Power & Society Sayings

184 sayings found from the Contemporary era from 184 authors

My only crime was to be a free spirit in a world that fears freedom.

— Mata Hari 1917
Justice & Rights

I've been investigated by every intelligence agency in the world.

— Uri Geller 2000s
Money & Business

I'm not a quitter. I'm a fighter.

— Evel Knievel 1970s
War & Conflict

I'm not a quitter. I'm a fighter.

— Jackass crew (Johnny Knoxville) 2000s
War & Conflict

I'm always looking for the most extreme, the most outrageous, the most offensive thing I can do.

— Sacha Baron Cohen 2007
Power & Leadership

I enjoy making people feel uncomfortable.

— Andy Kaufman Early 1980s
Power & Leadership

I'm a walking billboard for bad taste.

— Divine (Harris Glenn Milstead) 1980s
Power & Leadership

Charm is the ultimate weapon.

— John Waters 2000s
War & Conflict

I'm a pioneer. I'm breaking new ground.

— Ed Wood Uncertain, possibly 1950s-1970s
Power & Leadership

I'm not interested in entertaining people. I'm interested in provoking them.

— Werner Herzog Various
Power & Leadership

My father is a very conservative Italian man, and I'm a very liberal, eccentric artist. We don't always see eye to eye, but he loves me.

— Lady Gaga 2011
Political

I like to pretend I'm a machine, because then I can get things done. I can't really do that if I'm thinking about how I feel.

— Bjork 2015
Power & Leadership

I don't like to follow the rules. I like to break them.

— Captain Beefheart 1994
Power & Leadership

Politics is the entertainment branch of industry.

— Frank Zappa 1989
Political

I'm like a junkyard dog. I'm always looking for something to chew on.

— Tom Waits 1999
Power & Leadership

I was born with a nose for show business.

— Tiny Tim 1969
Money & Business

I'm a rock 'n' roll star. I'm a motherfucking rock 'n' roll star.

— Wesley Willis 1990s
Power & Leadership

I am a revolutionary artist.

— Yayoi Kusama 1999
Political

My work is about freedom. Freedom from fear, freedom from pain, freedom from limitations.

— Marina Abramovic 2016
Justice & Rights

I like to make things that are a little bit out of control.

— Maurizio Cattelan 2011
Power & Leadership
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