Quotes about Provocation
He spat into the ocean and said, "Eat that, galanos. And make a dream you've killed a man.
— Ernest Hemingway
When I was 15, I went to see the Stranglers at Bath Pavilion. I saw Jean-Jacques Burnel take off his bass and whack a skinhead over the head with it because he gave a Nazi salute. I thought: 'This is brilliant!'
— Bill Bailey
You have to be a bastard to make it, and that's a fact. And the Beatles are the biggest bastards on earth.
— John Lennon
That's what you men are always doing; it's so barbarously naive. You feel one of your loose desires for some woman, and because you desire her strongly you immediately accuse her of luring you on, of deliberately provoking and inviting the desire.
— Aldous Huxley
Take off that darn fur coat!...Or maybe you'd like to have us open all the windows.
— F Scott Fitzgerald
Grievous words stir up anger.
— Liz Curtis Higgs
A truly successful army is one that, because of its strength and ability and dedication, will not be called upon to fight, for no one will dare to provoke it.
— Ronald Reagan
Answer a fool according to his folly.
— Anonymous
Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.
— Oscar Wilde
I don't advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I'll step on his...
— Malcolm X
Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me... aren't you?
— Dustin Hoffman
Don't come crying to me if your homes are attacked. You will reap what you sow.
— Ian Paisley