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Reactions Quotes by Henry Adams
- American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it.
- Power is poison. Its effect on Presidents has been always tragic, chiefly as an almost indecent excitement at first, and a worse reaction afterwards; but…
- A period of about twelve years measured the beat of the pendulum. After the Declaration of Independence, twelve years had been needed to create an…
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- It is the role of good journalism to take on powerful abusers, and when powerful abusers are taken on, there's always a… — Julian Assange
- Making movies was more a reaction to not being chosen for sports. Other kids were out there playing at whatever; I was… — J. J. Abrams
- One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about the relationships… — J. J. Abrams
- Or like in the early 70's when we had the reaction against acid rock and all the fuzz tone, and feedback, and… — Lester Bangs
- Those who remember Washington's cold war culture in the 1980s will recall the shocked reactions to Reagan's intervention. People interested in foreign… — Russell Baker
- American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it. — Henry Adams
- Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our over-confidence, fear;… — Bruce Barton
- There's a conventional reaction when you see a star: You anticipate he'll be a part of a particular denouement down the road,… — Kathryn Bigelow
- The culture industry not so much adapts to the reactions of its customers as it counterfeits them. — Theodor Adorno
- A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results. — Wade Boggs
- Direction coupling between the various radiations generated in a nuclear reaction both with one another and with the initiating radiation can also… — Walther Bothe
- I knew there would be a negative reaction in the press to my divorce, but I am not going to live my… — Christina Aguilera