Provoking Quotes

443 Provoking quotes by 302 unique authors

Four billion people on Earth make less than four dollars a day. — Jacqueline Novogratz
The poor also are willing to make, and do make, smart decisions, if you give them that opportunity. — Jacqueline Novogratz
People really don't want handouts, that they want to make their own decisions. — Jacqueline Novogratz
It's about all of us, and the kind of world that we, together, want to live in and share. — Jacqueline Novogratz
A house that has a library in it has a soul. — Plato
When I moved to the United States [from Asia] in 2001, I experienced a more rigid concept of gender, but somehow I was allowed to… — Geena Rocero
Don't ever miss a day without improving something personally. — Unknown Author
Your teaching must have the integrity of serious, sound words to which no one can take exception. If it does, no opponent will be able… — Paul the Apostle
Fathers, provoke not your children to wrath. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
A threat need not provoke a response if it is not taken up. — Paulo Coelho
The relationship between individuals or communities and the environment ultimately stems from their relationship with God. When â€˜man turns his back on the Creatorâ€™s plan,… — Pope Benedict XVI
Every effective drug provokes in the human body a sort of disease of its own, and the stronger the drug, the more characteristic, and the… — Samuel Hahnemann
I think as much as possible, an artist, if he has any kind of social or political concern, has toâ€¦expose as much as possible what… — Keith Haring
It is not he who gives abuse that affronts, but the view that we take of it as insulting; so that when one provokes you… — Epictetus
Controversial daily radio host. Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts and fostering hatred which might… — Michael Savage
There is a trait in the Jewish character that does provoke animosity, maybe it's a kind of lack of generosity towards non-Jews. I mean there… — Roald Dahl
A church that doesn't provoke any crises, a gospel that doesn't unsettle, a word of God that doesn't get under anyoneâ€™s skin, a word of… — Oscar Romero
Art and education may refine the taste, but they cannot purify the heart and regenerate the individual.Â His (Christâ€™s) words were simple yet profound.Â And… — Billy Graham
When people hear needs, it provokes compassion. When people hear diagnoses, it provokes defensiveness and attack. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
The most serious disorders may be provoked by the injection of living organisms into the bloodinto a medium not intended for them may provoke redoubtable… — Antoine Bechamp

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