Provoking Quotes

443 quotes by 317 authors

Some Western politicians are already threatening us with not just sanctions, but also the prospect of increasingly serious problems on the domestic front. I would… — Vladimir Putin
As a child, I heard in my home doctors and ambulance men say, 'Mrs. Stewart, you must've done something to provoke him.' 'Mrs. Stewart, it… — Patrick Stewart
When man turns his back on the Creator's plan, he provokes a disorder which has inevitable repercussions on the rest of the created order. If… — Pope John Paul II
We who claim to love peace and justice must always be careful that we do not use our righteousness to provoke the violent, and in… — Thomas Merton
It is the multiplication of men who are exluded from working which provokes war. We ought at least to bear this in mind when we… — Jacques Ellul
I don't want anyone to appreciate the light or the palette of tones. I want my pictures to inform, to provoke discussion - and to… — Sebastiao Salgado
But there is more to a fine photograph than information. We are also seeking to present an image that arouses the curiosity of the viewer… — Sam Abell
Whenever a single definite object is made the supreme end of the State, be it the advantage of a class, the safety of the power… — Lord Acton
Poverty is the deprivation of opportunity. — Amartya Sen
We have the knowledge, resources, and capabilities to make global capitalism work in a more inclusive and socially responsible manner while retaining - indeed enhancing… — John Dunning
One should not withdraw from individuals and commit to the community what they can accomplish by their own enterprise and industry — Pope Pius XI
Man was not made for the service of economies; economies were made to serve mankind; and men and women were made - so we believe… — Jonathan Sacks
The future is not inevitable. We can influence it, if we know what we want it to be. — Charles Handy
Economics is (now) about emotion and psychology. — Robert J. Shiller
Business is the most powerful institution on earth today. It is more powerful than politics. Business serves us very well in some ways, but it… — Michael Rennie
Economics, as it has emerged, can be made more productive by paying greater and more explicit attention to the ethical considerations that shape human behaviour… — Amartya Sen
We are in the presence of a new organization of society. Our life has broken away from the past. — Woodrow Wilson
There is an alternative to terror. It is called, in the political order, democracy. In the economic order, it is called the dynamic enterprise economy.… — Michael Novak
Let us choose to unite the power of markets with the authority of universal ideals. Let us choose to reconcile the creative forces of private… — Kofi Annan
When you get a mobile phone it is almost like having a card to get you out of poverty in a couple of years. — Muhammad Yunus

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