#reaction

The function of intellect is to provide a means of modifying our reactions to the circumstances of life, so that we may secure pleasure, the symptom of welfare. ↗

— Edward Thorndike

#function #intellect #life #may #means

Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

#fascism #nothing #reaction

I think it was a good challenge for me to get my reactions across without being able to speak. ↗

— Verne Troyer

#across #being #challenge #get #good

The kiss always gets a hell of a reaction. ↗

— Dominic West

#gets #hell #kiss #reaction

Realize that a Muslim will know that his wife was seen naked in this machine. You know what would be the reaction?... Terrible. I believe there's technology out there that can identify bomb-type materials without necessarily, overly invading our privacy. ↗

— Isaac Yeffet

#his #i #i believe #identify #invading

Germany is probably the richest country in Western Europe. Yet they wouldn't take any television with Duke and Ella, their reaction being that people weren't interested in it. ↗

— Norman Granz

#being #country #duke #ella #europe

The papers reveal that in several key abortion cases, justices were keenly interested in the perceived public reaction to their rulings - indicating that courts can be influenced by public sentiment. ↗

— Lee Greenwood

#cases #courts #indicating #influenced #interested

I have found that I get a better reaction from people once I am less bothered about their reaction. ↗

— William Hague

#am #better #bothered #found #get

There's always a reaction based on fear. People assume if you're criticizing a decision to go to war, then you're saying something against the soldiers-which is not the case. ↗

— Ed Harris

#always #assume #based #case #criticizing

The years of the economic depression have been years of political reaction, and that is why the economic crisis has generated a world peace crisis. ↗

— Arthur Henderson

#crisis #depression #economic #economic crisis #generated