Response Strategy Quotes

We will respond to the threat of climate change

There are always proper responses, even to rude questions.

The proverb says that 'The answer to a fool is silence'. Observation, however, indicates that almost any other answer will have the same effect in the long run.

Personally, when a controversy erupts, we decide first whether it requires clarification and, secondly, if it receives notice from authorities and the establishment, we submit responses to their queries.

I don't think its particularly smart [in a campaign] to spend your time responding to the other candidate.

I think all of my opponents say that, I gas out or whatever. They have to say something about me.

I am a great believer in the OHIO principle: Only handle it once. When you read an e-mail, decide whether or not to reply to it, and, if you need to reply, do so right then and there. I have found that about 80 percent of all e-mails, whether internal or external, do not require a response.

The big unknown is, at what point is a cyberattack so significant that it warrants a physical-world response.

If someone offends you by speech, you must learn to defend yourself by speech.

The Republicans are much better at negative ads than we are. But we have the 24 hour rule. If they hit you, you get your response on the media within 24 hours.

It's the circumstances that create fear. How you respond is all you can control. Concentrate on that, and you'll always succeed.

The first reaction is, get defensive. Second reaction is, what are we going to do about it?

In dealing with the press, do yourself a favor, stick with one of three responses: (a) I know and I can tell you; (b) I know and I can't tell you; (c) I don't know.

I have this thing I used to say at home and in the office: If somebody is calling, unless it's somebody who can fire me, I'll call them back later.

The nature of the presidency is that sometimes you don't choose which challenges come to your desk. You do decide how to respond.

If you think before you speak the other guy gets his joke in first.

When there is a crisis, how you handle the crisis is just as important as the crisis.

The international community should treat this as a window of opportunity to ramp up preparedness and response.

I think we ought to have a new rule: You can ask two questions, and then we can pick the one we want to answer.

Most trolls are seeking attention by trying to get a response. So best is to ignore.

It's always important to respond after a defeat.