Few generals were as brilliant as Robert E. Lee and few battles as titanic -- and puzzling -- as Gettysburg. Why did… — Jay Winik Copy Share Image
The reason why everything I do is so different is not because I'm trying to be provocative; it's simply a reflection of… — Devin Townsend Copy Share Image
I ran through the manuscript in the space of a day, much as one might pick compulsively at a box of chocolates.… — Baruch Halpern Copy Share Image
Well, you got to remember, bin Laden killed 3,000 Americans and, in some ways, he and his ideology killed tens of thousands… — Sebastian Junger Copy Share Image
If you'd like to meet some fully realized characters while learning some specifics of Zimbabwe's postcolonial struggles, as I did, you're likely… — Jabari Asim Copy Share Image
Everyone now, they look back and they're like, "What happened to your sweet image that you used to be?" And I'm like,… — Britney Spears Copy Share Image
Atheism Explained is a gem. It is clear, informative, well-argued, provocative, often witty, and unfailingly interesting. David Ramsay Steele ranges over so… — Jeremy Shearmur Copy Share Image
A person once asked me, in a provocative manner, if I approved of homosexuality. I replied with another question: 'Tell me: when… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
When I write stuff that's provocative, I want people to think about that, too. I'm in between a pop musician and an… — Jenny Hval Copy Share Image
Again and again [Tomas] Jefferson deftly sidesteps many of [John] Adams's often provocative remarks. They both felt the correspondence, which was written… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
There are no more ideologies in the authentic sense of false consciousness, only advertisements for the world through its duplication and the… — Theodor Adorno Copy Share Image
Bangkok 8 is one of the most startling and provocative mysteries that I've read in years. The characters are marvelously unique, the… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
I believe that movies are fast becoming antique and dinosauric as a medium. Film is a medium for the over-40s and television… — Malcolm Mclaren Copy Share Image
The less lines, the better. I am the silent film actor, but not in a slapstick sort of way. Film is an… — Callum Keith Rennie Copy Share Image
I once said to a boy, ‘You’re a really good kisser,’ and he said, ‘You’re only as good as the person you’re… — FKA twigs Copy Share Image
You never make all things for all people and can't always pander to the broadest denominator. I keep an eye toward doing… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
Over past period, we have handled relations with China very carefully. We do not take provocative measures, we make sure that there… — Tsai Ing-wen Copy Share Image
Newton's theory is not 'not right', it just does not cover all distances. Contrary to popular belief, theories in science are not… — Nathan Seiberg Copy Share Image
There are things going on in galleries recently that have shocked me. What I'm going to say is really controversial, but what… — Tracey Emin Copy Share Image
I know the aspect of my personality, being the vixen, the heartbreaker and the incredibly provocative girl is a very marketable image,… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
“Provocative. Striking. Rachel Resnick is a virtuoso on the page. Her fearless examination of the desperate thirst to find love is guaranteed… — Samantha Dunn Copy Share Image
I do love the provocative side of my collection, but I also like the classics - the simpler skirts and the sweater… — Thom Browne Copy Share Image
I used to go-go dance and set G-strings on fire, stuff like that. I've changed my act a little now but it's… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
I had so much fun developing and launching my first fragrance with Avon, so for my second fragrance, I really wanted to… — Fergie Copy Share Image
It's not success that makes a person's life worthy of legend. It's provocative defeat, someone who struggled mightily and lost. And that… — Lawrence Douglas Copy Share Image
Differ though we might with Christianity's view of what precisely our souls need, it is hard to discredit the provocative underlying thesis,… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Edward Conard provides a provocative interpretation of the causes of the global financial crisis and the policies needed to return to rapid… — Nouriel Roubini Copy Share Image
Alexander McQueen was one of the greatest fashion designers of his generation. His genius, sometimes provocative, admired and saluted by all, constantly… — Francois-Henri Pinault Copy Share Image
The evidence does look like this wasn't just a casual - world leaders don't just pick up the phone and call each… — Karen Tumulty Copy Share Image
To really be tortured by a song, it needs to be more than just something you don't like or don't get; it… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
It's what the mainstream does - they absorb things and they blunt the power of it. And so the next generation and… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
Herman Cain is out there, he says a lot of provocative things. He said America should build its own Great Wall of… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
This may be a little bit of a provocative thing to say, but the memoirist doesn't owe the reader anything other than… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
I don't think Fox News or Rush Limbaugh need Clinton it turns out. I think there's a hunger out there for -… — David Talbot Copy Share Image
Show business is my life. When I was a kid I sold insurance, but nobody laughed. — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
I think that as I continue to write, my writing I hope will become more controversial and more provocative. — Christopher Darden Copy Share Image
Provocative... I used to be defensive about it, but in the end, I realised it's exactly right. It's what we're trying to… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
People can't bear the idea that I could be sexual and provocative, and still be a nice person with a nice family… — Demi Moore Copy Share Image
I'm in awe of the universe, but I don't necessarily believe there's an intelligence or agent behind it. I do have a… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
Every successful piece of nonfiction should leave the reader with one provocative thought that he or she didn't have before. Not two… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
![“Again and again [Tomas] Jefferson deftly sidesteps many of [John] Adams's often provocative remarks. They both felt the correspondence, which was written for posterity, was too important to risk by being too candid with one another.” quote by Gordon S. Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3e9/gordon-s-wood-13199_again-and-again_again-and-again-tomas-jefferson-deftly-s_3050053.jpg)
![“I once said to a boy, ‘You’re a really good kisser,’ and he said, ‘You’re only as good as the person you’re kissing.' I think it’s the same with the music. If someone [says], ‘Your music is really provocative,’ I’m only as provocative as the person that’s listening to it.” quote by FKA twigs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7c7/fka-twigs-9990_boys_i-once-said-to-a-boy-you-re-a-really-goo_1684503.jpg)
