Quotes of: Provoked Keyword

‎The greatest danger of a terrorist's bomb is in the explosion of stupidity that it provokes.

Octave Mirbeau

I'm not interested in provoking people, but only in trying to be consoling.

Martin Kippenberger

For the most difficult way to be retweeted, or, liked: be thought-provoking. For the easiest way: quote Oprah, or, the Bible.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Television provokes strong opinions, and sometimes we try a bit too hard to appeal to everyone.

Jo Brand

When a man fails to see the truth of certain generally accepted views, there is no law compelling him to provoke animosity by announcing his dissent.

George Henry Lewes

Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.

Theodor Adorno

Whoever has provoked men to rage against him has always gained a party in his favor, too.

Friedrich Nietzsche

One of the chief values reading history, this is the author, is its capacity to "provoke renegade thoughts".

Andrew Roberts

Wit in women is apt to have bad consequences; like a sword without a scabbard, it wounds the wearer and provokes assailants.

Elizabeth Montagu

Some clothes provoke more feelings in me than people.

Blue Ice

Do not ever get agitated by provoking thoughts and actions. Always keep your calm. This will shame the alien.

Lailah Gifty Akita

There are people out there who want to provoke me and bring back the old Mary but I'm not giving them the satisfaction.

Mary J. Blige

Thanks to the internet, you can provoke thoughts of those in mansions, from the uncomfortableness of your shack.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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 and want to look that way again.

Brigitte Nielsen

As foreign minister of Norway, I learnt how natural changes provoked by climate change are creating new sources of political instability.

Jonas Gahr Store

He who has provoked the lash of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.

James Boswell

A good story should provoke discussion, debate, argument...and the occasional bar fight.

J. Michael Strazynski

We provoke a shark every time we enter the water where sharks happen to be, for we forget: The ocean is not our territory - it's theirs.

Peter Benchley

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

The love of one's own sex is precious, for it is neither provoked by vanity nor retained by flattery; it is genuine and sincere.

Maria Mitchell

Silence is the best reply to those who provoke you. Smile is like icing on the cake.

Saru Singhal