Consent Quotes

364 quotes by 279 authors

I don't know in the world why anyone would consent to be a king, and never to be left to himself, but to be worried… — Lady Gregory
I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor. — Pierre Corneille
Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice. — Will Durant
No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give it. — Marian Wright Edelman
You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent. — Alexander Hamilton
Once you consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things back the way they are. — Howard Hughes
If the Holy Spirit can take over the subconscious with our consent and cooperation, then we have almighty Power working at the basis of our… — E. Stanley Jones
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. — Helen Keller
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent. — Abraham Lincoln
The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must… — Vince Lombardi
You have not found your place until all your faculties are roused, and your whole nature consents and approves of the work you are doing. — Orison Swett Marden
Informed consent is required for every invasive medical procedure, from getting your ears pierced to having an abortion. — Bob McDonnell
The United Nations' founders understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus, and with America's consent, the veto by Security Council… — Vladimir Putin
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. — Eleanor Roosevelt
Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness. — Jean Rostand
In our system leadership is by consent, not command. To lead a President must persuade. Personal contacts and experiences help shape his thinking. They can… — Donald Rumsfeld
Sin cannot be conceived in a natural state, but only in a civil state, where it is decreed by common consent what is good or… — Baruch Spinoza
He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason. — Baruch Spinoza
If any man's money can be taken by a so-called government, without his own personal consent, all his other rights are taken with it; for… — Lysander Spooner
The apology, that is constantly put forth for the injustice of government, viz., that a man must consent to give up some of his rights,… — Lysander Spooner

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