Terry Pratchett Quotes

I like the men to wear the pants. I don't want to wear the pants. I like men who know what they want, know what they're doing, make their own decisions... As much as I like to be the controller, it's not in my best interest.

I'm not used to saying no to this man on any level.

For me, saying no to Salman is a big no-no in its self.

Everywhere in life people are in authority to make decisions and you have to abide by them, whether right or wrong.

A woman dictates before marriage in order that she may have an appetite for submission afterwards.

In general, women desire to rule over their husbands and lovers, to be the authority above them.

Why is everything always my decision?" I asked. Because you will not tolerate anything else." Oh, I remembered now. "Great", I whispered. - Anita to Jean-Claude

Jimmy Lee Baylis was a wise man, and knew better than to talk back to the man who signed his paycheck.

Women never really command until they have given their promise to obey; and they are never in more danger of being made slaves than when the men are at their feet.

You wouldn't let him do it, would you, Jamie?" Jamie's expression was very serene. She stared at Andrew when she spoke to her husband. "With your permission, I would like to answer him." "You have it," Alec replied. "Andrew," she called out in a voice as cold and clear as a frigid winter morning, "my husband does whatever he wishes to do. I am sometimes allowed to help, though. If he decides to cut off your feet, I will, of course, offer him my assistance.

She had not wanted him to but had let him have his way because ever since she was a child she had generally yielded before anyone with strong willpower, especially if it was a man, not because she was naturally submissive, but because strong male willpower gave her a feeling of safety and trust, together with acceptance and a desire to give in.

Woman's happiness consists in obeying; she objects to a man who yields too much.

Man proposes, woman forecloses.

We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect.

Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is.

I think I'm a natural-born leader. I know how to bow down to authority if it's authority that I respect.

Obviously I like pretty girls, but I'm also looking for someone who can take control. I know guys complain about girls telling them what to do, but I think we all kind of enjoy it.

In my house I'm the boss, my wife is just the decision maker.

I think I've always had a certain amount of skepticism of this whole 'shut up and smile' theory. I haven't ever swallowed that pill so easily, although I tried.

Men always like to please women. Women like to please men, too - some women. Some are very good at it.

How does a woman in authority convey that authority? Is it possible for a woman to rule without sounding shrill? Is it possible for a woman to manage without manipulating? All of these things seem to me to be very much at the fore today, and were no less the case 2,000 years ago.

People aren't hiring me to be a 'yes' man. They have their girlfriends for that.

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

I was put in a position with a man that, whenever he would call me at work or at home, work-related, he would say jump and I'd say how high and I would jump.

It is much safer to obey than to rule.