Quotes About Provocation

My words have always either attracted a strong mind or offended a weak one.

Good directors don't answer questions with their work. They generate debate and create discussion.

I don't believe I can offend you in a comedy club. I don't believe I can offend you in a concert. A comedy club is a place where you work out material; you're trying material.

He threatens many that hath injured one.

There comes a point when threats become so overblown that they serve to irk rather than to frighten.

I used to be a mean maniac. Someone once threw a firecracker at a show and I jumped off the side of the stage and whacked 'em on the side of the head.

It would be thrilling if I could be boycotted or something. I think that's part of the thrill Madonna gets, when you know you've hit a nerve. But that doesn't scare me. To me what would be a lot scarier would be like appearing on an episode of 'Full House' or something.

He is ready, if the occasion presents itself, to throw the whole English population in the St. Lawrence.

I don't know what goes on in the crowd. I've had them show up and throw beer cans at me. I caused riots in most of the major cities.

I don't push buttons to push buttons. Throwing the rebel card out there is really cheap.

The whole key to a fight is throwing the first punch.

When I was an actor, I liked throwing a challenge to other actors.

I just knew it would get a big laugh when people saw the 'Flying Nun' throwing the bird to a highway patrolman.

It's hard for any man to take something thrown at his face and not to retaliate.

When someone throws up while watching one of your movies, it's like a standing ovation.

When infuriated by an outrageous column, do not be suckered into responding with an abusive e-mail. Pundits so targeted thumb through these red-faced electronic missives with delight, saying 'Hah! Got to 'em.'

At The Verve's first-ever gig, I said that we were gonna blow this local band off the stage. It was only in the local Wigan paper, and they rang me to ask why I was being so aggressive. I just went, 'Hey man, it's like boxing. I'm just trying to sell a ticket.'

If you rile a tiger, he's going to show his claws.

Maybe I should write 'Tiger Who?' on my cap.

We've tickled the nose of the tiger, the establishment are frothing at the mouth.

But attention focused on their inane sexual banter, especially Charles's juvenile wish to be reincarnated as a tampon so he could "live inside your trousers.

If you are not creating a negative response from somebody, you're probably not very fascinating to anybody.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

What is important is to spread confusion, not eliminate it.