#rebel

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism. ↗

— George Henry Lewes

#independence #originality #rebellion #sincerity

I have a bit of a rebellious nature. ↗

— John Cusack

#i #nature #rebellious

I would always be a better hater of things and institutions than a lover of them. ↗

— Pat Conroy

#complaining #rebellion #attitude

As a youth I got my jollies by confronting my professors with facts that ran completely contrary to what they were trying to ram into our thick skulls. His expressions of bafflement and anger had never failed to amuse me. ↗

— Lia Habel

#lia-habel #rebellious #anger

A little rebellion is a good thing. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#rebellion #revolution #change

Though the immediate impression of rebellion may obscure the fact, the task of authentic literature is nevertheless only conceivable in terms of a desire for fundamental communication with the reader. ↗

— Georges Bataille

#literature #reader #rebellion #writers #writing

Well, acting itself is a form of rebellion, always. Getting up there in front of people, telling stories - you're kind of going against the grain to begin with, wanting to do that, don't you think? Why else would you do it? Except maybe as kind of a way to affirm your very existence. ↗

— John Cusack

#affirm #against #always #begin #else

I was not cut out to be a rebel. ↗

— Gene Tierney

#i #out #rebel

I was raised by the Christian Brothers, who believe in that, fortunately. They were, to me, the most rebellious arm of the Catholic Church - and one of the most liberal and forward thinking. ↗

— Paul Kantner

#believe #brothers #catholic #catholic church #christian

He killed his enemies because he was afraid they would kill him. Amin ordered entire tribes to be put to death, because he feared they would rebel. ↗

— Ryszard Kapuscinski

#amin #because #death #entire #feared