Submissive Quotes

85 quotes by 79 authors

I cannot but be grieved to go from my native land, and especially from that part of it for whom and with whom I desired… — Donald Cargill
A story contained in the family lore of Brigham Young's descendants illustrates the submissive nature of humility. It recounts that in a public meeting the… — Truman G. Madsen
One great effect of prayer is that it enables the soul to command the body. By obedience I make my body submissive to my soul,… — Oswald Chambers
Democracy has proved only that the best way to gain power over people is to assure the people that they are ruling themselves. Once they… — Joseph Sobran
If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive; and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless. If,… — Sun Tzu
[D]iscipline consists in this, that the men who undergo the instruction and have followed it for a certain time are completely deprived of everything which… — Leo Tolstoy
When he stood trembling with fear before the captor, bruised from falls by the restrictive rope, made submissive by choking, clogs, cuts and starvation, he… — J. Frank Dobie
Letâ€™s just say its not a stereotype that black women are less submissive and harder to deal with. Being around all them black women made… — Taye Diggs
Victims may be defensive, submissive, over-accommodating to others, passive-aggressive in conflict, dependent on others for self-worth, overly sensitive, even manipulative. They're often angry, resentful, and… — David Emerald Womeldorff
In slave times the Negro was kept subservient and submissive by the frequency and severity of the scourging, but, with freedom, a new system of… — Ida B. Wells
My husband said, 'Now you need to go and get a post-doctorate degree in tax law.' Tax law! I hate taxes. Why should I go… — Michele Bachmann
The poet is never inspired, because he is the master of that which appears to others as inspiration. He does not wait for inspiration to… — Raymond Queneau
Man has been naturally so created that it is advantageous for him to be submissive, but disastrous for him to follow his own will, and… — Saint Augustine
I'm not averse to being tied up in silk scarves. I like a man to take charge. There's something very sexy about being submissive. — Eva Longoria
Looking away is submissive. Looking [..] in the eye is a challenge. — Veronica Roth
I saw Pastor Bonhoeffer kneeling on the floor praying fervently to God. I was most deeply moved by the way this lovable man prayed, so… — Eberhard Bethge
In America the taint of sectarianism lies broad upon the land. Not content with acknowledging the supremacy as the Diety, and with erecting temples in… — James F. Cooper
Man is so muddled, so dependent on the things immediately before his eyes, that every day even the most submissive believer can be seen to… — Joseph de Maistre
We are so inculcated with guilt that we think that weakness is a sin or that it is some crime against nature to be submissive. — Anton Szandor LaVey
Therefore, the Negro nation are, as a rule, submissive to slavery, because [Negroes] have little [that is essentially] human and have attributes that are quite… — Ibn Khaldun

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