There is no eloquence which does not agitate the soul.

“If lies comfort, and truth disturbs - self is being agitated as a result of prideful living.”

— T.F. Hodge

Tolerance is really a better thing than understanding. Because it doesn't agitate against human nature.

— Fran Lebowitz

Humility does not disturb or disquiet or agitate, however great it may be; it comes with peace, delight, and calm. . . . The…

— Teresa of Avila

Pour some water into a tub and stir it up. Now try as hard as you can to calm the water with your hands;…

— Koichi Tohei

The risk is enormous to Democrats. Even talking about censure or impeachment threatens to really agitate the Republican base.

— Charlie Cook

But in his Farewell Address, George Washington made it clear that he perceived no greater threat to the American experiment than a partisan demagogue…

— John Avlon

Agitate him and ascertain the pattern of his movement.

— Sun Tzu

In the beginning, when you are meditating, just ignore thought. Shine it on. Then after you are comfortable sitting there, try selectively eliminating negative…

— Frederick Lenz

My final words of advice to you are educate, agitate and organize; have faith in yourself. With justice on our side I do not…

— B. R. Ambedkar

The most violent passions sometimes leave us at rest, but vanity agitates us constantly.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Language is, in other words, not necessary, but voluntary. If it were necessary, it would have stayed simple; it would not agitate our hearts…

— Mary Oliver

I don't know how you feel, but I feel like writing, clarity of thought, and truth have been validated because we see what happens…

— George Saunders

Organize, agitate, educate, must be our war cry.

— Susan B. Anthony

As has been reported, and is unmistakably evident to all but the most naïve, federal employees have been ordered to exploit this crisis, to…

— Paul Kengor

I will not permit thirty men to travel four hundred miles to agitate a bag of wind.

— Andrew Dickson White