It was cool in the terminal, but I felt the heat of social…

There are really exciting things happening in genetic and neurobiology right now, and really looking at the ways in which different not just illnesses,…

— Jonathan Michel Metzl

Of course, peer pressure has a strong positive component. It provides the social cohesion that allows the very development of communal affiliation. But peer…

— Charles D. Hayes

“Fashion is one of the greatest forms of manipulation.”

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

“And yet the standards of Christ and His Church have not moved. As He said, 'The truth abideth forever and ever.' When we understand…

— Robert D. Hales

Regardless of the cultural system, social pressure to appear straight seems to be fairly intense cross-culturally. Indeed, one is inclined to wonder, if being…

— Alice Dreger

For many, the hijab represents modesty, piety and devotion to God, and I truly respect that. But the hijab should not be used as…

— Queen Rania of Jordan

'Prom' is a movie that follows a bunch of high-schoolers' lives leading up to the prom, the climax of the movie. It focuses all…

— Cameron Monaghan

“To eliminate nonessentials means saying no to someone. Often. It means pushing against social expectations. To do it well takes courage and compassion. So…

— Tommy Brown

“To resist the social pressure now put even on one's leisure time, requires a tougher upbringing and a more obstinate willfulness about going one's…

— Robert Graves

“Step 1: Mold Their Perception Step 2: Elicit Congruent Attitudes Step 3: Trigger Social Pressure Step 4: Habituate Your Message Step 5: Optimize Your…

— Nick Kolenda

“Skinnerian conditioning, crossed with social pressure, is now an ever-present invisible hand that tries to manipulate all of your actions on the internet. This…

— Charles Seife

If something is inconvenient, even if we believe in it, moral suasion, financial incentives, don't do much to move us but social pressure, that's…

— Suman Rai

Self-censorship as a result of intimidation or social pressures, sometimes referred to as "political correctness", constitutes a serious obstacle to the proper functioning of…

— Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

“Some people think they can find satisfaction in good food, fine clothes, lively music, and sexual pleasure. However, when they have all these things,…

— Liezi

Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts.

— Mary Pipher