to-people-being-upset-by_2038820.png) > [If you want to change the way people respond to you, change the way you respond to people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-leary/if-you-want-to-change-the-way-people-respond-to-you-change-the-way/) [Timothy Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-leary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f90/timothy-leary-2431_change_if-you-want-to-change-the-way-people-res_1952471.png) > [I'm not gonna respond to people calling me a race baiter. It doesn't serve me. Also, I'm not a race baiter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/logan-browning/i-m-not-gonna-respond-to-people-calling-me-a-race-baiter-it-doesn-t/) [Logan Browning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/logan-browning/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d1/logan-browning-23112_black_i-m-not-gonna-respond-to-people-calling_3101761.jpg) > [The government is supposed to respond to the will of the people. Not dictate to the people what they are doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-carson/the-government-is-supposed-to-respond-to-the-will-of-the-people-not/) [Benjamin Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-carson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dc/benjamin-carson-955_government_the-government-is-supposed-to-respond-to_605440.png) > [“Being polite is not only the right way to respond to people but also the easiest.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/being-polite-is-not-only-the-right-way-to-respond-to-people-but-also-2/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/dean-koontz-118_right-way_being-polite-is-not-only-the-right-way-t_1757146.jpg) > [How people treat you is their problem. How you respond to how people treat you is yours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geraldine-vermaak/how-people-treat-you-is-their-problem-how-you-respond-to-how-people/) [Geraldine Vermaak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geraldine-vermaak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/939/geraldine-vermaak-8787_facts_how-people-treat-you-is-their-problem-ho_2467135.jpg) > [Nothing works until it does. Nobody knows anything. You don't know what people are going to respond to. People are always surprised…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/nothing-works-until-it-does-nobody-knows-anything-you-don-t-know-what/) [Malcolm D. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-d-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/malcolm-d-lee-33479_doe_nothing-works-until-it-does-nobody-knows_2074960.jpg) > [Don't we have to respond to people who don't seem normal to us? Will my child grow up able to accept that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-burson/don-t-we-have-to-respond-to-people-who-don-t-seem-normal-to-us-will/) [Nancy Burson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-burson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/nancy-burson-75600_able_don-t-we-have-to-respond-to-people-who-d_1576382.jpg) > [Being polite is not only the right way to respond to people but also the easiest. Life is so filled with unavoidable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/being-polite-is-not-only-the-right-way-to-respond-to-people-but-also/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c73/dean-koontz-118_being-polite_being-polite-is-not-only-the-right-way-t_1521699.jpg) > [Everybody says not to respond to people on social media, but I'm not about to let my reputation be known as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryson-dechambeau/everybody-says-not-to-respond-to-people-on-social-media-but-i-m-not/) [Bryson DeChambeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryson-dechambeau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/bryson-dechambeau-5899_media_everybody-says-not-to-respond-to-people_2214011.jpg) > [“I don’t quite know how to respond to people who say that I dance like my genitals are on fire. I usually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/i-don-t-quite-know-how-to-respond-to-people-who-say-that-i-dance-like/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08c/jarod-kintz-2_people-say_i-don-t-quite-know-how-to-respond-to-peo_235732.jpg) > [I've learned that people will say anything online. Anything to get your attention, to get you to respond to them. And many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelvin-gastelum/i-ve-learned-that-people-will-say-anything-online-anything-to-get/) [Kelvin Gastelum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelvin-gastelum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a8/kelvin-gastelum-5834_anything_i-ve-learned-that-people-will-say-anythi_2548897.jpg) > [There's this belief sometimes from people who haven't lived the trans experience that's just like, 'You should tell everyone. You owe it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-michael-smith/there-s-this-belief-sometimes-from-people-who-haven-t-lived-the-trans/) [Brian Michael Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-michael-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d0/brian-michael-smith-27745_belief_there-s-this-belief-sometimes-from-peopl_1521351.jpg) > [The only thing that dictates whether I respond to someone is whether I have something interesting to say in return. I respond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-lockwood/the-only-thing-that-dictates-whether-i-respond-to-someone-is-whether/) [Patricia Lockwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-lockwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e0/patricia-lockwood-20254_empty_the-only-thing-that-dictates-whether-i-r_775451.jpg) > [If you create something that is asking for people to respond as they're going to respond, you have to allow them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-kaufman/if-you-create-something-that-is-asking-for-people-to-respond-as-they/) [Charlie Kaufman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-kaufman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/charlie-kaufman-2409_asking_if-you-create-something-that-is-asking-f_470602.jpg) > [I didn't respond to people thrusting microphones at me and asking me questions that were unanswerable in a sound bite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-ayers/i-didn-t-respond-to-people-thrusting-microphones-at-me-and-asking-me/) [Bill Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-ayers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ee/bill-ayers-1848_asking_i-didn-t-respond-to-people-thrusting-mic_21068.png) > [Do we respond only to people who seem to find us interesting?