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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
“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 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
Think photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce… — Duane Michals Copy Share Image
Cop shows are by definition melodramatic; they're larger than life. They create very stark contrasts and conflicts emotionally. They're provocative, assuming they… — Steven Bochco Copy Share Image
Weakness actually is a provocative to evil. You don't beat evil with weakness. You don't beat evil with concessions. You don't beat… — Bobby Jindal Copy Share Image
You know, Obama says we can't use the word "terrorism." We can't use the word "foreign." We can't use any of these… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Religious symbols should be visible in public space, in a dignified and non-provocative manner. Christmas trees here, Jewish menorahs there and, further… — Tariq Ramadan Copy Share Image
Celebrities are the fodder of much of the media business, so they're always interested in making you seem provocative when you're not,… — Todd Rundgren Copy Share Image
Finnick?" I say, "Maybe some pants?" He looks down at his legs as if noticing his outfit for the first time. Then… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
Thomas Sowell is America's foremost public intellectual and for good reason. His work covers almost every subject imaginable- race, economics, Marxism, ethnic… — Fred Barnes 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
Irene Diamond's Fertile Ground is a provocative book. It stirs me to vigorous assent. It also triggers wide-eyed disbelief. . . .… — Janet Lembke Copy Share Image
We can have skills training in mindfulness so that we are using our attention to perceive something in the present moment. This… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Provocative and challenging The Social License makes a compelling case for why companies must look to increase their positive social impact as… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
“The startling thing about her simplifying instinct was that the more she did away with fashion in search for comfort and the… — Gabriel García Márquez Copy Share Image
Mr. McCain fought in Vietnam. I think that he has enough blood of peaceful citizens on his hands. It must be impossible… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
High-class kitsch may well be "perfect" in its form and and composition: the academic painters were often masters of their craft. Thus,… — Robert C. Solomon Copy Share Image
Right now, where do we stand? Well right at the Russian border, both sides have been taking provocative actions, both sides are… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
For any actor to have Oliver Stone call him or her up Its a compliment. He expects you to be on your… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is behaving in an extremely provocative way toward China, having first cancelled the TPP and alienated America's friends in the… — David Frum Copy Share Image
One of the great things about the film being so unusual and provocative is the filmmaker to me doesn't seem to have… — Colin Farrell Copy Share Image
When I write provocative social and cultural criticism that causes readers to stretch their minds, to think beyond set paradigms, I think… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
Darwin wasn't just provocative in saying that we descend from the apes - he didn't go far enough. We are apes in… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
“There's no one else. In my experience, men have one primary use." She let her gaze rove over him suggestively, and the… — Kat Cantrell Copy Share Image
That human beings seek their own well-being and that of those close to them is not an especially provocative discovery. What is… — Thomas Woods Copy Share Image
My provocative statement is that we desperately need a serious, scientific theory of cities and scientific theory means quantifiable, relying on underlying… — Geoffrey West Copy Share Image
To most outsiders, modern mathematics is unknown territory. Its borders are protected by dense thickets of technical terms; its landscapes are a… — Ivars Peterson Copy Share Image
![“Mr. McCain fought in Vietnam. I think that he has enough blood of peaceful citizens on his hands. It must be impossible for him to live without these disgusting scenes anymore. Mr. McCain was captured and they kept him not just in prison, but in a pit for several years. Anyone [in his place] would…” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/404/vladimir-putin-261_blood_mr-mccain-fought-in-vietnam-i-think-that_434321.jpg)
