I am provocative, and I admit this. It isn't as if I'm only on the receiving end, a poor, frail little creature.… — Helen Suzman Copy Share Image
That's what's provocative to me - that we can victimize people, we can torture and traumatize people with no consciousness that it… — Bryan Stevenson Copy Share Image
But you can still find good films if you read your local film critics and are willing to drive a bit. You… — Stephen Hunter Copy Share Image
So there's nothing more provocative than taking a genre that everybody who's cool hates - and then making it cool. — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
Most of us who work as professional futurists never really stop gathering information - you never know when a provocative, potentially disruptive… — Jamais Cascio Copy Share Image
David Cronenberg is the most provocative, original, and consistently excellent North American director of his generation. — J. Hoberman Copy Share Image
Father's ideals became part of me and still are today. His reserve, deeply rooted liberal views, his provocative humour, his passion for… — Niki de St. Phalle Copy Share Image
“What do you think,' she said. Her voice was rapid. 'You want to marry me, don't you? Don't you think you want… — E. Annie Proulx Copy Share Image
Their [the U.S.’s] defense budget in absolute figures is almost 25 times bigger than Russia’s. This is what in defense is referred… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Maybe the most provocative thing one can do - and I'm not the first one to do it - is to ask… — David Bezmozgis Copy Share Image
I dress for myself. Clearly, its provocative, but it makes me feel good. And if the only reason it makes someone uncomfortable… — Taylor Momsen 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
Peter Watts has taken the core myths of the First Contact story and shaken them to pieces. The result is a shocking… — Karl Schroeder Copy Share Image
I think scent is sensual. I guess evoking a mood or a spirit is key, and I think with the women's fragrances… — Marc Jacobs Copy Share Image
If you want to become an Islamic radical and have yourself circumcised, I invite you to come to Moscow... I would recommend… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
“Charbonneau was an interesting, amusing and provocative man and I like to think he brought out the best in me, also. Even… — William Boyd Copy Share Image
Robert Glennon is a leading-edge legal scholar and passionate water advocate whose thinking is central to an intense debate on the path… — Maude Barlow Copy Share Image
Before judging a person who is provoking stronger and stronger against its passive character towards the world today; first ask yourself if… — Alexander Fennis Copy Share Image
To my mind there is nothing so beautiful or so provocative as a secondhand book store...To me it is astonishing and miraculous… — Lionel Barrymore 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 like to be provocative. I like to make people think. I like to touch people's hearts. And if I can do… — Madonna Ciccone 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
![“Their [the U.S.’s] defense budget in absolute figures is almost 25 times bigger than Russia’s. This is what in defense is referred to as ‘their home — their fortress.’ And good for them, I say. Well done!” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec3/vladimir-putin-261_absolutes_their-the-u-s-s-defense-budget-in-absolu_10791.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/i/7c7/fka-twigs-9990_boys_i-once-said-to-a-boy-you-re-a-really-goo_1684503.jpg)
![“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/i/3e9/gordon-s-wood-13199_again-and-again_again-and-again-tomas-jefferson-deftly-s_3050053.jpg)
