Terry Pratchett Quotes

I'm William Wallace, and the rest of you will be spared. Go back to England and tell them... Scotland is free!

I was the only guy with any bit of anarchy left.

Unless one is inordinately fond of subordination, one is always at war.

In the American provinces formerly subject to the Spanish Empire a brilliant scene is opened at present, the valor, the resolution of the heroes, the enthusiasm of the ancient and modern republicans have been displayed gloriously for the cause of national liberty. The sword of expiring tyranny has immolated in some places many victims; but from their blood new heroes have arisen.

Blandishments will not fascinate us, nor will threats of a "halter" intimidate. For, under God, we are determined that wheresoever, whensoever, or howsoever we shall be called to make our exit, we will die free men.

Liberty’s in every blow! Let us do or die!

You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him.

If you are not their slaves, you are rebels.

Nevertheless, to the persecution and tyranny of his cruel ministry we will not tamely submit - appealing to Heaven for the justice of our cause, we determine to die or be free . . . .

You can try to pin me down with a hundred thousand arms, but I will find a way to resist

We will be ourselves and free, or die in the attempt. Harriet Tubman was not our great-grandmother for nothing.

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.

Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may.

If you have security, you can rebel; if you don't, you hold on to any scraps of it that you have.

We continue to resist the occupier militarily, culturally and by all means of the resistance.

At one time in the history of the Americas, weapons and armies were associated with liberty and independence, and with new opportunities for our peoples. At one time in the history of the Americas, there were liberating armies.

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

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

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

I don't run behind authority.

I really rebel against authority.

My characters aren't losers. They're rebels. They win by their refusal to play by everyone else's rules.

They can't censor the gleam in my eye.

The driving force behind doing everything that I've been doing for 11 years as a stand-up is having problems with authority and not liking to be told what to do.