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185 Riot quotes by 159 unique authors

There was a time when I liked a good riot. Put on some heavy old street clothes that could stand a bit of sidewalk-scraping, infect… — Warren Ellis
St Paul said it is better to marry than to burn, but my mother taught me it is better to burn than to marry. She… — Jeanette Winterson
Recently , crowds of thousands gathered throughout the Muslim world - burning European embassies, issuing threats, taking hostages, even killing people - in protest over… — Sam Harris
Catastrophe, riots, factories blowing up, armies in flight, flood - the ear can detect a whole apocalypse in the starry night of the human body. — Jean Cocteau
Riots and comedy are but symptoms of the times, profoundly revealing. They betray the psychological tone, the deep uncertainties....and the striving for something better, plus… — Frank Herbert
But the forces of evil have not abdicated. The malevolent ghosts of hatred are resurgent with a fury and a boldness that are as astounding… — Elie Wiesel
I've never created a riot before. I did cause a brawl at the last formal. A large number of young women there actually arrived with… — Ilona Andrews
Of course witnessing poverty was the first to be ticked off the list. Then I had to graduate to the more obscure stuff. Being in… — Alex Garland
Ironically, he'd yet to leave a good impression. First he'd spilled soda on her, next she'd seen him almost involved in a riot, and then… — Nicholas Sparks
Bedding her could be anything from tenderness to riot, but to take her when she was a bit the worse for drink was always a… — Diana Gabaldon
As in all infant sciences, the universal habit of the human mind - to take a partial or local truth, generalise it unduly and try… — Sri Aurobindo
Let it all out. If only I could. Letting it all out would involve me exploding like a firework, a beautiful riot of rainbow sparks… — Nick Burd
Then he kissed her, not just a brush of lips as she'd done, but a kiss a kiss that scalded her tongue. The tree burst… — Melissa Marr
I laid my hand on top of theirs, and all I could think was, Is this how revolutions begin? Not with a proclamation or a… — Laurell K. Hamilton
The only difference between Obama and Bush is that Obama is killing more people. He’s about double the numbers now. Can you imagine if McCain… — Penn Jillette
Withhold a smile only when the smile can hurt someone. Otherwise, let it bloom forth in a riot. — Vera Nazarian
Gran, for the gods' love, it's talk like yours that starts riots!" I said keeping my voice down. "Will you just put a stopper in… — Tamora Pierce
Wow. I feel like in this riot of people, I have been kicked in the stomach, but by the giddy police. Forget about the need… — Rachel Cohn
Whenever I happen to be in a city of any size, I marvel that riots do not break out everyday: Massacres, unspeakable carnage, a doomsday… — Emile M. Cioran
They're selling postcards of the hanging They're painting the passports brown The beauty parlor is filled with sailors The circus is in town Here comes… — Bob Dylan
There was no moon but the night sky was a riot of crisp and glittering autumn stars. There were streetlights too and lights on buildings… — Neil Gaiman
What do you think would happen if we kissed right here, right now?" he asks, digging his hands into the pockets of his khaki pants,… — Melina Marchetta
Mother of mercy,"said Tovar."And that caused the riot?" "It's the other way around,"said Kira sheepishly."We started the riot as a distraction for the jaibreak." Tovar… — Dan Wells
If you’re listening to this, congratulations! You survived Doomsday. I’d like to apologize straightaway for any inconvenience the end of the world may have caused… — Rick Riordan
Our problems started in Dallas, when the fire-breathing sheep destroyed the King Tut exhibit. — Rick Riordan

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