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The most rewarding aspect of being an artist or creative, for me, is the ability to translate thoughts, emotions, and experiences into tangible, meaningful expressions. It’s a medium through which I can connect with others on a profound level, provoke thought, and evoke powerful emotions. Seeing how my work resonates with and impacts people is incredibly fulfilling – Adam Treasure	added by TalylorDru 6 months ago
Over the years it (itikaf) became yet another tool in conflict, israel started to restrict it when it found it to be a way for Palestinians to provoke friction with Jewish Israelis. – Wednesday Zonszein	Found on CNN 1 year ago
John Gibbs made the site to provoke the left on campus and to draw attention to the hypocrisy of some modern-day feminists. It was nothing more than a college kid being over the top, of course, John Gibbs does not believe that women shouldn't vote or shouldn't work, and John Gibbs mother worked for thirty-three years for the Michigan Department of Transportation ! – Anne Marie Schieber	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Beijing( sees the incursions) as an attempt by their own population to troll Taiwan, to provoke Taiwan, to make fun of Taiwan's incompetence. They treat it as a propaganda victory. – Isabel Hilton	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Honestly, this isn't a good time for Xi Jinping to provoke a military conflict right before the 20th party congress. It's in Xi Jinping's interest to manage this rationally and not instigate a crisis on top of all the other crises Xi Jinping has to deal with. – Drew Thompson	Found on CNN 1 year ago
There was an agreement between Jon Tester and( the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Jerry) Moran for two amendment votes when this bill passed, senator Schumer would not allow those votes to occur. And what we're hoping for is there will be a negotiation to eliminate some of the mandatory spending in the bill and then the bill can pass. But this is a cloture vote to provoke a conversation. But I expect it ultimately to pass in some form or another. – John Cornyn	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The best thing Associated Press -RRB- Biden said tonight was Associated Press -RRB- Biden call to fund the police — an act of leadership to help stop left-wing radicals in his own party from setting policing policies, and on the foreign policy front, Associated Press -RRB- Biden sounded appropriately tough as the commander-in-chief and genuinely sympathetic to the plight of Ukrainians who are fighting for their lives. But that wo n’t make up for the Administration’s posture of weakness which helped provoke Vladimir Putin’s invasion. – David Wilezol	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
If Russia attacks Ukraine it would be a war of choice or a war without cause or reason, i say these things not to provoke, but to speak the truth. Because the truth matters. – Joe Biden	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Kyiv is becoming increasingly insolent in its aggressiveness towards the Minsk agreements, the Russian Federation, and in its attempts to provoke the West to support its military ambitions. – Sergey Lavrov	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
North Korea has no reasons to provoke or hurt the South. – North Korean leader Kim	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I'm not aware that such an assessment has ever been done before, a violent domestic insurrection was almost certainly not part of the DOD and Secret Service threat matrix until six months ago, and it's the only recent known event putting the' football' in significant potential danger to provoke this level of concern. – Stephen Schwartz	Found on CNN 2 years ago
If you look up the definition of terrorism, it says it’s using violence or intimidation for political gain, in my opinion some of these incidents, the way they are trying to provoke fear, are domestic terrorism. – Daniel Hahn	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I will do everything I can to ensure that the former president never again gets anywhere near the Oval Office, we have seen the danger that he continues to provoke with his language. We have seen his lack of commitment and dedication to the Constitution, and I think it's very important that we make sure whomever we elect is somebody who will be faithful to the Constitution. – New York	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Well, look, The President wasn't doing anything, I don't think, to provoke people to threaten this woman at all, the President was having fun at a Trump rally. – Lara Trump	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Frankly the rhetoric out of the White House seemed like it had the potential to provoke additional unrest. For those reasons, the governor was not comfortable with members of the Delaware Guard assisting in the response. Delaware is not sending members of the Guard to Washington at this time. – Jonathan Starkey	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Our goal is to get enough people together and secure our rights... we are not trying to provoke, we want people to be able to worship. – Ammon Bundy	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I understand the The IOC argument that it does not want to turn the Games into a competition of political messages, some countries are very sensitive an even a minor message could provoke emotions. – Johannes Herber	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We're being invaded, and that's going to provoke a response from those who want to defend this country. Wherever we need to be, we're going to try to be there, whether it's the election process or anything else. – Sid Helms	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
More repression won't resolve the social injustices, it will only provoke more violence. – Jorge Sharp	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We wanted to show the world that our intention is not to disrupt the country nor provoke any other parties that might be against our protest, to say that we could express ourselves yet not affect the freedom of movement for anyone. – Sally Hammoud	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I don't think it's a real request, i think President Trump did it to get you guys. I think President Trump did it to provoke you to ask me and others and get outraged by it. President Trump plays it like a violin and everyone falls into it. That's not a real request. – Marco Rubio	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I don't think it's a real request, i think he did it to get you guys. I think he did it to provoke you to ask me and others and get outraged by it. He plays it like a violin and everyone falls into it. That's not a real request. – Marco Rubio	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Send a signal and harass and provoke. – Donald Trump	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
(Kim) said everyone should remember that it is the (ruling) partys core plan and unwavering determination to build a powerful force strong enough to discourage any forces from daring to provoke us and to leave any opponent defenseless against our Juche weapons of absolute power even in situations of physical clashes. – Korean Central News Agency	Found on FOX News 4 years ago

The most rewarding aspect of being an artist or creative, for me, is the ability to translate thoughts, emotions, and experiences into tangible, meaningful expressions. It’s a medium through which I can connect with others on a profound level, provoke thought, and evoke powerful emotions. Seeing how my work resonates with and impacts people is incredibly fulfilling

– Adam Treasure

added by TalylorDru
6 months ago

Over the years it (itikaf) became yet another tool in conflict, israel started to restrict it when it found it to be a way for Palestinians to provoke friction with Jewish Israelis.

