Reactive Behavior Quotes

Being proactive is more than taking initiative. It is recognizing that we are responsible for our own choices and have the freedom to choose based on principles and values rather than on moods or condition. Proactive people are agents of change and choose not to be victims, to be reactive, or to blame others.

Reactive people... are often affected by their physical environment. They find external sources to blame for their behavior.

I've never started beef with anybody that didn't start with me first.

The man whose life is devoted to paperwork has lost the initiative. He is dealing with things that are brought to his notice, having ceased to notice anything for himself.

I overheard one of my friends say, 'If Amari scores, I bet he's real happy and he'll get real excited.' I just so happened to score, and since I heard him say that, I was like, 'Nah, I'm not going to get really excited.' And for some reason, that felt like the right thing to do. I been the same way since.

The people who think it a shame when anything goes wrong—who rush to the conclusion that evil could or ought to have been prevented, are those who, in the long run, do most to make the world better.

The episodic, reactive, almost frantic pace of what is broadcast makes children feel and act frantic and shortens their attention spans and their patience for activities that take time and problems that don't yield immediate solutions.

Will we act upon life, or will we merely be acted upon?

If someone starts agreeing with me, I don't like it. Out of pique, I become something else.

One thing that America is objectively exceptional at is overreacting whenever anyone accuses them of not being exceptional.

Otherwise, my whole career has just been flinging myself at whatever is most overdue first and letting everything else stack up.

I don't believe in hitting a bad shot and then insisting it's no big deal. No, you just messed up, so react. I'm not saying you need to throw your club. I mean, take 10 seconds to get angry at yourself, but then start over.

Anyone who appears to be triggered out of watchfulness and into action by your appearance must be explained. Anyone observing you carefully must be explained. Anyone whose behavior seems to be geared to yours must be explained. If the explanation does not satisfy you, be ready to take appropriate defensive action.

I believe that everyone chooses how to approach life. If you're proactive, you focus on preparing. If you're reactive, you end up focusing on repairing.

The best actors just stay in the moment, and whatever happens in the scene is a genuine surprise. You really do not know what's going to happen next. But living that out in life is very dangerous because it throws you into a place where you don't know if you're going to survive.

That's human nature. Nobody does anything until it's too late.

When we are confronted with extreme situations, we forget about moral issues; we simply act and must then accept the consequences.

My number one thing to work on is not being reactive - but appropriateness doesn't come easily to me sometimes.

In the most important areas, as individuals and countries, we don't change our behavior until we have our backs to the wall.

I'm not starting any fights. I might finish one though.

I am good at being shown something and counterpunching.

People who let events and circumstances dictate their lives are living reactively. That means that they don't act on life, they only react to it.

I think so many people are reactive... they see things in a short term way they're right up against it.

When I'm pushed, I shove.

If you don't have a strategy, you're part of someone else's strategy.