Hugh Laurie

I was too shy, I think, to sing publicly. It takes a particular kind of person. And when I was young, I was not that person. In the first instance, when a record company said to me, do you want to try and make your record, my first reaction was, no, I'm not worthy - I couldn't possibly, and so on and so forth.

British Actor

John Cooper Clarke

Poets are supposed to be underappreciated, don't you know? There is always a strange reaction to those who become successful in their own lifetime, and so I always felt lucky that I made the living I did out of it.

English Poet

Jennifer Ellison

I love performing on stage the most. It's getting that instant reaction from a live audience. There are no boundaries, you can take your character as far as you want to, you can be the craziest person ever.

English Actress

Christina Aguilera

I knew there would be a negative reaction in the press to my divorce, but I am not going to live my life because of something someone might say.

American Musician

John Collins

I've always had good hands, but my reaction time is something goaltending helped me with, being able to track the ball at such a fast speed.

American Basketball Player

Jill Scott

One day, I just got up to read a poem and started singing. I looked around - the reaction was great. And I said, 'Oh, boy. I like this.

Jessica Capshaw

As an actor, you wouldn't be able to play a character if you were worried about the reaction to what you're doing.

American Actress

Barbara Hershey

I am not afraid of aging, but more afraid of people's reactions to my aging.

Tracey Ullman

I've always gotten a positive reaction to doing African-American characters.

British Comedian

Tertullian

Roman Author

The word can convey emotions, showing approval or disapproval, or surprise.

Emotional Color

The verb before 'reaction' can change its meaning, like 'spark a reaction'.

Verb Influence

Reactions can differ culturally; be aware of varying norms when discussing reactions.

Cultural Relevance

Used to describe quick and often negative physical responses to substances.

Immediate Physical

Being specific can clarify what type of medical reaction occurred.

Specificity Matters

Reactions may differ from expectations; context can suggest positive or negative aspects.

Expectation vs Reality

A 'reaction' can carry emotional weight and be linked to feelings.

Emotionally Charged

A chemical 'reaction' involves changes at the molecular level, not just mixing substances.

Beyond Just Mixing

Reactions often involve energy being released or absorbed, having practical applications.

Energy Exchange

 this amazing claw on their foot they're not inherently that aggressive birds but because they live in dense jungle i think when they're surprised their reaction is to try and kick you with that big claw and that's that's why they are the world's deadliest birds and why when you're filming them you have to do it

Filming The World's...

 And while a more recent study did show that reaction times and errors increase for some bilingual students in cross-language tests, it also showed that the effort and attention needed to switch between languages triggered more activity in, and potentially strengthened, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.

The benefits of a...

 which can be dangerous. So, emotional tears are sent in to stabilize the mood as quickly as possible, along with other physical reactions, such as an increased heart rate and slower breathing. But scientists still aren't sure exactly how or why the tears themselves are helpful.

Why do we cry? The three...

 This is about the victims of war. So it like, goes from the very tangible here, - into a more abstract spiritual world. - That's right, yep. - Okay. - Yep. What are the best reactions you get from travellers from far away places, or from closer places?

Exploring the Bay of...

 Actually, yes. Using particle accelerators, we can mimic the complex nuclear reactions that create gold in stars. But these machines can only construct gold atom by atom. So it would take almost the age of the universe to produce one gram

Where does gold come...

 The test starts when urine is applied to the exposed end of the strip. As the fluid travels up the absorbent fibers, it will cross three separate zones, each with an important task. When the wave hits the first zone, the reaction zone,

How do pregnancy tests...

 It's not the absurdity of bureaucracy alone, but the irony of the character's circular reasoning in reaction to it that is emblematic of Kafka's writing. His tragicomic stories act as a form of mythology for the modern industrial age,

What makes something...

 been wrestling with the symptoms and the stigma the truth about bipolar disorder and mental illness really is no one really talks about it I've shared my condition with a few friends privately their reactions have ranged

Understanding bipolar...

 We created an emotional reaction to these forms. So did every mayor in the world. So every mayor knew that if they had these forms, they had culture and tourism. This phenomenon at the turn of the new millennium

Why the buildings of the...

 When adenosine docks to these receptors, it activates a cascade of biochemical reactions that cause neurons to fire more sluggishly and slow the release of important brain-signaling molecules.