Quotes About Defiance

For myself, I haven't been content to carry on producing books that merely strain against the conventions - as I've grown older, and realised that there aren't that many books left for me to write, so I've become determined that they should be the fictive equivalent of ripping the damn corset off altogether and chucking it on the fire.

His hands would plait the priest's guts, if he had no rope, to strangle kings.

Mr. Bird flung his food away and leaped to his feet, glaring around at no one in particular. 'I am not a dog!' he shouted agrily, his gold earrings flashing in the firelight.

My philosophy is, don't take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom.

You don't let your enemies take your balls, you don't let them set up shop in your head.

You tell 'em, love. That's what we do to the boys who kick us outta the nest.

Fuck You's my name," I said. "But you can call me Mister Fuck You.

I wasn't an object. I was Matthew Fucking Richter

It appeared clear to me - partly because of the lies that filled my history textbooks - that the intent of formal education was to inculcate obedience to a social order that did not deserve my loyalty. Defiance seemed the only dignified response to the adult world.

BLACK MAN DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON YOU HERE

Named must your fear be before banish it you can. —YODA, from Star Wars:

no puedes cambiar las reglas, ignóralas.

question authority

Tyrants seek the hook on which to hang you. Try not to have hooks.

Be as courageous as you can. If none of us is prepared to die for freedom, then all of us will die under tyranny.

As of now, ALL your opinions are rejected." - Ichigo

Fearlessness in those without power is maddening to those who have it.

Be bad, and if you can't be bad be worse.

I've got nothing left to lose. Nothing can hurt me anymore. My life is nothing but comedy." - The Joker

He did," I said. "But I told him he'd just have to shoot me.

I intend to resign my post without permission, illegally requisition numerous Company ships and men, and take them on a half-baked voyage to the other ends of the earth for a futile romantic cause. Do any of you wish to arrest me now?" The film, missing out several other historically recorded exchanges of dialogue for drama's sake, cuts to Ulrich Münchhausen commenting "The only reason we might arrest you is if you said we could not come with you.

Shipley ... at the first sign of fireworks had walked outside, more or less held his paws out wide to the night air and defiantly announced, 'Bring it.

I defied nothing at all. I ignored the law because I didn't know it existed. It didn't occur to me that anyone would want to curb my inspiration.

In January 1944 I was called up by the Forced Labor Service, but I deserted on October 10, 1944.