Chip Conley Quotes

Certainly, I don't believe in rebellion for its own sake. But I think if you strive to do something in an individualistic way, you just become a rebel by definition.

Whenever possible, I operate outside the system.

I may be a maverick, but it doesn't mean I like playing tricks.

I've never been one to just do what I'm told. I don't say that necessarily with pride, it's just something that has gotten me in trouble before.

It's interesting to hear what somebody does when they have no interest in playing by the rules.

I'm not trying to obey the rules of radio.

I don't really have routines or follow what my coaches tell me or how people want me to be: this stereotypical 'sleep on time and set good examples' person. I don't really know what setting a good example is.

I'm not a lady, I'm a hellraiser

I don't live by "The Rules" you know, and if there's one person who has influenced me in that way of thinking, someone who is a maverick, someone who does 'that' to the system then it's Ian Botham.

Do what you are not supposed to do, like wear white shoes all year round.

The compulsion to do the opposite of what you are told does not lend itself to many occupations outside the entertainment industry. Within the industry, it is unlikely that you will be very successful without it.

Don't care what people say. Don't give a damn about their laws.

I like breaking the rules.

I have always been very rebellious and gone against the grain. I've always challenged the standards set before me.

I was tired of playing the goodie-two-shoes.

Other than the laws of physics, rules have never really worked out for me.

I love being the bad guy, simply because I was always so responsible, so predictable growing up.

Conforming is not cool.

I had always broken the rules.

I did rebel. I was the rebel in my family, because my dad wanted me to go and just travel with him.

I never quite toed the line.

I didn't listen to executives.

How do you rebel in a family of rebels?

I always wanted to be the outlaw. And that's to a certain extent how I've lived.

When people expect me to go right, I'll go left. I'm unpredictable.