“Procrastination is the soul rebelling against entrapment.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb, book The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

Source: The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (2010), p. 8

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Bert McCracken (1982) American musician

Paul Stewart (July 10, 2005) "The Used gladly sold their souls", The Sunday Telegraph, News Limited, p. 20.

“He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason, rebels against tyranny, has a better title to "defender of the faith" than George the Third.”

Thomas Paine (1737–1809) English and American political activist

The Crisis No. III.
1770s, The American Crisis (1776–1783)

“Rebel you against sadness. The spirit of the rebels is fiery and thrives on emotion.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: Ribellatevi alla tristezza. Lo spirito dei ribelli è ardente e vive di emozioni.
Source: prevale.net

“Many rebelled against God. But no one, including atheists and the devil, can ever rebel against happiness. It is the final destination for all.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“The ancients, even though they believed in destiny, believed primarily in nature, in which they participated wholeheartedly. To rebel against nature amounted to rebelling against oneself.”

Albert Camus book The Rebel

Part 2: Metaphysical Rebellion
The Rebel (1951)
Context: The ancients, even though they believed in destiny, believed primarily in nature, in which they participated wholeheartedly. To rebel against nature amounted to rebelling against oneself. It was butting one's head against a wall.

“I'm not messy. I'm rebelling against folding.”

Tiffanie DeBartolo (1970) American writer

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