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Consenting Quotes

Where personal choice meets public interest.

These consenting quotes defend personal privacy while also questioning how far consent can really extend, especially with data and DNA. For related personal expression, see art quotes.

What consenting adults do behind closed doors is not my business.

Quotes by Shelley Berkley

I think the State shouldn't poke its nose into the sexual relations of consenting adults.

Quotes by Rocco Buttiglione

Movements begin when oppressed people make - and keep remaking - a deeply inward decision to stop consenting to external demands that contradict a critical inner truth, the truth that they are worthy of respect.

Quotes by Parker Palmer

I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part and discuss it only with consenting adults.

Quotes by Molly Ivins

Art Quotes

We literally hand over our most private data, our DNA, but we're not just consenting for ourselves, we are consenting for our children, and our children's children. Maybe we don't live in a world where people are genetically discriminated against...

Quotes by Hannah Fry

I try and make myself or consenting people I am very close to the victims of my comedy. I don't enjoy bullying masquerading as comedy.

Quotes by Greg Davies

I'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.

Quotes by Gore Vidal

An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world.

Quotes by George Santayana

My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they...

Quotes by Fran Lebowitz

Artist Quotes

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

Quotes by Andre Gide

I think it is fine to have sports divided into men's and women's, just as it is fine to say a fifteen-year-old is incapable of consenting to sex. But we should recognize these are social distinctions based on biology, and...

Quotes by Alice Dreger

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Frequently Asked Questions

What personal freedoms do these consenting quotes defend?
They defend the idea that what consenting adults choose to do privately, including personal relationships, shouldn't be subject to government interference. Several speakers frame this as a matter of individual privacy rather than public concern.
Do these quotes address government involvement in private matters?
Yes, multiple quotes argue that the state shouldn't intrude into the private, consensual choices adults make behind closed doors.
Is data privacy discussed in connection with consent here?
Yes, one quote raises concern that handing over DNA data means consenting not just for oneself but for one's children and future descendants, questioning how meaningful that consent really is.
How personal does the topic of consent get in this collection?
Quite personal. One speaker openly discusses their own private choices, describing them as a matter to be shared only with consenting adults.
Where can I find more quotes about personal expression and identity?
See art quotes for more reflections on personal expression and creative freedom.

From closed-door personal choices to consenting on behalf of future generations, the theme raises real questions about autonomy. Continue with artist quotes or behind quotes for related reflections.