{"quotes":[{"text":"Thus the man who is responsive to artistic stimuli reacts to the reality of dreams as does the philosopher to the reality of existence; he observes closely, and he enjoys his observation: for it is out of these images that he interprets life, out of these processes that he trains himself for life.","author":"Friedrich Nietzsche","tags":["adam-gottbetter","artistic","human-existence","interpretation","observation","observe","philosopher","philosophy-of-life","reaction","reactions","reality-of-life","stimulation","training"],"id":6988,"author_id":"Friedrich+Nietzsche"},{"text":"In many situations, the only thing you can control is your own response. Changing self-talk from negative to positive is an excellent way to manage that response. Anger destroys your health and relationships.","author":"Maddy Malhotra","tags":["attitude","focus-on-positive","mindset-matters","negative-thinking","reactions","voice-in-my-head"],"id":51570,"author_id":"Maddy+Malhotra"},{"text":"We question ourselves through others by way of stories, advice, and gestures; and we receive our answers form listening to others reactions.","author":"Jeremy Aldana","tags":["life","questions","reactions"],"id":56837,"author_id":"Jeremy+Aldana"},{"text":"To thoughtful natures, events are like depth charges: the surface is calm, but the shock spreads further.","author":"Amanda Craig","tags":["reactions","thoughtfulness","trauma"],"id":60784,"author_id":"Amanda+Craig"},{"text":"If you are upset with another’s words towards you; be cautious of your reactions, for you are only meant to be a sounding-board for his soul.","author":"Jeremy Aldana","tags":["anger","awareness","reactions","sounding-board"],"id":74172,"author_id":"Jeremy+Aldana"},{"text":"Sometimes what we want lies behind a door our own actions have locked tight.","author":"Natasha Knight","tags":["longing","reactions"],"id":86348,"author_id":"Natasha+Knight"},{"text":"There is no method of self-knowledge. Seeking a method invariably implies the desire to attain some result – and that is what we all want. We follow authority – if not that of a person, then of a system, of an ideology – because we want a result that will be satisfactory, which will give us security. We really do not want to understand ourselves, our impulses and reactions, the whole process of our thinking, the conscious as well as the unconscious; we would rather pursue a system that assures us of a result. But the pursuit of a system is invariably the outcome of our desire for security, for certainty, and the result is obviously not the understand of oneself., When we follow a method, we must have authorities – the teacher, the guru, the savior, the Master – who will guarantee us what we desire, and surely that is not the way of self-knowledge. Authority prevents the understanding of oneself, does it not? Under the shelter of an authority, a guide, you may have temporarily a sense of security, a sense of well-being, but that is not the understanding of the total process of oneself. Authority in its very nature prevents the full awareness of oneself and therefore ultimately destroys freedom; in freedom alone can there be creativeness. There can be creativeness only through self-knowledge.","author":"Jiddu Krishnamurti","tags":["ity","freedom","impulses","reactions","self-knowledge"],"id":89762,"author_id":"Jiddu+Krishnamurti"},{"text":"Can an absence of action be construed as a negative action?","author":"Tamar Cohen","tags":["actions","reactions"],"id":91195,"author_id":"Tamar+Cohen"},{"text":"Your attitudes, action, reactions and expectations are harboured in the power of your thoughts. Think positively and you will smile at the harvest time.","author":"Israelmore Ayivor","tags":["actions","attitude","attitudes","expectations","habor","habour","harvest","harvest-time","israelmore-ayivor","positive","positive-thinking","power","reactions","smile","thoughts","time"],"id":93110,"author_id":"Israelmore+Ayivor"},{"text":"We all suffer ills at the hands of others; however, reactions to these injustices differ like night and day. Many seek to punish the world for their suffering, while some work hard to save the world from experiencing similar grief.","author":"Richelle E. Goodrich","tags":["forgiveness","hurting","injustice","reaction-to-injustice","reactions","response","retribution","richelle","richelle-e-goodrich","richelle-goodrich","suffering","vengeance"],"id":105378,"author_id":"Richelle+E.+Goodrich"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":45,"pages":5,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}