When I begin, theoretically and practically I can smear anything I want on the canvas. Then there’s a condition I have to react to, by changing it or destroying it. – Gerhard Richter
To me, the real ‘state of the union’ is found in how Americans react to current events. – Henry Rollins
I’d defend the right for any novelist to experiment with form or language, but if people don’t take to it, don’t react by making out that they are thick. – Graham Joyce
I do better with routines and predictability. I don’t react well when there’s a sudden change in the schedule. – Gretchen Rubin
One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses. – Henry Miller
When you’re the lead of a series, things happen around you, and you react to them. – James Van Der Beek
I’m a pretty normal guy. I’m really good at knowing how a normal guy would react in situations. – Jason Bateman
A threatened nation can react to uncertain dangers solely through administrative channels, to the truly embarrassing situation of perhaps overreacting. – Jurgen Habermas
The immune system has evolved the capacity to react specifically with a very large number of foreign molecules with which it had no previous contact while avoiding reactivity for autologous molecules, naturally antigenic in other species or in other individuals of the same species. – Baruj Benacerraf
I’m naturally going to react to that and he’ll bring out elements in my musical character that were lying dormant, because I’m relating what he’s playing. – Benny Green
As politicians we have to react to the fact that many people do not feel that they can relate to the EU. – Angela Merkel
When I tell people I don’t own a mobile phone and wouldn’t know how to text, they react as though I have just confessed that I can’t read. – Craig Brown
There is an urgent need for a protective Ebola vaccine, and it is important to establish that a vaccine is safe and spurs the immune system to react in a way necessary to protect against infection. – Anthony Fauci
All forms of power – even based on the consensus of the democratic system – react when they are being attacked, or when those who exercise power become a target. – Dario Fo
I prefer to express myself physically, or non-verbally. I prefer just to react without having a lot of dialogue. – Marisa Tomei
It’s up to any government to decide how to react to the denial of basic human rights anywhere in the world, including Egypt. – Mohamed ElBaradei
I react to stress badly. I handle it better these days. But I’m a very straightforward person. – Dawn Steel
If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn’t be able to do my job here. I’ll do what I think is right and explain it later. – Ed Harris
A script narration is like watching a film, and I react to it like an audience with my own instinct. After that, I look for what is my character, what will I bring to the table in that role, how challenging will it be. – Deepika Padukone
My stories are about humans and how they react, or fail to react, or react stupidly. I’m pointing the finger at us, not at the zombies. I try to respect and sympathize with the zombies as much as possible. – George A. Romero
The guy who sits in front of the TV set with headphones on has lost the capacity to react to the tactile environment. – Peter Eisenman