Provoking Quotes

443 Provoking quotes by 302 unique authors

If I wanted to make a quick buck, there's far easier ways of doing it. What I want is to provoke people. If you want… — Avicii
Live My Life provides a much needed shot of timely, thought-provoking, musically forward, irreverence to the status quo, — Nomi Prins
In today's world where, more than ever, the ongoing concentration of money and power in the hands of a self-selected few, relies on political and… — Nomi Prins
I'm just trying to tell a good story and make thought-provoking, entertaining films. I just try and draw upon the great culture we have as… — Spike Lee
I try to make things interesting and thought-provoking. — Charlie Kaufman
Names generate meaning in a short amount of space â€” they provoke thoughts, questions. That's something I like doing. Of course, you have to be… — Joshua Ferris
Let's note, that in what I consider the most disgraceful performance abroad by an American official in my lifetime - something not exampled since Jane… — George Will
The H-bomb rather favors small nations that doesn't as yet possess it; they feel slightly more free to jostle other nations, having discovered that a… — Elwyn Brooks White
The trumpet does not more stun you by its loudness, than a whisper teases you by its provoking inaudibility. — Charles Lamb
It's the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit. — Seneca the Younger
The works of nature first acquire a meaning in the commentaries they provoke. — George Santayana
Other nations of different habits are not enemies: they are godsends. Men require of their neighbours something sufficiently akin to be understood, something sufficiently different… — Alfred North Whitehead
The shock of the way I mix patterns and fabrics can be disconcerting, but what I am trying to do is provoke new ideas about… — Jean Paul Gaultier
As far as world war goes, there are really only two possibilities: either war provokes revolution, or revolution averts war. — Mao Zedong
Since governmental quotas expand bureaucratic power, provoke a backlash and are unfair to individuals, we need to find a better way to increase minority opportunities. — Marvin Olasky
Nice writing isn't enough. It isn't enough to have smooth and pretty language. You have to surprise the reader frequently, you can't just be nice… — Anne Bernays
I know I will be breaking a taboo. But I'm sure that it will provoke a new discussion. It's time things change. I feel 30… — Brigitte Nielsen
I feel like a good director provokes you to ask questions about your character, but doesn't answer them for you. — Crystal Reed
I think cinema should provoke thoughts, sure, but using it as I soapbox I think is the wrong place. I never want to be part… — Jeremy Renner
The man who has struggled bravely with the passions of the body, has fought ably against unclean spirits, and has expelled from his soul the… — Maximus the Confessor

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