Provoke Quotes

“Books can also provoke emotions. And emotions sometimes are even more troublesome than ideas. Emotions have led people to do all sorts of things they later regret-like, oh, throwing a book at someone else.”
― Pseudonymous Bosch, The Name of This Book Is Secret

“Never hide things from hardcore thinkers. They get more aggravated, more provoked by confusion than the most painful truths.”
― Criss Jami

“Fear has always been a very important whistleblower. Our emotion and our history can provoke fear that may arrest us at any time or at any place. Above and beyond, fear might be contagious and its scent, sometimes sensual, sometimes mystical or animal, can exude the musty and arcane smell of destiny. ("One could still feel the smell of fear" )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“If you find yourself easily provoked,
then just change the channel.”
― Toba Beta [Betelgeuse Incident], Betelgeuse Incident: Insiden Bait Al-Jauza

“Please, please don't try hurting me, my friends.
I wouldn't forgive myself If I had to kill you all.”
― Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

“listen, a goad's anything that provokes or incites an enemy
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let me have a go: cursed deamon! you have met your end! the shivering fire awaits you! i shall spread your vile essance across this hall like... um, like margarine, a very think layer of it...
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ye-es... im not sure he'll pick up on that analogy. never mind, keep going.”
― Jonathan Stroud, Ptolemy's Gate

“Some people take offense like it's a limited time offer.”
― Tim Fargo

“A person's true character lies somewhere until after you might have pressed the wrong button without knowing, then you'll realize that there are dogs in human form.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“You do not know me for sure, yet you feel yourself better than me.
But if you ever deliberately provoke me, in a way trying to hurt me,
I'm so worried that you will die, or injured with heart full of revenge.
The kind of revenge which you will never be able to fully retaliate,
a revenge that will only add to next innocent victims..in between you and me.”
― Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

“If you poke a bear just to hear it to roar, why keep poking it if it doesn’t have the energy to roar”
― Dean Mackin

“What did she say to you?"
"Nothing."
"Oh, great. I have to try to get you out of this mess after you hit a girl for nothing," he whispered angrily. "Josephine, don't waste my time. You don't seem like a violent type. She had to have said something to rile you.
"I just don't like her. She's vain. She puts her hair all over my books when she sits in front of me in class."
"So you hit her?"
"No ... yes."
"A girl puts her hair all over your books, so you break her nose?"
"Well, I don't think it's broken, personally."
"Doctor Kildare, we are not here to give a medical opinion. I want to know what she said to you."
"God," I yelled exasperated. "She said something to upset me, okay?"
"What? That you were ugly? That you smell? What?"
I looked horrified.
"I'm not ugly. I don't smell."
He sighed and took off his glasses, sitting down in front of me and pulling my chair towards him. "I was just asking for a reason."
"Never mind," I said.
"That creep out there wants -you to pay for his daughter's nose-job. Because of that nose-job she will be a famous model one day and you'll be working in a fast-food chain because you couldn't finish your Higher School Certificate due to expulsion. Now tell me what she said."
"There's nothing wrong with a fast-food chain," I said, thinking of my McDonald's job.
"I'm really getting pissed off now, Josephine. You called me out of work for this and you won't tell me why."
"Just go," I said, as he stood up and paced the room.
"I'll defend myself in court."
He groaned and looked up to the ceiling pulling his hair. "God save me from days like this," he begged.
"Go," I yelled.
"Okay. Let him win. He's a creep. Creeps always win," he said walking to the door. "But don't think you're going to make it in a court room, young lady. If you can't be honest, don't expect to stand up in a court room and defend honesty."
"She called me a wog, amongst other things," I said, finally. "I haven't been called one for so long. It offended me. It made me feel pathetic."
"Did you provoke her?"
"Yes. I called her a racist pig due to some things she was saying."
"Is she one?"
"God, yes. The biggest.”
― Melina Marchetta, Looking for Alibrandi

“Silence is the best reply to those who provoke you. Smile is like icing on the cake.”
― Saru Singhal

“No controversy, no PR.”
― Tim Fargo

“Humans are in delusion by default, and those who conquer their delusion can understand good and evil. Morality is an arbitrary abstract, it is not good or evil and those who provoke morality a righteous act, are still at the sideways of delusion and conquer.”
― M.F. Moonzajer, LOVE, HATRED AND MADNESS

“When others try to provoke (instigate) you and you don’t get provoked, it is known as a spiritual victory.”
― Dada Bhagwan

“Tampering with fire will burn you, even in the coldest regions.”
― H.S. Crow

“Laugh until you cry;
never let your eyes look dry
This is not a matter of joke;
this is all to provoke
our sense of humour
Life is its own consumer!”
― Munia Khan

“The purpose of protest is to provoke a response. Trouble is some people prefer to address the appropriateness of the protest not the issue.”
― Jeffrey G. Duarte

“Don't keep your nation-changing thoughts to yourself. Else it won't actually change the nation. Impact!”
― Nike Thaddeus

“Places of genius challenge us. They are difficult. They do not earn their place in history with ethnic restaurants or street festivals, but by provoking us, making demands of us. Crazy, unrealistic, beautiful demands.”
― Eric Weiner, The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley

“Be a provocateur! Provoke people to think! Provoke sleepers to awake! Provoke slaves to revolt against their masters! Provoke everyone to gain control over their fates unchecked! Provoke the lonely to participate the crowds and provoke the crowds to visit the loneliness! Be a provocateur! Provoke people to cross the bridges so that they can see the other side!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“When you see injustice among the nations, you will find out that the root cause is covetousnes.”
― Sunday Adelaja, Insulted By Ungodliness: Raising a generation of the provoked in every nation

“Anyone with a form of godliness is promoting ungodliness, whether ignorantly or knowingly.”
― Sunday Adelaja, Insulted By Ungodliness: Raising a generation of the provoked in every nation

“As a writer, my job is to change your perspective, and make you think outside the box.”
― Mary Sage Nguyen

“If everything has happen in one day and there isn't sun rise and sun arise,... so logicaly everything happens in one day but in long distances!?”
― Deyth Banger

“Don't try to provoke me, you won't win because of few words... I will be just quite because you are under my level!”
― Deyth Banger

“Humanity it's strange race, if I can say this. There a lot of secrets and stuff which are still mysteries for this race! I know that most people are like the characters the guy near GreenWind, GreenHollyWood, the people like DeYtH are rare. GreenHollywood blocked me on skype because what??? Can't understand a joke, so he can joke with me but I can't???
WOW!
Just Humanity or most people just stop us from doing the stuff which will make us better.”
― Deyth Banger

“Yes,” Bernarde quipped, “Deal with me, Jean Luc. Come and dance with the night, brother. Let us battle ‘till the sun turns us to ash.”
― Katerina Martinez, Magick Reborn

“Some people will provoke you, just so they can revoke the blessings of God ahead of you. Do not let them deprive you of your blessings. Forge ahead and forget those who keep pulling you backwards.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Daily Quotes about God: 365 Days of Heavenly Inspiration

“He possessed an uncanny ability to provoke me, stir my sensitivities, and ignite a blazing rage within me.”
― Neda Aria, Bella Donna