His rules were thus: One, resist when beneficial to the cause. Two, dignity before humiliation. Three, don’t show true emotions.

The law is that the law will be broken.

I beliebe in the resistance as I believe there can be no light without shadow; or rather, no shadow unless there is also light.

Originality is the best form of rebellion.

First there were the Gamemakers, making me their star and then scrambling to recover from that handful of poisonous berries. Then President Snow, trying to use me to put out the flames of rebellion, only...

And because she worshipped joy, Kira seldom laughed and did not go to see comedies in theaters. And because she felt a profound rebellion against the weighty, the tragic, the solemn, Kira had a solemn...

…it’s just another one of those things I don’t understand: everyone impresses upon you how unique you are, encouraging you to cultivate your individuality while at the same time trying to squish you and everyone...

I used rebellion as a way to hide out. We use criticism as a fake participation.

I don’t want to be buried in the ground, rotting, with all those worms. What I would love is to have my body dropped where you have those big icebergs and the water is so...

All of their faces are cluttered with the shrapnel of rebellion, as if a grenade of alienation has exploded in their midst, piercing every possible soft point of flesh-from earlobes and nostrils to eyebrows, lips,...

ll I can think about, every day, every waking minute since they drew Prim’s name at the reaping, is how afraid I am.

From the woods that surrounded the burgh came a mass of men. Some rode, others ran. All carried weapons, mainly axes or spears. A few wore mail shirts and cloaks, but most just leather aketons....

If we can expect another journey tomorrow, we should secure horses,” Ferrin went on. “And if the sun will be shining, perhaps a goat for Aram.””Keep it up,” Aram dared him through clenched teeth.”Is a...

There was a time when skepticism was an act of rebellion. Since to a degree I both believe in evolution and have faith, I can only conclude that, as prophesied, to have faith will someday...

A Christian who rebels against God’s Word is not a Christian at all

The greatest purveyor of violence in the world : My own Government, I can not be Silent.

When a woman reads a romance novel, she is putting her own pleasure first. That small act of rebellion is perceived as a threat to the status quo. It’s also why this eternally popular and...

Christ was a man worthy to rebel against, for he was rebellion itself.

I hope they pardoned them. The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that i wish it to be always kept alive….I like a little rebellion now and then. It is...

Rebellion is when you look society in the face and say I understand who you want me to be, but I’m going to show you who I actually am.

Trying to be offensive for the sole purpose of being offensive should always deem one the least offensive of offenders.

Esos movimientos de rebeldia que tenemos en la sangre nosotros los mexicanos surgen como rios desbocanados en mis venas.

I am Trella the victorious leader of the Force of Sheep rebellion. Yes the name sounds ridiculous, and I still can’t believe we named a major life changing event after livestock—or actually a stuffed animal—but...

Fallen man is both terrified of vulnerability and committed to maintaining independence.

At a trade show, someone said, “You’ll get in trouble for that.” I replied,”Are they going to call the trade show police?

Sin embargo, recuerda que, a veces, las personas a las que oprimes se hacen más poderosas de lo que te gustaría.

La rebelión consiste en mirar una rosahasta pulverizarse los ojos.

It’s an artist’s right to rebel against the world’s stupidity.

I fought against everything, but more and more I worry that I was never for anything.I can criticize and complain and judge everything, but what does that get me?Griping isn’t the same as creating something....

Clinton had displayed his lifelong tendency to make enemies of all his superiors, who never seemed to appreciate his advice as much as he thought it deserved.

He knows how to market himself well. Nowadays, that’s all that seems to count. He’s rebellious in a way that appeals to people with vain, shallow taste. So of course he manipulates his audiences with...

Something inside me shuts down and I’m too numb to feel anything. It’s like watching complete strangers in another Hunger Games. But I do notice they omit the part where I covered her in flowers.Right....

I strike terror among men, I can’t be bothered by what they think.

Jason and Ferrin turned. Aram, face shiny with sweat, pulled a small pair of pants over his skinny legs. His shrunken hands trembled.Ferrin struggled not to smile. He was unsuccessful.Ferrin’s involuntary grin forced Jason to...

Ah” said Dumbledore gently, “Yes I thought we might hit that little snag!””Snag?” said Fudge, his voice still vibrating with joy. “I see no snag, Dumbledore!””Well,” said Dumbledore apologetically, “I’m afraid I do.””Oh, really?””Well it’s...

At first they pretended to laugh to scorn the idea of animals managing a farm for themselves. The whole thing would be over in a fortnight, they said. They put it about that the animals...

Human security depends on a system where each rational individual calculates that it is more profitable not to rebel.

Time is a hard-hearted rebel, we cannot fight him or can we beg him to slow down, wait for us or stop, all we have to do is to obey his strict rules, follow him...

So few want to be rebels anymore. And out of those few, most, like myself, scare easily.

Without Revolutionary theory, there can be no Revolutionary Movement.

Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being.

The only thing we can do is to say ‘Fuck it’ over and over again, really loud, until someone stops us.

Retaliation by rebellion is hurtful to the intended target, but sadly it creates a heated desert that demands for the now rebel to reach out his arms of pride for help, a few succumb the...

When I need to identify rebels, I look for men with principles

Too many are sorry where they should be assertive, and nearly moved to aggressive radical action, where they should be apologizing to themselves first, and then the world at large.

We are usually on bended knee before laws or angrily reacting against them, both immature responses.

Fortunately for me, I know well enough what I want, and am basically utterly indifferent to the criticism that I work to hurriedly. In answer to that, I have done some things even more hurriedly...

Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.

Fan would have expected that one or two of the Girls would have long rebelled at spending a life in a room, would have begged, say, the dentist, to help them steal away, but the...

I’m a guardian angel. I’m condemned to share the responsibility for my ward’s life, and therefore the ultimate course of the progression of the human species. So you see, while I’m here I cannot change...