“Too often, I have not been what I wanted to be I've succumbed to pressures. Yes, I have. The things I've done that I liked, I've always done against advice. The bad films everybody was high on. The good films, they advised me against.”— Kirk Douglas, rogerebert.com
“You guys don't understand the politics of childhood.”— Mark Levin, Andrew Goldberg, Jennifer Flackett, Nick Kroll, Nick Birch, Nick Kroll, imdb.com
“Mr. Anthony DeMartino: Can anyone give me another example of a group using coercive techniques such as peer-pressure, chanting, and social-isolation to achieve control over its members? Brittany Taylor: Cheerleading?”— Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil, Brittany Taylor (voice), Janie Mertz, imdb.com
“Network effects are very positive things, but there’s a tipping point where they fall over into the madness of crowds.”— Peter Thiel, foxbusiness.com
“Sexual manipulation. Your partner emotionally manipulates you into sexual activities you don’t like. They may even emotionally armtwist you by saying things like ‘Other girls/guys do it! Why can’t you?’”— Natalia Avdeeva, lovepanky.com
“Honestly, there is no right time to have sex for the first time. You need not wait till marriage to have sex, and no need to do indulge in the same before marriage either; have sex when you want to and when you feel it is the right time for you. Don’t let peers push you into it.”— Nooriyah Merchant, thebrunettediaries.com
“Don’t sleep with someone unless you really, honest-to-God want to. You should never feel pressured to have sex because you think you’re expected to, regardless of how much you’ve been flirting or how long you’ve been dating.”— Lara Rutherford-Morrison, bustle.com
“You shouldn't like things because people tell you you're supposed to.”— Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Jonathan Byers, Charlie Heaton, netflix.com
“He’s pushy about getting physical. Some guys will say just about anything to get a woman to have sex with him.”— Matt Schneiderman, match.com
“Everyone should date at their own comfortable pace. If Greg is pushing you for commitment early in the dating process, it’s likely because of his insecurity or lacking emotional intelligence. Greg is trying to ‘lock you down’ before you have the chance to recognize his flaws.”— Patrick Allan, lifehacker.com