Rebellious Quotes

244 quotes by 202 authors

The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal in domestic affairs,… — Hannah Arendt
Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind which creates revolutions. — Aristotle
Becoming emancipated at 14, my life wasn't normal. I didn't have to go to school, so I didn't. I was rebellious by nature. I spent… — Drew Barrymore
The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them… — Samuel Adams
He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is… — Samuel Adams
Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property; together with the right… — Samuel Adams
The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority… — Samuel Adams
We cannot make events. Our business is wisely to improve them. — Samuel Adams
In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed or oppressing, resigned or rebellious,… — Charles Baudelaire
It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the revolution that destroys machinery it's the friction. — Henry Ward Beecher
The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease. — Josh Billings
Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius. — Josh Billings
My dad's a very sensitive man, but as the archetypal rebellious teenager, I didn't realise that. — Jo Brand
I would be married, but I'd have no wife, I would be married to a single life. — Charles Bukowski
To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a revolution. To regard the lion and the water rats and… — Carlos Castaneda
I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does… — Fidel Castro
Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the phrases: 1- It's completely impossible. 2- It's possible,… — Arthur C. Clarke
Thought that is silenced is always rebellious. Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities is necessarily dangerous. Criticism and… — Alan Barth
You say, "Well, I am not going to be anyone's 'yes man.' If I see something wrong in a person, I'm going to warn others… — Francis Frangipane
The more I learnt about this cheeky - almost rebellious - company, the more it appealed to me, as it unapologetically pointed to an alternative… — Jonathan Ive

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