Steven Biko Quotes

Daddy says the world is a drum tight and hard and I told him I'm gonna beat out my own rhythm.

I refuse to act the way someone expects me to.

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

Always be yourself and rebel against what people tell you should be and be whatever you want to.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

I'm not going to conform to some consumer need.

I don't run behind authority.

There's a line in the picture where he snarls, 'Nobody tells me what to do.' That's exactly how I've felt all my life.

The hoop is there to remind us not to jump through it, not to submit to someone else's control.

What I would tell everyone is don't lose your sense of individuality.

I will never grow up. Everyone wants to tell me how to live my life.

There is no sin worse in life than being boring--and nothing worse than letting other people tell you what to do. I was one of the few heiresses to walk the runway as a model. A lot of people thought that was shocking. Why did I do it? Was it a desperate cry for attention, like the papers said? Hardly. It's not like I need any more attention. Did I do it for money? Of course not. Modeling doesn't pay that well, anyway, unless you're Gisele or Cindy Crawford, or, like Patti Hansen, you get to marry a rock star. I did it because it was fun.

People want what they want. Sometimes you just have to walk in defiance of it and just be yourself.

I'd rather die my way than live yours.

Don't live your life to please other people.

I'm certainly not who people think I am. I always do whatever I want to do, and my films are personal to me.

The minute I was told what to do at any age, I did the opposite. Hopefully I'll do that for the rest of my life.

All my life I been doin' what people tell me to do. Now, I'm telling them.

I must be allowed to be as I am.

To me, punk is about being an individual and going against the grain and standing up and saying 'This is who I am'.

People relate to the spirit of the band, which is to live your way and succeed on your own terms. There's no hypocrisy in being successful and still railing against conformity.

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 will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance.

I think one of the most important things I can give my children is the right to be themselves.

I've never been a yes man.