Poke Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old poke quotes, poke sayings, and poke proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Poking fun at other people's beliefs, while it may seem frivolous and offensive, is a non-negotiable right. It is a principle that underpins free speech, the basis for progress. Maajid Nawaz
Good humor pokes fun at the powerful — not the weak. Mitali Perkins
The biggest fool is one who minds the business of others rather than minding his very own. Amit Abraham
If you've got dots before your eyes, it's time to stop poking your eyes with a pencil. Anthony T. Hincks
There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies. Robert Frost
Contempt is a dangerous emotion, luring us into believing that we understand more than we do. Contempt causes us to jeer rather than speak, to poke at rather than touch. Scott Spencer
Pride and curiosity are the two scourges of our souls. The latter prompts us to poke our noses into everything, and the former forbids us to leave anything unresolved and undecided. Michel de Montaigne
It's easy to poke fun at the world and think yourself clever, but it's much harder to stand silent and endure. Jessica Cluess
You may poke a man's fire after you've known him for seven years. English Proverb
The future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it, explore it, poke at it, question it and turn it inside out. Anonymous
Sometimes you have to poke holes in the darkness until it bleeds light. Margaret Feinberg
When you're really close to someone, they can make fun of you a lot and get away with it. But they sort of poke you in all of the right places. Ian Somerhalder
It's easier to poke holes in an idea than think of ways to fill them. And it's easier to focus on the 100 reasons you shouldn't do something rather than the one reason you should. Wendy Kopp
It would be ugly to watch people poking sticks at a caged rat. It is uglier still to watch rats poking sticks at a caged person. Jean Harris
Smile, it's better than a poke in the eye. Douglas Horton
Life is a buzzer box. Poke it. Seth Godin
The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you on to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called truth. Dan Rather
To poke a wood fire is more solid enjoyment than almost anything else in the world. Charles Dudley Warner
There's something that doesn't make sense. Let's go and poke it with a stick. Steven Moffat
The pen is mightier than the sword, if you know where to poke it. Jeremy C. Shipp
We can never be a nation of snobs so long as we are willing to poke fun at ourselves. Edgar Wilson Nye
When moral superiority combines with billowing ignorance, they fill up a hot-air balloon that's awfully hard not to poke. Barbara Kingsolver
The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals. Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. Zora Neale Hurston
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man will poke out his eye to fit in. Caitlin Kiernan
Remember, people who peek through keyholes have to expect an occasional poke in the eye. Gary K. Wolf
A stranger stabs you in the front. A friend stabs you in the back. A boyfriend stabs you in the heart. Best friends poke each other with straws. Author Unknown
In life there will always be people out the to judge you and poke fingers at you. Show them that we are all human and that the other three fingers are poking back at them. Anonymous