Challenging Authority Quotes

“There are always risks in challenging excessive police power, but the risks of not challenging it are more dangerous, even fatal.”
― Hunter S. Thompson, Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century

“To be a philosopher, just reverse everything you have ever been told...and have a sense of humor doing it.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“Mere talents does not give glory to God but a humble heart.”
― Mac Canoza

“As women of the western world, we see our sisters in other lands being raped, maimed and even executed simply for trying to exercise the most basic freedoms, such as taking a bus alone or wearing a bright red sweater. And when we look at our own world, we see that it too still lacks equality for the sexes.

It's a terrible thing to go through one's entire lifetime not getting to do all the things we dream of doing just because others say we're not permitted to do them, and to know that they will hurt us if we try.

But far, far worse than that is when there's not a thing or a person outside that's stopping us from living exactly as we wish, but we stop ourselves; internally we do not give ourselves permission, simply because we're too scared of what will happen if we dare.”
― Patricia V. Davis, The Diva Doctrine: 16 Universal Principles Every Woman Needs to Know

“For my own daughter to serve something like this... I'm at a loss. It is so far from the correct answer that is positively deplorable.
This is a contaminated ruin. Goodness. I'd been so looking forward to tasting my precious daughter's cooking... but not if it's this. Just looking at it, I can tell it's worth no higher a score than zero. My appetite hasn't been stirred in the least."
"Oh my! Cooking is meant to be judged on taste...
... but you were able to judge on mere appearance alone? Incredible! I expected no less of you, Father.
However...
should the two chefs who embody your personal ideal of correct cooking taste this...
... and decide that it is indeed delicious...
... then would you not think it necessary to reevaluate your decision?”
― Yuto Tsukuda, 食戟のソーマ 30 [Shokugeki no Souma 30]