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wallace-stegner/do-we-respond-only-to-people-who-seem-to-find-us-interesting/) [Wallace Stegner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wallace-stegner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f2/wallace-stegner-1352_interesting_do-we-respond-only-to-people-who-seem-to_3031407.png) > [We have a government that, generally speaking, does not respond to the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-reeve/we-have-a-government-that-generally-speaking-does-not-respond-to-the/) [Christopher Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-reeve/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d4/christopher-reeve-7715_does_we-have-a-government-that-generally-spea_1080132.jpg) > [I try my best to try to respond to people, especially through Twitter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kat-von-d/i-try-my-best-to-try-to-respond-to-people-especially-through-twitter/) [Kat Von D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kat-von-d/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/396/kat-von-d-6513_best_i-try-my-best-to-try-to-respond-to-peopl_2510700.png) > [Player: Relax. Respond. That's what people do. You can't go through life question your sitution at every turn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-stoppard/player-relax-respond-that-s-what-people-do-you-can-t-go-through-life-2/) [Tom Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-stoppard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1f/tom-stoppard-437_life_player-relax-respond-that-s-what-people_1562075.png) > [“Player: Relax. Respond. That's what people do. You can't go through life questioning your situation at every turn.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-stoppard/player-relax-respond-that-s-what-people-do-you-can-t-go-through-life/) [Tom Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-stoppard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c9/tom-stoppard-437_life_player-relax-respond-that-s-what-people_561270.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/respond-people/#itemlist", "name": "Respond People Quotes", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Do not worry about why problems exist in the world - just respond to people's needs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mother Teresa" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mother-teresa/do-not-worry-about-why-problems-exist-in-the-world-just-respond-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/mother-teresa-196_needs_do-not-worry-about-why-problems-exist-in_1210315.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/mother-teresa-196_needs_do-not-worry-about-why-problems-exist-in_1210315.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/mother-teresa-196_needs_do-not-worry-about-why-problems-exist-in_1210315.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Do not worry about why problems exist in the world - just respond to people's needs.” — Mother Teresa", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Now, again, what the center ground has got to do is to respond to people's genuine concerns and fears.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tony Blair" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/now-again-what-the-center-ground-has-got-to-do-is-to-respond-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83a/tony-blair-812_concern_now-again-what-the-center-ground-has-got_1784877.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83a/tony-blair-812_concern_now-again-what-the-center-ground-has-got_1784877.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83a/tony-blair-812_concern_now-again-what-the-center-ground-has-got_1784877.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Now, again, what the center ground has got to do is to respond to people's genuine concerns and fears.” — Tony Blair", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Do not respond to people being upset by confidently giving them advice on how to solve their problems”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ezra Klein" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-klein/do-not-respond-to-people-being-upset-by-confidently-giving-them/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/ezra-klein-19354_advice_do-not-respond-to-people-being-upset-by_2038820.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/ezra-klein-19354_advice_do-not-respond-to-people-being-upset-by_2038820.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/793/ezra-klein-19354_advice_do-not-respond-to-people-being-upset-by_2038820.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Do not respond to people being upset by confidently giving them advice on how to solve their problems” — Ezra Klein", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you want to change the way people respond to you, change the way you respond to people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Timothy Leary" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-leary/if-you-want-to-change-the-way-people-respond-to-you-change-the-way/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f90/timothy-leary-2431_change_if-you-want-to-change-the-way-people-res_1952471.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f90/timothy-leary-2431_change_if-you-want-to-change-the-way-people-res_1952471.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f90/timothy-leary-2431_change_if-you-want-to-change-the-way-people-res_1952471.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you want to change the way people respond to you, change the way you respond to people.” — Timothy Leary", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not gonna respond to people calling me a race baiter. 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Lee" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/nothing-works-until-it-does-nobody-knows-anything-you-don-t-know-what/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/malcolm-d-lee-33479_doe_nothing-works-until-it-does-nobody-knows_2074960.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/malcolm-d-lee-33479_doe_nothing-works-until-it-does-nobody-knows_2074960.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/malcolm-d-lee-33479_doe_nothing-works-until-it-does-nobody-knows_2074960.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Nothing works until it does. Nobody knows anything. You don't know what people are going to respond to…” — Malcolm D. Lee", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Don't we have to respond to people who don't seem normal to us? Will my child grow up able to accept that not everyone looks the same?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nancy Burson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-burson/don-t-we-have-to-respond-to-people-who-don-t-seem-normal-to-us-will/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/nancy-burson-75600_able_don-t-we-have-to-respond-to-people-who-d_1576382.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/nancy-burson-75600_able_don-t-we-have-to-respond-to-people-who-d_1576382.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/nancy-burson-75600_able_don-t-we-have-to-respond-to-people-who-d_1576382.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Don't we have to respond to people who don't seem normal to us? 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