Response Quotes

1424 Response quotes by 1112 unique authors

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward. — Kurt Vonnegut
The Q I loathe and despise, the Q every single writer I know loathes and despises, is this one: 'Where,' the reader asks, 'do you… — Ayelet Waldman
I was distressed that after 9/11, when the United States was attacked by terrorists, the United States' response was to attack Afghanistan, where some of… — Alice Walker
Rap's conscious response to the poverty and oppression of U.S. blacks is like some hideous parody of sixties black pride. — David Foster Wallace
King's response to our crisis can be put in one word: revolution. A revolution in our priorities, a reevaluation of our values, a reinvigoration of… — Cornel West
Sometimes I am asked if I know 'the response to Auschwitz; I answer that not only do I not know it, but that I don't… — Elie Wiesel
If you give your life as a wholehearted response to love, then love will wholeheartedly respond to you. — Marianne Williamson
The first newspaper I worked on was the 'Springfield Union' in Springfield, Massachusetts. I wrote over a hundred letters to newspapers asking for work and… — Tom Wolfe
The attacks inside Israel are operations we carry out in response to Israeli crimes against our people. — Ahmed Yassin
Most simply, 'present shock' is the human response to living in a world that's always on real time and simultaneous. You know, in some ways… — Douglas Rushkoff
When you have reached the point where you no longer expect a response, you will at last be able to give in such a way… — Dag Hammarskjold
A mutual and satisfied sexual act is of great benefit to the average woman, the magnetism of it is health giving. When it is not… — Margaret Sanger
Kurt Vonnegut speaking to John Irving while Irving was administering the Heimlich maneuver in response to Vonnegut's uncontrollable coughing..."John,stop- I am not choking. I have… — Kurt Vonnegut
CALVIN: Isn't it strange that evolution would give us a sense of humor? When you think about it, it's weird that we have a physiological… — Bill Watterson
intuition is always right in at least two important ways; It is always in response to something. it always has your best interest at heart — Gavin de Becker
When I look in the fridge, I see groceries, but I don't see food. My stomach growls; but there is no appetite. Appetite and hunger… — Julie Gregory
It is not my ability, but my response to God’s ability, that counts. — Corrie Ten Boom
Now, now my good man, this is no time to be making enemies." (Voltaire on his deathbed in response to a priest asking him that… — Voltaire
He showed the words “chocolate cake” to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations. “Guilt” was the top response. If that strikes you… — Michael Pollan
The need of black conservatives to gain the respect of their white peers deeply shapes certain elements of their conservatism. In this regard, they simply… — Cornel West
Our truest response to the irrationality of the world is to paint or sing or write, for only in such response do we find truth. — Madeleine L'Engle
What I'm primarily saying,' he says, 'is that this is a time for knowledge assimilation, not backstabbing. We learned a lesson, you and I. We… — George Saunders
As we tell stories about the lives of others, we learn how to imagine what another creature might feel in response to various events. At… — Martha C. Nussbaum
I felt mocked. "That's what I get for trusting you." He took a step back. "Excuse me! Trust doesn't mean you get the response you… — Elizabeth Chandler
I've got to stop getting obsessed with human beings and fall in love with a chair. Chairs have everything human beings have to offer, and… — Carrie Fisher

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