“I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.”
Winston Churchill
“One thing we can say about American consumers is they don't need much prodding to head to the malls.”
Richard Marston
“sought to break [him] by zapping him with a cattle prod as a 'warning.' The electrical voltage of a cattle prod is intended for a large animal, not for a human being. The petitioner collapsed on the floor, lost control of his bladder, was unable to speak or to move. His body convulsed in unstoppable contractions, causing him to shiver and shake for hours on end. He suffered severe physical repercussions for months afterwards. To this day it is not known if permanent damage was done.”
Jonathan Pollard
“I've been poked, prodded and pulled.”
Dusty Dvoracek
“It almost looks like a cattle prod.”
Mike Molotkin
“The aim of the movement isn't really to achieve legislation. It's supposed to act as a cattle prod, to make legislators and universities aware. The ratio of leftwing professors in Berkeley and Stanford is seven to one and nine to one. You can't get hired if you're a conservative in American universities.”
David Horowitz
“Congressional prodding historically has resulted in responses and reaction from the SEC.”
Jacob Frenkel
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