Earl Butz Quotes

I've always had a problem with doing what I'm told.

I don't take well to rules.

Two kinds of ballplayers aren't worth a darn: One that never does what he's told, and one who does nothin' except what he's told.

I wasn't that kid where if you told me 'No,' I was just going to do it anyway.

I wasn't a good rule-breaker when I was younger.

I don't run behind authority.

Ladies and gentlemen, even my own staff challenges me. When I issue edicts, commands, orders, ideas, you would think that there would be overwhelming blanket acquiescence, approval, and support.

I can have someone tell me to do stuff all the time every day, and if I don't want to do it, I ain't gonna do it.

I just don't like authority. I do like authority when I respect it.

I couldn't follow nobody's rules.

I haven't took no punishment. There's nothing cool about taking punishment.

Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is.

I've always had trouble with authority.

I've never been any good with authority.

You know, I was a school rebel. Whatever they said do, I didn't do. I was totally anti-everything.

Whenever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience.

I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren't any rules, how could you break them?

I could never take orders from anyone.

We did it just because it was forbidden.

We are not rebels. Rebels defy authority and break laws at will.

Nobody obeys my instructions.

Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.

Henceforth, I shall never serve any government anywhere.

I've never been able to accept any kind of discipline.

I've never really been a rebellious teen.