Quotes About Rebellion

I was the black sheep of the family, and my mother never really understood me.

If my parents really understood how much I've learned that I could never learn in school, they'd be very proud. Instead, I'm still their crazy kid, sagging his pants and dancing around on the laptop.

I have no tattoos at all - it was a huge undertaking for me in the '80s to let my parents know I was piercing my ear when I did 'L.A. Law.'

If you're trying to get to the underworld of Berlin, it's not suits and ties; it's rock and roll.

That's the job of art: to undo the logic of the world.

When young I did my best to undo that bit of the British Empire I found myself in: that is, old Southern Rhodesia.

The goal for me, always, is to have fun, and to kind of intentionally be unexpected and go against the dress code a little bit.

Expect the unexpected, is what I'd say about 'Taboo.'

If you want to enter hell, don't complain of the dark; you can't blame the world for being unfair if you start on the path of the rebel.

If you go to a building to skate, or if you go to these places to skate, you're told it's against the law in some cities. It's definitely a bummer. It's unfortunate.

In the process of the Arab Spring, we have unfortunately seen a development in Syria where the regime has been oppressing its people.

Unfortunately, I did go through a dark eyeliner phase!

Odd how often blood is shed to obtain freedom from those in power. Oppressors must be the most insecure people in the world.

You'd corner me in your conformity but even in dormancy i'm sleeping with enormity, stretching the belly of the earth & everything i was born to be.

It's not really outstanding when you're standing outOutcry is the only outburst, if you can't shout

Don't box your children in and tell them that everything is a sin. You'll produce either rebels, or very boring people.

Who was I fooling, telling my heart to quiet its beautiful song so I could march in the parade of conformity? My biggest fool was me.

Following the rules only takes you so far, sooner or later you have to forget them and play by your heart.

Dress suitably in short skirts and sitting boots, leave your jewels and gold wands in the bank, and buy a revolver.

As long as Ireland is unfree the only honourable attitude for Irish men, women to have is an attitude of rebellion.

If you have yet to be called an incorrigable, defiant woman, don't worry, there is still time

Women always try to tame themselves as they get older, but the ones who look best are often a bit wilder.

Women need to become literary "criminals," break the literary laws and reinvent their own, because the established laws prevent women from presenting the reality of their lives.

Women like bad boys…Being a good boy never worked for me.