Responsiveness Quotes

“If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away. This responsiveness had nothing to do with that flabby impressionability which is dignified under the name of the "creative temperament"--it was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again. No--Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

“We make it especially hard for others to observe our trait when it means we are observing and not "behaving," at least at first. Further, we are so responsive to our environments that we can be something like chameleons when around others, doing whatever it takes to fit in.”
― Elaine N. Aron, The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You

“In order to be effective, be responsive. In order to be responsive, listen.”
― Sharon Weil, ChangeAbility: How Artists, Activists, and Awakeners Navigate Change

“When we ground ourselves in the present moment, we spontaneously connect better with others. We become more responsive and less reactive, listening more deeply and speaking with greater clarity.”
― Lama Surya Das, Buddha Standard Time: Awakening to the Infinite Possibilities of Now

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Although we have goodwill towards everyone, our response to people needs to be appropriate to the situation. Otherwise, we can become foolish, weak, conciliatory or naive. If a gentle word works, wonderful. If not, we may need to be more direct. If that still doesn’t work, spiritually-conscious beings have a great deal of power backing them to use for the purpose of protecting the evolution of all that is genuinely good.”
― Donna Goddard, Touched by Love

“When people violate your values, they have excuses for doing so. For instance, they may misconceive your quest for responsiveness as being annoying...”
― Assegid Habtewold, The 9 Cardinal Building Blocks: For continued success in leadership

“This senate was a place where good Representatives went when they died. Thomas Reed”
― H.W. Brands, American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900

“When you respond, you accustom; when you react, you take revenge!”
― Ramana Pemmaraju

“That's how modern medicine works: disease impresses people; illness with no evidence of the disease does not. Psychological illness, psychosomatic and functional symptoms are the least respected of medical problems.”
― Suzanne O'Sullivan, The Sleeping Beauties: And Other Stories of Mystery Illness

“Bloated bureaucracies crush aspirations, suppress ingenuity, and grind responsiveness to a crawl.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Leadership by Example: Be a role model who inspires greatness in others