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Quotes About Provocation

I shit on all the revolutionary vanguards of this planet
~ Subcomandante Marcos
But it could also be willful and unrelenting, pushing memories to the forefront of her brain, like rude people cutting in line. And not just rude, but people who were noisy and smelly and daring you to challenge them.
~ Sue Halpern
If your opponent is of choleric temperament, seek to irritate him.
~ Sun Tzu
I have often said social media is a race to the bottom.
~ Troy Aikman
In some cases, I quite like irritating people who need to be irritated.
~ Robert Smith
I'm well aware that no matter how big of a jerk I am, some people will cheer me, and no matter what I do, some people will boo me, and that's fine. I just need to elicit emotion. That's all I care about.
~ Kevin Owens
Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine.
~ Patti Smith
You can't be satirical and not be offensive to somebody.
~ Tom Lehrer
Justin Salinger showed up one day with a pink cowboy hat on and everyone else got really annoyed because somehow he'd managed to get the pink cowboy hat.
~ Alex Cox
An artist is someone who should raise questions rather than give answers. I have no message.
~ Michael Haneke
Predictability is boring! I want a book to take me someplace I haven't been before, show me sights I haven't seen, make me ponder questions I may not have pondered before.
~ Therese Fowler
When a man strikes another man, he better have a good reason. There is never a good reason for a man to strike a woman.
~ Dixie Waters
Don't make me angry-kiss you
~ Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl
Well sue me for staring. I'd be willing to scrub away my shame on his washboard abs.
~ Tia Giacalone, Hey Sunshine
Well why don't you lean over this counter a little more and give me your best kiss, and then I'll tell you if I want you to take me out to dinner.
~ Zack Love, The Doorman
Stangaciile, ca si timiditatea, au un farmec discret prin surprizele pe care le provoaca, prin panica naiva care o raspandesc.
~ Mircea Eliade
La defensa atrae el ataque y la desconfianza la ofensa.
~ Montaigne, Michel de
But you won't be able to pin her down on sex. Have you thought of politics?
~ Muriel Spark
She blew out a breath between gritted teeth. "Sometimes I really want to"—a frustrated sound—"bite you!" He froze. "I might let you." "I won't do it if you'd enjoy it.
~ Nalini Singh
Tom is a filthy little pustule. If you quote me, I'll deny it!
~ Nancy Farmer
Now, that isn't to say that I don't think Cain should have at least counted to ten, like I was trying to do, but maybe Abel was a meddler, just like my sister. And perhaps, even though Cain had repeatedly told him to back off, Abel decided to stick his nose into his brother's business one to many times—thus deserving a good wallop on the noggin after all.
~ Nancy Martin
Love indeed - whoever invented love ought to be shot.
~ Nancy Mitford
Face Guy of Gisbourne? Not likely, not anytime soon, thank you very much.
~ Nancy Springer
then he spluttered at me, "You impossible, wretched, nonsensical contradiction, what on earth have you done now?" I
~ Naomi Novik