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Quotes About Consent

Never fuck anyone you wouldn't want to be.
~ Kate Bornstein
I understand. I will
~ Kate White
Authority ... cannot be a darksome power that compels us to subject ourselves without reason.
~ G C Berkouwer
I love having sex with you," she says. "If you're a vegetable when this is done, can I still have sex with you?
~ Gabrielle Zevin
Saying yes to everyone is the same as saying yes to nothing. Each additional obligation chips away at your effectiveness at everything you try.
~ Gary Keller
By reading this message you are denying its existence and implying consent.
~ Gary Shteyngart
MEN WHO CANNOT LET GO CHOOSE WOMEN WHO CANNOT SAY NO.
~ Gavin de Becker
I encourage people to remember that "no" is a complete sentence.
~ Gavin de Becker
I've noticed a terrible thing, which is I will agree to anything if it's far enough in the future.
~ Brian Eno
For years, well before consumer tracking became the norm, Radio Shack stores would routinely ask their customers for their addresses and phone numbers. For a while I just refused, but that was socially awkward. Instead, I got in the habit of replying with "9800 Savage Road, Columbia, MD, 20755": the address of the NSA.
~ Bruce Schneier
our personal information is being bought and sold without our knowledge and consent.
~ Bruce Schneier
The overwhelming bulk of surveillance is corporate, and it occurs because we ostensibly agree to it. I don't mean that we make an informed decision agreeing to it; instead, we accept it either because we get value from the service or because we are offered a package deal that includes surveillance and don't have any real choice in the matter.
~ Bruce Schneier
Do not fear your enemies. The worst they can do is kill you. Do not fear friends. At worst, they may betray you. Fear those who do not care; they neither kill nor betray, but betrayal and murder exist because of their silent consent.
~ Bruno Jasienski
Her heart consenteth before her lips say: Yea; and in this interval lieth her Paradise; wherefore she would prolong it.
~ burgess gelett ii
Consent has rough edges.
~ Ian Mcewan
you expect me to fall on my back with my legs spread. Not necessarily. ... You can fall on your hands and knees if you prefer. Or against the wall. Or on the kitchen counter. I suppose I might let you be on top, if you make it worth my while.
~ Ilona Andrews
I know it may come as a shock, but it's sort of considered polite to wait for the consent of the woman. In fact, I'm pretty sure that if you don't wait, you may have to deal with pesky criminal charges like kidnapping and rape.
~ Ilona Andrews
I can buy your contract." "No, you can't. Any sale of our mortgage requires my consent, and I won't consent to it." He grinned. "You don't want to work under me?" "I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer.
~ Ilona Andrews
We all must educate children at the youngest ages that private parts are private, 'no' means no, and there is only one code of honor for everyone.
~ Christine Pelosi
To be sure I must; and therefore I may assume that your silence gives consent.
~ Plato
The horrible thing is, as a model, it wasn't that unusual to be in a weird situation where a photographer or someone feels they have a right to your body.
~ Trish Goff
Strangers shouldn't be allowed to take a picture of your child and sell it for profit.
~ Melissa McCarthy
I hate graffiti. It's not yours - don't draw on it! Is it that hard to comprehend?
~ Chad Michael Murray
The War Powers Act requires presidents to seek the consent of the American people, through their representatives, before sending our troops into war. It is the responsibility of Congress to deliberate and consult with the executive branch before involving ourselves in a military conflict.
~ Charles B. Rangel