Revolt Quotes

202 quotes by 160 authors

Regardless of the staggering dimensions of the world about us, the density of our ignorance, the risks of catastrophes to come, and our individual weakness… — Simone de Beauvoir
In a world facing the revolt of ragged and hungry masses of God's children; in a world torn between the tensions of East and West,… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
If there is some corner of the world which has remained peaceful, but with a peace based on injustices the peace of a swamp with… — HÃ©lder CÃ¢mara
Thus I draw from the absurd three consequences, which are my revolt, my freedom, and my passion. By the mere activity of consciousness I transform… — Albert Camus
The phrase "It's absolutely the same with me, I..." seems to be an approving echo, a way of continuing the other's thought, but that is… — Milan Kundera
He saw in happiness the seeds of independence, and in independence the seeds of revolt. — Mervyn Peake
Didn't people consider what could happen if armies of farm animals united in revolt? — Nora Roberts
The masses never revolt of their own accord, and they never revolt merely because they are oppressed. Indeed, so long as they are not permitted… — George Orwell
There again," said Syme irritably, "what is there poetical about being in revolt? You might as well say that it is poetical to be sea-sick.… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Although the scythe isn't pre-eminent among the weapons of war, anyone who has been on the wrong end of, say, a peasants' revolt will know… — Terry Pratchett
Archer was too intelligent to think that a young woman like Ellen Olenska would necessarily recoil from everything that reminded her of her past. She… — Edith Wharton
I believe in life and in people. I feel obliged to advocate their highest ideals as long as I believe them to be true. I… — Naguib Mahfouz
I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right. — Henrik Ibsen
In perpetrating a revolution, there are two requirements: someone or something to revolt against and someone to actually show up and do the revolting. Dress… — Woody Allen
Accepting the absurdity of everything around us is one step, a necessary experience: it should not become a dead end. It arouses a revolt that… — Albert Camus
When we revolt itâ€™s not for a particular culture. We revolt simply because, for many reasons, we can no longer breathe — Frantz Fanon
A social movement that only moves people is merely a revolt. A movement that changes both people and institutions is a revolution. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Every true writer is like a bird; he repeats the same song, the same theme, all his life. For me, this theme as always been… — Alberto Moravia
If I convince myself that this life has no other aspect than that of the absurd, if I feel that its whole equilibrium depends on… — Albert Camus
The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges. — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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