Quotes About Defiance

Sometimes outlaws walk on water.

His torn lips didn't stop Stark's cocky smile. You're my queen, and anyone who says different can fuck off.

I understand—" I gasp. ". . . and you will not stand in my way." "I will not stand in your way," I parrot. It's all I can manage.

but rules are made to be broken.

It is useless to fight people with shooting heads; no one can withstand them.

But I was raised in the United States, and I won't allow any one-horse chicken of the Land of Ev to run over me and put on airs, as long as I can lift a claw in self-defense.

a dash to liberty or to death. The

Yet Dorothy felt a sort of joyous excitement in defying the storm

Nails and nuggets! roared the King; how dare you bring that beast here and enter my presence unannounced? There wasn't anybody to announce me, replied Betsy. I guess your folks were all busy. Are you conquered yet? No! shouted the King, almost beside himself with rage.

Mrs. Hammon told me that God made my hair red on purpose and I haven't card for him since.

he didn't care who ran the universe—he'd break whatever rules it suited him to disobey in any case, whoever was in charge—

I like him, sweetheart, and I'll still give him hell. It's my total right.

There's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over.

This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

They took away our land, our language, and our religion; but they could never harness our tongues.

The national anthem of hell is, "I Did It My Way."

Wait and see whether the religion of the Servile State is not in every case what I say: the encouragement of small virtues supporting capitalism, the discouragement of the huge virtues that defy it.

It is possible for a single individual to defy the whole might of an unjust empire to save his honor, his religion, his soul and lay the foundation for the empire's fall or its regeneration.

Filling out the form: Race? Human. Religion? Paiute. Occupation? Criminal anarchy. Hobbies? Survival with honor.

Respect me, or put me to death.

We cannot allow the American flag to be shot at anywhere on earth if we are to retain our respect and prestige

I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I don't respect.

Few things are more laughably pitiable than authority once it has been successfully defied.

Self-respect will keep a man from being abject when he is in the power of enemies, and will enable him to feel that he may be in the right when the world is against him.