Hank Ketcham Quotes

Whenever possible, I operate outside the system.

I've never been a yes man.

I'm old enough and cranky enough now that if someone tried to tell me what to do, I'd tell them where to put it.

I've never been one to just do what I'm told. I don't say that necessarily with pride, it's just something that has gotten me in trouble before.

I have a really hard time with people telling me what to do.

Often I'd say I understood the coach, then do my own thing on the field.

I do not bow. I do not obey. I do not 'worship.'

When my mother tells me to do something, I'll do my own thing. A strong character can be good, but sometimes it is not good. I hope it's good in my case.

I'm bad at doing what I'm told. I'm a born free thinker.

I didn't want to do anything my mother wanted me to do so surely I wasn't going to sing for her.

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'm not going to conform to some consumer need.

Don't care what people say. Don't give a damn about their laws.

I don't bow down to the federal government.

I don't run behind authority.

Get as rude as possible and don't let anyone tell you how to live.

I never quite toed the line.

If it's anything I can't stand, it's yes-men. When I say no, I want you to say no, too.

… a controlled disrespect for authority is essential to a scientist.

I think every girl has a little bit of rebellion inside. It's always fun to not follow every trend and not be the perfect good girl. It's edgy to be a little rebellious.

I spent a lot of my career fighting coaches. When coaches told me don't shoot, I'd shoot anyway.

I learned how to break the rules without asking.

I think I always had, like, a rebellious spirit. But it wasn't a rebellious spirit to do wrong. It was a rebellious spirit to do something different.

Even me mum can't tell me what to do.

I do not take orders from Washington, and I suggest that no one else should either.