Ryan Hurst Quotes

I'm not part of any movement; I don't like being fettered.

The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases.

The American people ... have a stake in con-conformity, for they know that the American genius is non-conformist.

I've always had a desire to live on the outside. That's where I'm most comfortable.

I've always been a nonconformist. I think that nonconformity is part of the American DNA.

It's a lot of fun to identify with a character who lives by their own rules.

I'm not an old-fashioned, booze-and-drugs rock 'n' roller. For me, rock 'n' roll is all about doing whatever you want. It's about defying convention and being who you are. I'd rather go swimming or running or kite flying.

In my heart I'm independent, a bit of a rebel, a nonconformist.

I'm for everybody. There are no set rules. But if one's not a joiner. To hell with all of them!

The history of this country was made largely by people who wanted to be left alone. Those who could not thrive when left to themselves never felt at ease in America.

Wrestling is one of the last truly rebellious American things left.

Those who fear that we are losing our individualism couldn't be more wrong: Americans have never been more free to create and recreate themselves.

I don't ever worry about whether I'm being true to my country roots. My country roots were adopted. I never worry about what I can do and what I should do. I just do what I want to do.

You were once wild here. Don't let them tame you.

A free spirit takes liberties even with liberty itself.

Let's get with it, guys: You don't need to hear a Ministry song to get political. You should be political on your own. We're just a side project to society. So do I care what people think about me personally? No. I just do what I do.

I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.

I didn't want kabobs, Afghan music, and rules that required girls to be carefully monitored. I wanted mac and cheese, country music, and independence.

That's what I liked about hitch-hiking. If a crowd wasn't big enough, I kept walkin.'

I think what it means to be an 'American Girl,' and what I wrote the song about, is our freedoms. The idea that we as Americans can be what we want to be and say what we want to say and that we take it for granted.

You don't have to burn books, you don't have to rebel against teachers to rebel; to rebel is to truly own your own self.

In America, it is difficult to be your own man.

I never thought of punk rock as the absolute act of rebellion for the sake of rebellion. There's a lot of that in there, but for me I think punk rock was always about questioning things and making decisions for yourself, which is a great message to pass on to your kids.

What I find interesting as a 40-year-old is the idea of trying to be a part of a pronounced, continuing independent culture. The basic tenet of America is that you rebel and then you get real.

I resent limitations. I'm going to be this way for a while.