Carlos Santana

Blues was my first love. It was the first thing where I said, 'Oh man, this is the stuff.' It just sounded so raw and honest, gut-bucket honest. From then I started rebelling.

Mexican Musician

Larry Bishop

I dug the idea that I was being perceived as the black sheep of my family, but for me, it was like, I was a rebel, and that to me was most important.

American Actor

Gail Bradbrook

If your government isn't protecting you and the future of your kids, you have a duty to rebel, and a right to rebel.

British Activist

Gary Rossington

We were kinda rebels. From the wrong side of the tracks. Down where we were raised, it was a tough town.

American Musician

Taylor Swift

I feel like in my music I can be a rebel. I can say things I wouldn't say in real life.

American Singer

Martina Navratilova

I've always been a rebel, always curious about the world around me.

American Tennis Player

John Barrasso

I've been calling for the support of the Syrian rebels for years.

American Politician

Fiona Bruce

I think it's important to rebel a little bit.

British Journalist

Carlene Carter

A lot of people said I was a rebel. I wasn't.

Clint Eastwood

Used to describe individuals challenging government, often in historical or political contexts.

Revolutionary Context

Often associated with a group, not a solitary person, sharing a common cause against power systems.

Group Association

May carry a negative connotation, implying a disruptor of peace or order, depending on perspective.

Negative Connotation

Commonly describes teenagers or young adults defiantly disregarding societal or parental expectations.

Youthful Defiance

Implies a power struggle, where one refuses to accept someone else's control.

Authority Struggle

Can indicate an act of protest that aims for change in rules or conditions.

Act of Protest

Highlights a person's uniqueness and their refusal to follow the crowd.

Individuality Emphasis

Often suggests choosing paths or styles that go against societal norms or traditions.

Non-traditional Choices

May be used in artistic or creative contexts to describe innovative thinkers.

Creative Context

Used within military or conflict scenarios, often associated with insurgency operations.

Military Jargon

Usually describes a group or force positioned as the antagonist in a conflict.

Opposition Role

 Our driver panicked, he stopped the car and jumped out, he said we're journalists. At that point Qaddafi's troops ripped us out of the car. The rebels that we were with started opening fire on that checkpoint and we were caught in a wall of bullets. There were bullets everywhere. I did not get out of the car at that point.

Held Captive by...

 killing any suspected spies or dissenters. He also helped peasants build health clinics and schools, taught them to read, and even recited poetry to them. His harsh discipline was necessary against a much stronger enemy who didn't hesitate to burn entire villages suspected of aiding the rebels.

History vs. Che Guevara...

 when the Freedom for what for which she had fought was finally achieved and she was released she dedicated her life to securing freedom for whom for those whom the fledgling state could not yet protect victims of human trafficking so how would a Maoist rebel bred in the

Breaking boundaries,...

 particularly plaintive story because her family was staunch unionists in a town that was predominantly pro-confederate friendships was shattered and when the rebel army came through a family's magnificent home was burned to the ground but saddest of all she fell in

Josie Underwood's Civil...

 soldiers said that the rebels looked as if to be on parade they marched out of the tree line their bands playing a drummers drumming the flags waving thousands of bayonets blending in the morning sunlight officers on horseback

Winston Groom: The...

 making it the cornerstone of the galactic economy. And it only grows on the desert planet Arrakis, a dangerous and inhospitable world whose native inhabitants have long rebelled against the empire.

Why should you read...

 As hero, rebel, or trickster, Prometheus remains a symbol of our capacity to capture the powers of nature, and ultimately, he reminds us of the potential of individual acts to ignite the world.

The myth of Prometheus -...

 situation these guys making any time T now I am not important to them I'm not going to be abandon ship maybe my days over minutes later the rebels dragged him away

Rebel

Revolutionary Context

Group Association

Negative Connotation

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