– Wednesday Zonszein

Found on CNN
1 year ago

John Gibbs made the site to provoke the left on campus and to draw attention to the hypocrisy of some modern-day feminists. It was nothing more than a college kid being over the top, of course, John Gibbs does not believe that women shouldn't vote or shouldn't work, and John Gibbs mother worked for thirty-three years for the Michigan Department of Transportation !

– Anne Marie Schieber

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Beijing( sees the incursions) as an attempt by their own population to troll Taiwan, to provoke Taiwan, to make fun of Taiwan's incompetence. They treat it as a propaganda victory.

– Isabel Hilton

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Honestly, this isn't a good time for Xi Jinping to provoke a military conflict right before the 20th party congress. It's in Xi Jinping's interest to manage this rationally and not instigate a crisis on top of all the other crises Xi Jinping has to deal with.

– Drew Thompson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There was an agreement between Jon Tester and( the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Jerry) Moran for two amendment votes when this bill passed, senator Schumer would not allow those votes to occur. And what we're hoping for is there will be a negotiation to eliminate some of the mandatory spending in the bill and then the bill can pass. But this is a cloture vote to provoke a conversation. But I expect it ultimately to pass in some form or another.

– John Cornyn

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The best thing Associated Press -RRB- Biden said tonight was Associated Press -RRB- Biden call to fund the police — an act of leadership to help stop left-wing radicals in his own party from setting policing policies, and on the foreign policy front, Associated Press -RRB- Biden sounded appropriately tough as the commander-in-chief and genuinely sympathetic to the plight of Ukrainians who are fighting for their lives. But that wo n’t make up for the Administration’s posture of weakness which helped provoke Vladimir Putin’s invasion.

– David Wilezol

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

If Russia attacks Ukraine it would be a war of choice or a war without cause or reason, i say these things not to provoke, but to speak the truth. Because the truth matters.

– Joe Biden

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Kyiv is becoming increasingly insolent in its aggressiveness towards the Minsk agreements, the Russian Federation, and in its attempts to provoke the West to support its military ambitions.

– Sergey Lavrov

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

North Korea has no reasons to provoke or hurt the South.

– North Korean leader Kim

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I'm not aware that such an assessment has ever been done before, a violent domestic insurrection was almost certainly not part of the DOD and Secret Service threat matrix until six months ago, and it's the only recent known event putting the' football' in significant potential danger to provoke this level of concern.

– Stephen Schwartz

Found on CNN
2 years ago

If you look up the definition of terrorism, it says it’s using violence or intimidation for political gain, in my opinion some of these incidents, the way they are trying to provoke fear, are domestic terrorism.

– Daniel Hahn

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I will do everything I can to ensure that the former president never again gets anywhere near the Oval Office, we have seen the danger that he continues to provoke with his language. We have seen his lack of commitment and dedication to the Constitution, and I think it's very important that we make sure whomever we elect is somebody who will be faithful to the Constitution.

– New York

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Well, look, The President wasn't doing anything, I don't think, to provoke people to threaten this woman at all, the President was having fun at a Trump rally.

– Lara Trump

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Frankly the rhetoric out of the White House seemed like it had the potential to provoke additional unrest. For those reasons, the governor was not comfortable with members of the Delaware Guard assisting in the response. Delaware is not sending members of the Guard to Washington at this time.

– Jonathan Starkey

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Our goal is to get enough people together and secure our rights... we are not trying to provoke, we want people to be able to worship.

– Ammon Bundy

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I understand the The IOC argument that it does not want to turn the Games into a competition of political messages, some countries are very sensitive an even a minor message could provoke emotions.

– Johannes Herber

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We're being invaded, and that's going to provoke a response from those who want to defend this country. Wherever we need to be, we're going to try to be there, whether it's the election process or anything else.

– Sid Helms

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

More repression won't resolve the social injustices, it will only provoke more violence.

– Jorge Sharp

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We wanted to show the world that our intention is not to disrupt the country nor provoke any other parties that might be against our protest, to say that we could express ourselves yet not affect the freedom of movement for anyone.

– Sally Hammoud

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I don't think it's a real request, i think President Trump did it to get you guys. I think President Trump did it to provoke you to ask me and others and get outraged by it. President Trump plays it like a violin and everyone falls into it. That's not a real request.

– Marco Rubio

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I don't think it's a real request, i think he did it to get you guys. I think he did it to provoke you to ask me and others and get outraged by it. He plays it like a violin and everyone falls into it. That's not a real request.

– Marco Rubio

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Send a signal and harass and provoke.

– Donald Trump

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

(Kim) said everyone should remember that it is the (ruling) partys core plan and unwavering determination to build a powerful force strong enough to discourage any forces from daring to provoke us and to leave any opponent defenseless against our Juche weapons of absolute power even in situations of physical clashes.

– Korean Central News Agency

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

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