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Quotes about Rebellion

All sorrow, hardship, difficulty, struggle, pain, unhappiness, and ultimately death itself can be traced to rebellion against God's love for us.
— Thomas Merton
The Indians' insistence on clinging to their customs had to be the work of Satan there was no other explanation which is why the friars went out to hunt down and lasso the deserters and then whipped their doctrine of love and forgiveness into them.
— Isabel Allende
Whosoever would be a man must be a non-conformist.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
I will embarrass my kids to their core. I will threaten to show up in hot pants and a tube top. Their dad will drive me. And he'll let me and my friend Lisa get pretty drunk in the backseat, and we will come into that party and just rip it up.
— Melissa McCarthy
The cause of the great War of the Rebellion against the United Status will have to be attributed to slavery.
— Ulysses S. Grant
His life was totally out of control. And it had never felt so right.
— Susan May Warren
Why should He have to suffer on behalf of humanity? Nomoral imperative required God to sacrifice His Son. He would be no less holy or righteous if He allowed the race of sin-sick humans to suffer the just consequences of their own rebellion. Nothing compelled Jesus to complete the mission—nothing, that is, except love for the people He had made and obedience to His Father.
— Charles Swindoll
For they are rebellious against You. But let all who take refuge in You be glad, Let them ever sing for joy; And may You shelter them, That those who love Your name may exult in You. For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O LORD, You surround him with favor as with a shield. (Psalm 5)
— Charles Swindoll
And I was mischievous. I was always into something. So when I got good attention from the singing, I knew that was probably where I needed to land.
— Reba McEntire
And like any artist with no art form, she became dangerous.
— Toni Morrison
Adam first, Eve next, and also, confused about her role, the first outlaw?
— Toni Morrison
Jumping from the roof of Mercy was the most interesting thing he had done.
— Toni Morrison