Provoking Quotes

443 Provoking quotes by 302 unique authors

Wounds and hardships provoke our courage, and when our fortunes are at the lowest, our wits and minds are commonly at the best. — Pierre Charron
I heard police or ambulancemen, standing in our house, say, 'She must have provoked him,' or, 'Mrs Stewart, it takes two to make a fight.'… — Patrick Stewart
It is amazing how much our lack of trust provokes God if we request of him a boon that we do not expect — John Calvin
Christ sometimes provokes a question so that He can be the answer. — Beth Moore
A good story should provoke discussion, debate, argument...and the occasional bar fight. — J. Michael Straczynski
Teaching is a creative profession, not a delivery system. Great teachers do [pass on information], but what great teachers also do is mentor, stimulate, provoke,… — Ken Robinson
Jack Bogle's passionate cry of Enough! contains a thought-provoking litany of life lessons regarding our individual roles in commerce and society. Employing a seamless mix… — David F. Swensen
Truth provokes those whom it does not convert. — Thomas Wilson
The constitution has broken down. We have no enemies except the ones we select and direct towards the nearest nuclear bombs. They need an enemy… — Gore Vidal
Those who today murdered our people in an ambush not only plotted to murder some Jews but intended to provoke us... The Arabs stand to… — David Ben-Gurion
Sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whisky and drive fast on empty streets with nothing in mind but falling in love and not getting… — Hunter S. Thompson
And yet, now that years have passed, I recall it and wonder that it could distress me so much. It will be the same thing,… — Leo Tolstoy
But the problem remains two fold: the need for recognition that low thyroid function very often can provoke menstrual problems, and the need for recognition,… — Broda Otto Barnes
The American humorist sat on his couch suffering thoughts of her, trying to figure out how to win back her affections, wondering what had happened… — Richard Brautigan
Like no other writer in contemporary American literature, Brock Clarke has a way of looking at us, I mean looking straight at us--warts, lots of… — Peter Orner
Provoke The years to bring the inevitable yoke. — William Wordsworth
One cannot provoke, one cannot insult other people's faith, one cannot make fun of faith. — Pope Francis
You can't provoke, you can't insult the faith of others, you can't make fun of faith, — Pope Francis
That's the real power of art, I think. Not to chide but to provoke challenge. Otherwise why bother? — Gregory Maguire
I look upon every good man, as a good book, lent by its owner for another to read, and transcribe the excellent notions and golden… — John Flavel

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