#submission

As we've gotten more successful, there's a gap between the speed of our publishing pipeline and the speed of our receiving submissions pipeline. Our pipeline of leaks has been increasing exponentially as our profile rises, and our ability to publish is increasing linearly. ↗

— Julian Assange

#been #between #exponentially #gap #gotten

The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#choose #cost #freedom #high #never

The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are. The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#choose #chosen #cost #freedom #full

One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#avoid #beyond #goes #insofar #keep

I was tortured fifteen times, that's total submission. They did that with shutting off your blood circulation with ropes, giving you claustrophobia and pain at the same time, bending you double. ↗

— James Stockdale

#blood #circulation #did #double #fifteen

He needed the hand on his shoulder, the kiss to his temple and the hot, ragged breath of his Master over his face. ↗

— Casey K. Cox

#dominance #submission #bdsm

If you do what we ask you to do, the victories will belong to you, and the losses to me. ↗

— Dean Smith

#submission #leadership

So you’ll get your kicks by exerting your will over me.” “It’s about gaining your trust and your respect, so you’ll let me exert my will over you. I will gain a great deal of pleasure, joy, even in your submission. The more you submit, the greater my joy – it’s a very simple equation.” “Okay, and what do I get out of this?” He shrugs and looks almost apologetic. “Me,” he says simply. ↗

— E.L. James

#christian-grey #submission #respect

Love is giving up control. It’s surrendering the desire to control the other person. The two—love and controlling power over the other person—are mutually exclusive. If we are serious about loving someone, we have to surrender all the desires within us to manipulate the relationship. ↗

— Rob Bell

#marriage #relationships #romance #sex #submission

The hardest and greatest thing a human being can do is submit to his Creator. ↗

— Habeeb Akande

#creator #dedication #god #inspirational #islam