#repress

We're more sexually repressed than men, having been given a much more strict puritanical code of behavior than men ever have. ↗

— Kate Millett

#behavior #code #ever #given #having

Why can't a woman be a little cooler in her emotions and a little quieter and more repressed without it being a huge thing? I've actually always quite enjoyed that, to tell you the truth. ↗

— Anna Torv

#always #being #cooler #emotions #enjoyed

Because I actually find the next take after they've controlled it a little bit and repressed the laughter is actually a really interesting take, because that's still going on underneath the surface. That struggle to maintain composure becomes part of the joy of the scene. ↗

— Jay Roach

#after #because #becomes #bit #composure

Repression will provoke rebellion. ↗

— Hugh Williamson

#rebellion #repression #will

Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline. ↗

— Theodor Adorno

#play #repressive #rule #self-discipline #while

In a repressive society, a writer can be deeply influential, but in a society that's filled with glut and repetition and endless consumption, the act of terror may be the only meaningful act. ↗

— Don DeLillo

#consumption #deeply #endless #filled #glut

Writers in repressive societies are considered dangerous. That's why so many of them are in jail. ↗

— Don DeLillo

#dangerous #jail #many #repressive #societies

Early on I saw the repression and idolatry of Stalinism, and when it cracked, I was open to religion again. ↗

— Lionel Blue

#cracked #early #i #idolatry #open

Americans are a lot more open, of course. There's something more declamatory in the way you express emotions. It's a stereotype but it's true. British people can appear repressed in expressing emotions. Not very good at self-evaluating, or affirming situations, touching, anything like that. ↗

— Emily Blunt

#anything #appear #british #british people #course

The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression. ↗

— W. E. B. Du Bois

#less #liberty #price #repression #than