Quote by Becca Fitzpatrick

Say 'provoking' again. Your mouth looks provocative when you do.

— Becca Fitzpatrick

“Why do you do that?” he whispered, after a few minutes. “Do what?” “Provoke me.” “I don’t…I…I’m not provoking you. I’m stating a fact.”…

— Sylvain Reynard

“What happens to me when I'm provoked is that I get tongue-tied and my mind goes blank. Then I spend all night tossing and…

— Nora Ephron

“How can you use what most excites, angers, or upsets you to achieve what you want to be, do or experience?”

— Julie Connor

“Do not provoke me," I bite out. "I told you not to provoke me." "It's not my fault you can't control your temper," she…

— A. Zavarelli

“people often act in a way that provokes precisely the reactions they are expecting. These”

— Stephen A. Mitchell

“One must say; be in charge of your fucking feelings and keep your mouth shut.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

It is not he who gives abuse that affronts, but the view that we take of it as insulting; so that when one provokes…

— Epictetus

It is frequently said that speech that is intentionally provocative and therefore invites physical retaliation can be punished or suppressed. Yet, plainly no such…

— Thomas I. Emerson

When you are obliged to make a statement that you know will cause displeasure, you must say it with every appearance of sincerity; this…

— Jean Francois Paul de Gondi

“Today I said, 'I really don't care.' Yesterday, in a similar situation, I said, 'It's none of your business?' Before that, it was 'What…

— Yoshitomo Nara

When you use your own mouth to condemn yourself, it becomes so difficult to overcome.

— Terry Mark