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React Quotes

On response, resilience, and what reaction reveals about character.

Several lines make the same point from different angles: what happens matters less than how a person chooses to respond to it. Read more in our How quotes.

Usually when I take my films to festivals, I feel incredibly anxious about them. I wonder how it will be received, how the audience will react. I feel deeply responsible for them.

Quotes by Abbas Kiarostami

I'm able to see things and react certain ways, I try to slither through there and try to make a play.

Quotes by Aaron Donald

Socialism as such from its very origins is a workers' system, and when there occur deviations, it is workers that react first.

Quotes by Wojciech Jaruzelski

We all have difficult moments in our careers. It is how you react to them that counts.

Quotes by Wojciech Szczesny

Being Quotes

The problem is how do molecules react. Because if you want to transform a molecule into something useful or something you're interested in, it helps a lot to understand the structure. That means you can explore much more complicated systems,...

Quotes by William Lipscomb

People react to 'District 9' and Die Antwoord on the same level.

Quotes by Watkin Tudor Jones

Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but how we react to what happens, not by what life brings us but the attitude we bring to life.

Quotes by Wade Boggs

It is easy to react if everything is going great.

Quotes by Vince Gill

As a filmmaker and an actor, my job is to react towards people, but I want a reaction from them.

Quotes by Tommy Wiseau

Feel Quotes

Paying attention to what we allow ourselves to pay attention to is a tricky thing. It's like being in two places at once but completely worth the discipline. We can react mindlessly or respond mindfully. It's up to us.

Quotes by Tara Stiles

I've had more reaction to 'Peaky' than anything. People react really intensely.

Quotes by Steven Knight

Earlier, I used to try to act, but now I just react naturally. I feel the scene and then do it. Emotions, feelings just flow in naturally.

Quotes by Shaheer Sheikh

I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 96% how I react to it.

Quotes by Scipio Africanus

As an actor, one's role is very much to respond and react to the situation within the context of the character and his world.

Quotes by Satya Bhabha

How Quotes

They are very personal, emotional songs - people react to them very strongly.

Quotes by Sarah McLachlan

We leap to conclusions and remember those conclusions as fact. We react on our own prejudices but don't always recognize them as such.

Quotes by Ruth Ware

You can take a bit of criticism from your manager now and then, but you have to react to it which I have done.

Quotes by Ross Barkley

Audiences are shifting. Platforms are shifting. Ages are shifting. It's better to be in charge of change than to have to react to change.

Quotes by Roger Ailes

And I'm supposed to grab her and kiss her and she's supposed to react. Well, what happened was, Julie was very nervous at that time, given this incredible part which she did beautifully.

Quotes by Rod Steiger

Know Quotes

Voters should absolutely know that a future president has the instincts to react to real-life and unrehearsed situations.

Quotes by Richard Grenell

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the central idea of this React collection?
That our lives are shaped less by what happens to us than by how we react — the collection returns to this idea from several angles, including career setbacks and everyday moments.
Does the collection include pop-culture references?
Yes, one quote compares public reaction to the film 'District 9' and the group Die Antwoord, noting that people react to both on the same level — an observation about audience response rather than a review of either.
Why do people search for react quotes?
They're motivating during hard times, offering the reminder that response matters more than the event itself. See related resilience themes in How quotes.
Is reacting well only relevant during hard times?
No — one line points out it's easy to react if everything is going great, implying the real test of reaction comes when things aren't going well, which is echoed by a separate quote about difficult career moments.
How does this collection frame attitude versus circumstance?
It consistently favors attitude — the idea that what we bring to life, not just what life brings us, is what actually counts.

Others note how easy reacting well becomes when things are already going smoothly, which says less about character than harder moments do. Explore Feel quotes for related themes.