Provocative Quotes

159 Provocative quotes by 135 unique authors

To most outsiders, modern mathematics is unknown territory. Its borders are protected by dense thickets of technical terms; its landscapes are a mass of indecipherable… — Ivars Peterson
I think that as I continue to write, my writing I hope will become more controversial and more provocative. — Christopher Darden
I love beautiful women. I love to show their personality, their sexuality. There's a fashion side to my erotic pictures: I love beautiful shoes and… — Ellen von Unwerth
Language of the Gun shows why Bernard Harcourt has earned a reputation as one of our most provocative and informative analysts of the administration of… — Randall Kennedy
There was really nothing shocking in what Brigitte did, what was provocative was her natural sensuality. — Roger Vadim
Pamela Smith and Benjamin Schmidt have gathered together a wide-ranging and provocative set of original essays that successfully demonstrate how contingent the process of making… — Deborah Harkness
Embrace your constraints. They are provocative. They are challenging. They wake you up. They make you more creative. They make you better, — Biz Stone
Edward Conard provides a provocative interpretation of the causes of the global financial crisis and the policies needed to return to rapid growth. Whether you… — Nouriel Roubini
Written poetry is different. Best thing is to see it in performance first, then read it. Performance is more provocative. — Adrian Mitchell
Provocative and challenging The Social License makes a compelling case for why companies must look to increase their positive social impact as an integral part of their… — Paul Polman
Irene Diamond's Fertile Ground is a provocative book. It stirs me to vigorous assent. It also triggers wide-eyed disbelief. . . . As it prods… — Janet Lembke
Through luminous and erudite readings of the texts, Hasana Sharp shows us how profound and radical is Spinoza's conception of nature and his claim that… — Michael Hardt
The ancient Greek philosopher Epictetus taught his students that what happens to them is not as important as what they believe happens to them. In… — Stanley Krippner
Do women dress for men or women? I’ve always wondered why that eternally provocative question is put in terms of approval - as if the… — Nancy Friday
Donna E. Smyth - adventures with words; she is always doing something new and unique. Beginning with her visceral morality, her stories are startling, nerve… — George Elliott Clarke
To find a script that works with provocative ideas is hard to find. — John McTiernan
David Cronenberg is the most provocative, original, and consistently excellent North American director of his generation. — Unknown Author
Atheism Explained is a gem. It is clear, informative, well-argued, provocative, often witty, and unfailingly interesting. David Ramsay Steele ranges over so many issues that… — Unknown Author
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… — FKA twigs
Show business is my life. When I was a kid I sold insurance, but nobody laughed. — Don Rickles
When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get… — Rod Taylor
The chief beneficiary of life insurance policies for young, single people is the life insurance agent. — Wes Smith
I like gold because it is a stabilizer; it is an insurance policy. — Kevin O'Leary
I worked in an insurance office for six years, and it was there that I just woke up one day and realised there was something… — Jamie Sives
I don't want to know I'm getting older. Then I'll start to think about getting checkups and insurance. I don't want that. — Unknown Author

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