Ken Kesey Quotes

I do situations and make fun of authority and life.

Whenever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience.

I went into jail with absolutely no respect whatsoever for authority, and I came out with even less.

I didn't break the rules, but I challenged the rules.

Whenever possible, I operate outside the system.

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.

Do I think it's OK to fight authority as long as you're only talking about the high school teacher? No.

The compulsion to do the opposite of what you are told does not lend itself to many occupations outside the entertainment industry. Within the industry, it is unlikely that you will be very successful without it.

I've always liked getting away with just a little bit of what you're not supposed to. Like my first book, Billy's Booger, got me in trouble with the principal's office.

Everyone's got skeletons in their closet, and I've got a million in mine, believe me. I tested the envelope; I pushed it. Whenever somebody in authority told me not to do something, I did it just to find out why they said not to do it.

If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use both feet.

I like breaking the rules.

Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make anarchy and disorder your trademarks. Cause as much chaos and disruption as possible but don't let them take you ALIVE.

I wasn't made to take orders. My grandmother used to tell me: 'Laws are for idiots.' She was right.

I wasn't a good rule-breaker when I was younger.

I like rules that are broken.

I really rebel against authority.

I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity.

I had always broken the rules.

I use the rules to frustrate the law. But I didn't set up the ground rules.

I know the law... I am it's greatest transgressor.

I have a bit of a rebellious nature.

I never quite toed the line.

I'll rebel against powers and principalities, all the time. Always, I will.

I cannot stand authority.