Agitating Quotes

We come from the days when rap used to agitate the mainstream. Now it's more buddy-buddy. That doesn't sit well with me. So what we need is [a bit more] street politics, bringing up issues, agitating you a little bit. And nothing can agitate you more now than a terrorist threat. - Ice Cube

The war effects me less than it ought. I can do no service to anybody by agitating for news or making dole over the slaughter. - Wilfred Owen

The pessimist is seldom an agitating individual. His creed breeds indifference to others, and he does not trouble himself to thrust his views upon the unconvinced. - Agnes Repplier

It's an unfortunate consequence of American history. Gambling is exactly like demon rum was 75 years ago when the temperance movement was agitating. Once you demonize something, it becomes difficult to look at it in any rational way. - Eugene Christiansen

It keeps agitating and worrying us there... They're trying to get it to calm down. - Joe Gibbs

At the moment, especially in the Arab world, the United States is in extremely high disfavor because of the war in Iraq, and before that because of Israel. As long as Israel is in the West Bank we are going to have a reason for people to keep agitating the water. It is always more complicated than it appears. - Thomas Lippman