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Quotes About Insubordination

No, General. I'm not your subordinate. And what I'm coming dangerously close to is violence. -General Wedge Antilles
~ Aaron Allston
That's treason. I like it." Booster
~ Aaron Allston
I aim to misbehave.
~ Joss Whedon
I suppose if there's a set of genes I have, it's detesting authority.
~ Craig Venter
I was fired. For insubordination. I test very high on insubordination
~ Raymond Chandler
Amazing, I thought nobody could tell that man what to do. -Foalan to Bridei Talking about Broichan
~ Juliet Marillier
One man wrote me, saying, 'You know who you are? You're nothing but a Captain Bly pissing up a drainpipe!'
~ Robert Bly
Sin is the insurrection and rebellion of the heart against God; it turns from Him, and turns against Him; it takes up arms against God.
~ Richard Alleine
Every insubordinate person, when he rises up against oppression, reaffirms thereby the solidarity of all men.
~ Albert Camus
but no one could control Mark Littleberry; the man was fundamentally uncontrollable.
~ Richard Preston
Sarek frowned. "Insubordination?" "Eccentricity," Spock replied. "Captain Kirk allows a great deal of leeway as long as his crewmembers do their jobs well. Mr. Chevron simply takes advantage of it." "That good at his job, is he?" asked Sarek. "Indeed. Extremely good.
~ Jean Lorrah
don't wanna, don't hafta, ain't gonna'.
~ Jeanne M. Dams
You can give me detention. Oh, wait, that's right...you aren't the boss of me. So I guess you can just bite me. -Dean
~ Jeff Mariotte
This is why you shouldn't hire your friends. It's all nice and professional until the insubordination starts. She sighed.
~ Rob Thomas
we can tell our hearts exactly what to believe, but the cheeky little bastards won't listen to anyone but themselves
~ Zoe Archer
disobedience
~ Enid Blyton
One can understand why Surrealism was not afraid to make for itself a tenet of total revolt, complete insubordination, of sabotage according to rule, and why it still expects nothing save from violence. The simplest Surrealist act consists of dashing down the street, pistol in hand, and firing blindly, as fast as you can pull the trigger, into the crowd.
~ Andre Breton
My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures.
~ Sherman Alexie
We should never have to do whatever Messi says. I did not pay attention to him, not even in the national team. But that is the myth that has been formed. But it is not just me: a lot of people have said it, but of course you won't believe it from me... It is not me who is denying it. The facts deny it.
~ Gerardo Martino
I understand what you're saying, and your comments are valuable, but I'm gonna ignore your advice.
~ Roald Dahl
put the "freak" in "frequently drunk and belligerent.
~ Rob Sheffield
could never brook authority or discipline.
~ Andrew Roberts
Union can achieve everything when sustained by gallant hearts and correct principles, while anarchy and insubordination must fail in the achievement of every thing beneficial and glorious to mankind.
~ Sam Houston
I've never been able to accept any kind of discipline.
~ Lee Marvin