Many men provoke others to overreach them by excessive suspicion; their extraordinary distrust in some sort justifies the deceit. — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
Beauty provokes harassment, the law says, but it looks through men's eyes when deciding what provokes it. — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
It is not he who gives abuse that affronts, but the view that we take of it as insulting; so that when… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
Madison Avenue is full of masochists who unconsciously provoke rejection by their clients. I know brilliant men who have lost every account… — David Ogilvy Copy Share Image
The trumpet does not more stun you by its loudness, than a whisper teases you by its provoking inaudibility. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
A woman springs a sudden reproach upon you which provokes a hot retort, and then she will presently ask you to apologize. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The greatest danger of a terrorist's bomb is in the explosion of stupidity that it provokes. — Octave Mirbeau Copy Share Image
Nobody talks of entrepreneurship as survival, but that's exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking. — Anita Roddick Copy Share Image
Books can also provoke emotions. And emotions sometimes are even more troublesome than ideas. Emotions have led people to do all sorts… — Pseudonymous Bosch Copy Share Image
I have argued that philosophy doesn't begin in wonder or in the fact that things are, it begins in a realization that… — Simon Critchley Copy Share Image
It's about time that we as Arabs take things into our own hands and figure out our own future, rather than [keep… — Marwan al-Muasher Copy Share Image
I think the role of the artist today is about being provocative. I don't mean shocking, but you have to provoke people… — Mira Calix Copy Share Image
I like my films to have a certain amount of realism - something that's thought provoking and intelligently written. More than the… — Arjun Rampal Copy Share Image
The images of mens wits and knowledge remain in books. They generate still, and cast their seeds in the minds of others,… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
I don't think most of my opinions, political or social, are so far outside of the mainstream that they'd cause massive outrage… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
Anything that provokes a visceral or spiritual response and ignites my senses. Whether it's listening to the ocean, dancing to a song… — Grace Gealey Copy Share Image
The thing is doing it, that's what it's all about. Not in the results of it. After all what is a risk?… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
“When anyone seems to be provoking you, remember that it is only your judgement of the incident that provokes you” — Aaron James Copy Share Image
IN CINEMA IT IS NECESSARY NOT TO EXPLAIN, BUT TO ACT UPON THE VIEWER'S FEELINGS, AND THE EMOTION WHICH IS AWOKEN IS… — Andrei Tarkovsky Copy Share Image
It'll keep you alive for another 10 years if you get yourself a laugh once a day: either provoke it, or look… — Jerry Lewis Copy Share Image
I don't think my music really provokes that kind of energy that makes people want to grab AKs and rally through the… — Fashawn Copy Share Image
Fear of God failing us leads us to "cover for God." This means we ask, expect, and are satisfied with less. — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
Big Data is like teenage sex: everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
And so we have to be careful with looking at additional stimulus that we don't provoke an increase in the bond rate… — Franklin Raines Copy Share Image
Horror, for me, is not defined by the thing that provokes ones fear, but the human being who has contact with it. — Andrew Pyper Copy Share Image
“When you are provoking, you aren’t tied to a specific outcome. You are taking a stand—and you aren’t always aware of the… — Alexa Clay Copy Share Image
Personal freedom has grown greatly within China, and that will provoke ever more points of conflict between the individual and state. — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
A good sermon is going to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed. It inspires you. It provokes you. It should make… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
Reading enables us to see with the keenest eyes, to hear with the finest ears, and listen to the sweetest voices of… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
To give and receive love, you have to be in touch with pain, you have to be capable of provoking it and… — Jeanne Moreau Copy Share Image
By needlessly provoking him [Vladimir Putin] and humiliating him, we empower far worse possibilities in Russia. — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
It took me a long time to understand that God is not the enemy of my enemies. God is not even the… — Martin Niemoller Copy Share Image
It's barely OK for me to be dressed up as a black guy. But part of me kind of enjoys provoking people. — Chris Lilley Copy Share Image
There are people out there who want to provoke me and bring back the old Mary but I'm not giving them the… — Mary J. Blige Copy Share Image
The point of poetry is to be acutely discomforting, to prod and provoke, to poke us in the eye, to punch us… — Paul Muldoon Copy Share Image
Just watching an actor in front you really provokes you in such a sudden, unexpected way. You can't ask for anything more… — Dan Byrd Copy Share Image
I've no interest in being thought provoking. Who needs more thoughts. I'd rather go down as one who is thought disposing. — Rasheed Ogunlaru Copy Share Image
In the future, judges will send criminals to holy spots where reverence-provoking beauty will overwhelm their addiction to hatred. — Rob Brezsny Copy Share Image
I love sci-fi, especially when it thrives on a thought-provoking story, rather than explosions. — William Mapother Copy Share Image
I know I will be breaking a taboo. But I'm sure that it will provoke a new discussion. It's time things change.… — Brigitte Nielsen Copy Share Image
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