Edward Said Quotes

I remember being 14 years old, making a pact with myself. I would never join into the matrix, never join into the status quo, and I would always fight it. It always felt like I was on an operating table and the anesthesia never worked.

I've always been in a rebel.

I wanted to be a rebel so badly.

I'm going to be me as I am, and you can beat me or jail me or even kill me, but I'm not going to be what you want me to be.

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

I really wasn't very much of a rebel. I'm seen by people now as more of a rebel which is strange. I don't like doing what people tell me to do. I don't deliberately rebel against them.

Language is wild - you can't fence it or tell it what to do - and it's the same with people. Even under the worst excesses of Stalinism or consumerism, the human spirit will still express itself.

The only people who ever called me a rebel were people who wanted me to do what they wanted.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

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

How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.

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

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

I rebelled against all form of authority, against my grandfather, my step-father, the Church, the police, the government, the bosses. Everything male that was there, and was determining my life.

I really rebel against authority.

I cannot stand authority.

If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.

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.

If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good.

I'm always rebelling. I don't think I'll ever stop.

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 don't like rules of any kind. And I seek people who break rules with happiness - and not bringing pain to themselves.

I don't deal well with being told what to wear and sit on a mark. It just feels like my soul is being ripped out.

I would never wear anything because someone told me to.

Most people are sort of against authority. Here's Beetle always challenging authority. I think people relate to it.