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Rebellion Quotes

"The enemy for the fanatic is pleasure, which makes it extremely important to continue to indulge in pleasure. Dance madly. That is how you get rid of terrorism."

"The enemy for the fanatic is pleasure, which makes it extremely important to continue to indulge in pleasure. Dance madly. That is how you get rid of terrorism."

Salman Rushdie, Indian Novelist

Rebellion, Pleasure, Courage, Freedom

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"Never close your hands in the face of evil fate, get up and rebel against it."

"Never close your hands in the face of evil fate, get up and rebel against it."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Rebellion, Fate, Evil, Rebel, Strength

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"Every man who has in his soul a secret feeling of revolt against any act of the State, of life, or of destiny, is on the verge of riot; and so soon as it appears, he begins to quiver, and to feel himself borne away by the whirlwind."

"Every man who has in his soul a secret feeling of revolt against any act of the State, of life, or of destiny, is on the verge of riot; and so soon as it appears, he begins to quiver, and to feel himself borne away by the whirlwind."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Rebellion, State, Life, Destiny, Emotion

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"Hereditary boundsmen! Know ye not Who would be free themselves must strike the blow?"

"Hereditary boundsmen! Know ye not Who would be free themselves must strike the blow?"

Lord Byron, British Poet

Rebellion, Freedom, Revolution, Action, Courage

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"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. Unsuccesful rebellions indeed generally establish the incroachments on the rights of the people which have produced them. An observation of this truth should render honest republican governors so mild in their punishment of rebellions, as not to discourage them too much. It is a medecine necessary for the sound health of government."

"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. Unsuccesful rebellions indeed generally establish the incroachments on the rights of the people which have produced them. An observation of this truth should render honest republican governors so mild in their punishment of rebellions, as not to discourage them too much. It is a medecine necessary for the sound health of government."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Rebellion, Politics, Justice, Change

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"Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;Lengthen night and shorten day;Every leaf speaks bliss to meFluttering from the autumn tree.I shall smile when wreaths of snowBlossom where the rose should grow;I shall sing when night's decayUshers in a drearier day."

"Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;Lengthen night and shorten day;Every leaf speaks bliss to meFluttering from the autumn tree.I shall smile when wreaths of snowBlossom where the rose should grow;I shall sing when night's decayUshers in a drearier day."

Emily Bronte, English Novelist

Rebellion, Nature, Change, Poetry, Emotion

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"She hated everything her parents loved."

"She hated everything her parents loved."

Stephen Chbosky, American Author

Rebellion, Individual, Conflict, Emotion

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"I tell you, I'm half tempted to break into CIA custody just so I can break Joe Solomon out of CIA custody just so I can break Joe Solomon."

"I tell you, I'm half tempted to break into CIA custody just so I can break Joe Solomon out of CIA custody just so I can break Joe Solomon."

Ally Carter, American Novelist

Rebellion, Determination, Humor, Adventure

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"The rebel inside of me always ignored the rules."

"The rebel inside of me always ignored the rules."

Shannon A. Thompson, American Author

Rebellion, Independence, Rules, Freedom

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"If I ever form a clan, we'll be the anti-cheerleaders and walk under the bleacher forming mild acts of mayhem."

"If I ever form a clan, we'll be the anti-cheerleaders and walk under the bleacher forming mild acts of mayhem."

Laurie Halse Anderson, American Author

Rebellion, Identity, Humor, Defiance

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"Still following the rules, huh?' He grabbed his shift off the back of the kitchen chair and pulled it on.'Still breaking them?' she fired back."

"Still following the rules, huh?' He grabbed his shift off the back of the kitchen chair and pulled it on.'Still breaking them?' she fired back."

Robin Bielman, American Novelist

Rebellion, Rules, Defiance, Conflict

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"Put that in your self-righteous pipe and smoke it!!!"

"Put that in your self-righteous pipe and smoke it!!!"

R. Alan Woods, American Author

Rebellion, Truth, Observation, Wisdom

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"My parents were dismayed by my love of horror movies as a young girl, then even more dismayed when I kept rooting for Dracula to win instead of Van Helsing."

"My parents were dismayed by my love of horror movies as a young girl, then even more dismayed when I kept rooting for Dracula to win instead of Van Helsing."

Jeaniene Frost, American Author

Rebellion, Horror, Romance, Humor

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"Good. Illegal is always faster."

"Good. Illegal is always faster."

Eoin Colfer, Irish Author

Rebellion, Risk, Speed, Adventure

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"I think the whole student rebellion is not really a rebellion at all....They want a certain kind of identity, they're jockeying with each other for political power in their own culture. The basis for this behavior is a desire for notoriety."

"I think the whole student rebellion is not really a rebellion at all....They want a certain kind of identity, they're jockeying with each other for political power in their own culture. The basis for this behavior is a desire for notoriety."

Truman Capote, American Novelist

Rebellion, Identity, Politics, Power

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