Provoquent Quotes & Sayings

The problem is that stepping away from Brian, leaving him standing under that pergola on Wednesday, is no longer enough to leave behind how he made me feel in that hour. I could leave him there, we could part as strangers, but God, I know that I would look for him. He would live in my peripheral vision, a ghost nudging me to turn and look behind me, only to find a spot that is emptier than empty — Mary Ann Rivers

The only time I have ever seen my father cry in my whole life was the day he watched JFK's funeral procession on television. — Margaret A. Salinger

Embrace one another with courage. Search each other's hearts for hidden suffering and never flee what you discover! That's the ticket! — Guy Vanderhaeghe

I never wanted to forget all the ways we were connected that day: By our shadows and sunlight. By pounding hearts and a starry maybe. — Natalie Lloyd

In Houston everyone owns guns and uses 'em - sometimes just for the hell of it. — Shelley Duvall

Gentlemen, this is a story that you shall tell your grandchildren, and mightily bored they'll be. — Lt General Brian Horrocks

One of the great things about Ben & Jerry's for me is that not only is it delicious, but I get it for free. — Jerry Greenfield

An owner is someone who chooses to own their life, own their choices, and own their future. — Chris Brogan

How is it possible for one to own the stars?"
"To whom do they belong?" the businessman retorted, peevishly.
"I don't know. To nobody. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

This marvelous graceful thing, this joy of physics, this perfect balance between rebellion and obedience, is God's own signature on earth. — Mark Helprin

It's very witty and it's great to see teenage characters have control that way. And you can actually hear about sex and pot and it's okay, it's not completely bad and you can't say that to teenagers. — Caroline Dhavernas

My aunt gave me a walkie-talkie for my birthday. She says if I'm good, she'll give me the other one next year. — Steven Wright

You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime. — Thomas Paine

In politics, as in womanizing, failure is decisive. It sheds its retrospective gloom on earlier endeavor which at the time seemed full of promise. — Malcolm Muggeridge