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Quotes About Consent

Then open your legs for me, there's a good lass no, a bit wider, aye?" He
~ Diana Gabaldon
It took a bit more argument, but at last she consented
~ Diana Gabaldon
and they all nodded politely to me
~ Diana Gabaldon
A government derives its powers from the just consent of the governed," I quoted, nodding. "For a Committee of Safety to have any legitimacy, there needs to be an obvious threat to the public safety. Clever of the Browns to have reasoned that out." He gave me a look, one auburn brow raised. "Who said that? The consent of the governed." "Thomas Jefferson," I replied, feeling
~ Diana Gabaldon
'No' is always an easier stand than 'Yes.'
~ Rosabeth Moss Kanter
People seem to have a hard time responding to a woman's sexuality without having the desire to literally touch it. I guess in some ways, sexuality implies that, but I don't think sexuality necessarily invites someone else to participate. I don't want people to interpret my work as an invitation to fuck me.
~ Inga Muscio
Men who refuse to use condoms do not deserve to be fucked by anyone but other men who refuse to use condoms.
~ Inga Muscio
her. "But I may ask you to let me check it occasionally
~ Iris Johansen
Our husbands decide without asking our consent, or having our concurrence; for, to tell you the truth, I hate this boat, though I say nothing." Mary Shelley to Jane Williams, talking about the boat that Shelley and his friend Williams bought.
~ Unknown
Our husbands decide without asking our consent, or having our concurrence; for, to tell you the truth, I hate this boat, though I say nothing." Mary Shelley to Jane Williams, talking the boat that Shelley and his friend Williams bought.
~ Unknown
God, having made us free, will not heal our disorder without our assent.
~ Unknown
Unless someone truly has the power to say no, they never truly have the power to say yes
~ Dan Millman
Everyone right to go?
~ Unknown
Please allow me the honour of allowing you to bestow upon me a blowjob.
~ Daniel Clowes
My way of viewing the talking filibuster was as a way of doing unanimous consent with your feet. You object by going down and talking.
~ Jeff Merkley
I never agree to do a character that molests a woman. I have been very conscious not to do such roles. I believe that even a villain should have character, which people can remember.
~ Babu Antony
The only thing I shy away from is non-consensual violence. I can't write a story where someone is a simple victim because it's boring.
~ Chuck Palahniuk
Virtually everyone agrees that the marriage of a 13-year-old child is unconscionable.
~ Chris Sununu
The answer to an unasked question is always no,
~ Lori Gottlieb
You married me thinking I would force myself on you?" "I married you knowing that women have very little say in how they are treated.
~ Lorraine Heath
Stable government requires the free consent of those ruled. Tyranny, even the tyranny of benevolent despots, cannot bring lasting peace and prosperity. There
~ Ludwig von Mises
But no one ever said yes to make sex consensual. You took hints from body language, from the way two people came together. Why...didn't a shake of the head or a hand pushing hard against a chest speak just as loudly? Why did you have to actually say the word no for it to be rape?
~ Jodi Picoult
The bible says no man can take your joy. That means no person can make you live with a negative attitude. No circumstance, no adversity can force you to live in despair. As Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of wheelchair-bound President Franklin D. Roosevelt, often said, 'No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
~ Joel Osteen
When it comes to leadership, silence is nonverbal communication. It communicates agreement and grants permission by saying, "What you're doing is fine.
~ John Bevere