Provoke Quotes

“The object, the woman, goes out into the world formed as men have formed her to be used as men wish to use her. She is then a provocation. The object provokes its use. It provokes its usebecause of its form, determined by the one who is provoked. The carpenter makes a chair, sits on it, then blames the chair because heis not standing. When the object complains about the use to which she is put, she is told, simply and firmly, not to provoke.”

“You do not have to provoke other people for them to provoke you, those who hate you will always get a way of blaming you.”

“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!”

“You and I are to be a true member of the provoked generation.”

“Human emotion is not a linear experience. That which provokes emotion in one may provoke little, if anything, in another.”

“If you find yourself easily provoked, then just change the channel.”

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

“This is the difference between the Spanish advent and the American; that the technical revolution provoked by the first produced the Filipino, while the cultural upheaval provoked by the second merely helped us to become more aware of this Filipinoness.”

“You are not entitled to stand or speak on behalf of the people or society, except that you are already provoked.”