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Provocation Quotes (page 3)

Christopher Darden quote: "I think that as I continue to write, my writing I hope will..."
I think that as I continue to write, my writing I hope will become more controversial and more provocative. Christopher Darden
Robin Wright Penn quote: "Sean's movies are provocative and challenging without being..."
Sean's movies are provocative and challenging without being slick. Robin Wright Penn
I'd been to Memphis before, but we stayed out of Memphis early on in the late 70s for obvious reasons. People were very sensitive about Elvis Presley, and my stage name obviously would be provocative to some people in that area at that time. Elvis Costello
Read the editorial page of your local paper. It introduces you to opinion and can be terrifically provocative and perhaps a great motivating force for you to get involved in your community, regardless of your political ideology. Sarah Jessica Parker
People have a constitutional right to burn a Koran if they want to, but doing so is insensitive and an unnecessary provocation - much like building a mosque at Ground Zero. Sarah Palin
John Tillotson quote: "To be able to bear provocation is an argument of great reason,..."
To be able to bear provocation is an argument of great reason, and to forgive it of a great mind. John Tillotson
You never make all things for all people and can't always pander to the broadest denominator. I keep an eye toward doing the themes that interest me. Do they move me? Interest me? Make me think? When I run across something that is provocative in an unsettling way, it appeals to me. Edward Norton
Marcus Tullius Cicero quote: "Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without..."
Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Julie London quote: "I think the first album cover was considered most provocative...."
I think the first album cover was considered most provocative. I think that contributed a great deal. Julie London
Ang Lee quote: "A movie is really provocation. It's not a message, it's not a..."
A movie is really provocation. It's not a message, it's not a statement. Ang Lee
One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time. Idries Shah
To really be tortured by a song, it needs to be more than just something you don't like or don't get; it has to make your skin crawl by getting under it. Strangely, that last clause could describe provocative or daring music, as well. Carrie Brownstein
The provocation with Holmes is the fact that he's described by Doyle as a man without a heart - all brain... and that's very difficult to play, or even indicate. Jeremy Brett
You take a number of small steps which you believe are right, thinking maybe tomorrow somebody will treat this as a dangerous provocation. And then you wait. If there is no reaction, you take another step: courage is only an accumulation of small steps. George Konrad
I'm in awe of the universe, but I don't necessarily believe there's an intelligence or agent behind it. I do have a passion for the visual in religious rituals, though, even though they may be completely empty and bereft of substance. The incense is powerful and provocative, whether Buddhist or Catholic. David Bowie

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