“Rebel Rebel, you've torn your dress.
Rebel Rebel, your face is a mess.
Rebel Rebel, how could they know?
Hot tramp, I love you so!”

— David Bowie

Rebel Rebel
Song lyrics, Diamond Dogs (1974)

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David Bowie 105

British musician, actor, record producer and arranger 1947–2016

Edmund Cooper (1926–1982) British writer

The Overman Culture (1971)

“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

“Rebels, especially successful rebels, were of necessity bad subjects and worse governors.”

T. E. Lawrence book Seven Pillars of Wisdom

Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1922)

“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)

“I've rebelled against all types of conformity throughout my life, not just Utah's conservative culture. I rebelled against the Mormon church by going to other churches. I rebelled against my parents by not eating meat. I rebelled against my friends and myself by doing drugs. And I rebelled against everything that was holding me down by playing music with these guys.”

Bert McCracken (1982) American musician

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

“Until they became conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.”

George Orwell book 1984

Source: 1984

“If you are not their slaves, you are rebels.”

C. L. R. James (1901–1989) Trinidadian writer

James is quoting Toussaint Louverture's speech to his troops--most of whom, like Toussaint himself, were former slaves. The "their" refers to the French imperialists, p. 307
The Black Jacobins (1938)