Provoking Quotes

443 quotes by 302 authors

Another name for peace is development. — Pope John Paul II
If the cause of poverty is marginalization, the cure is inclusion. — Richard John Neuhaus
What provokes your risibility, Sir? Have I said anything that you understand? Then I ask pardon of the rest of the company. — Samuel Johnson
When we have many things within ourselves which are neither known nor accepted, then such things complicate our lives horrifyingly, and in fact provoke all… — Samael Aun Weor
To cherish and stimulate the activity of the human mind, by multiplying the objects of enterprise, is not among the least considerable of the expedients,… — Alexander Hamilton
A truly successful army is one that, because of its strength and ability and dedication, will not be called upon to fight, for no one… — Ronald Reagan
Everyone asks me 'how it feels to fly.' It feels like riding in a high powered automobile, minus bumping over the rough roads, continually signaling… — Harriet Quimby
Macduff: What three things does drink especially provoke? Porter: Marry, sir, nose-painting, sleep, and urine. — William Shakespeare
Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect us. — Robert Redford
The main purpose of my work is to provoke people into using their imagination. Most people spend their lives in dreary, grey-beige conformity, mortally afraid… — Verner Panton
The main purpose of my work is to provoke people into using their imagination and make their surroundings more exciting. — Verner Panton
The greatest source of inspiration is hard work. Of course, I also believe in inspiration itself, but sometimes you have to provoke it, call on… — Joaquin Rodrigo
I am a director because I believe in my own impulses and my own point of view, and that belief encourages me to tell stories… — Anna D. Shapiro
I think cinema should provoke thoughts, sure, but using it as I soapbox I think is the wrong place. — Jeremy Renner
A work of art does not answer questions, it provokes them; and its essential meaning is in the tension between the contradictory answers. — Leonard Bernstein
Art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for truth. — Barbra Streisand
The Playtex Secrets survey truly uncovered some thought-provoking and provocative secrets of real American housewives. In fact, many of the findings would make great fodder… — Alfre Woodard
I believe Fernand Point is one of the last true gourmands of the 20th century. His ruminations are extraordinary and thought-provoking. He has been an… — Thomas Keller
I have argued that philosophy doesn't begin in wonder or in the fact that things are, it begins in a realization that things are not… — Unknown Author
Music should use everything. The sadness of life and the fun of life. Anything that provokes a sound that is exciting is good. — Unknown Author

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