24 Quotes About Provocation

Provocation is on the opposite lane of resolution.

Nothing is more provocative than indifference.

As state-sanctioned measures evolve to erode fundamental rights, so too does the arsenal of defensive tools the security community relies on to protect them, and this provocation ignites the residue of our defiance.

Lay not the blame on me, O sailor, but on the winds. By nature I am as calm and safe as the land itself, but the winds fall upon me with their gusts and gales, and lash me into a fury that is not natural to me.

I provoke thought, because that is what needs provoking. Humanity seems to hate thinking more than any other activity, and yet that is the activity most needed. I do what I can to force thought along, and I am hated and worse—ignored—for it. That's ultimately acceptable to me, because the work needs to be performed; I can perform it; and I wish to perform it. Let others appreciate it or not as they may; it pleases me to do what I do, so I do it.

The problem with provocation is that it is often counterproductive.