Deborah Tannen

There's the bond of a connection and the bond of bondage... When you are connected to somebody, everything each one does affects the other, and it's a kind of bondage. You're not as free as you would be if that person wasn't in your life.

American Sociologist

Swami Vivekananda

The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.

Indian Clergyman

Bruce Barton

What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage.

American Author

Joyce Meyer

The Israelites' slavery in Egypt is the equivalent of our slavery to sin. God sent Moses to deliver them from bondage, and He sent Jesus Christ to set us free.

Nelson Mandela

We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.

South African Statesman

Ramana Maharshi

For those who have obtained unobstructed knowledge of Self, the world is seen merely as a bondage causing imagination.

Indian Philosopher

Henry Giroux

Collective freedom is one devoid of material bondage and one that supports the institutions necessary for democracy.

American Critic

Isaac Hayes

Guys in slavery sang praises to the Lord to deliver them from bondage.

American Musician

Rabindranath Tagore

Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree.

Indian Poet

Dan Quayle

I understand the importance of bondage between parent and child.

American Vice President

Used to describe forced labor in history, like slavery or feudal systems.

Historical Context

Implies deep suffering and loss of freedom; very serious and heavy term.

Emotional Weight

Highlights an imbalance of power; one group controls another.

Power Dynamics

In modern use, often involves consensual activities between adults.

Consent Important

Bondage is part of BDSM but doesn't encompass all its practices.

Bondage vs. BDSM

Safety and clear communication are crucial in bondage scenarios.

Safety First

Can be used as a metaphor for being trapped by non-physical constraints.

Metaphorical Use

Usually describes situations that are negative or undesirable.

Negative Connotation

Implies that it's challenging to break free from the situation or habit.

Escape is Difficult

 it's very, very historically sensitive. And so we couldn't really touch its surfaces. We couldn't leave any traces behind. So we strained it from the edges, and we held it by cables. It's a study of some bondage techniques, which are actually very important because it's hit by wind all the time.

Liz Diller: A giant...

 landmarked it's very very historically sensitive and so we couldn't really touch its services we couldn't leave any traces behind so we strained it from the edges and we held it by cables it's a study of some bondage techniques which are actually very very important because it's hit by

A giant bubble for...

 During the escape, she was only able to rescue her youngest daughter Sophia, while her other children remained in bondage. It would be two years before she regained custody of Peter. After that, she would wait another two years before she saw any of her other children.

The electrifying...

 in every corner of the country, who are held in jail on bail bondage, right now -- they need a lifeline today. That's where The Bail Project comes in. We have a proven model, a plan of action, and a growing network of bail disrupters

What if we ended the...

 poisoned by the dye and in the glass making industry the kids are held in debt bondage that was actually incurred by their parents they work over these gas burners in intense heat and fumes with no ventilation no protective gear

Jodi Cobb: Human Bondage...

 across international borders every year into slavery, and that 80 percent of those sold are women, into sexual slavery. In the United States right this moment, 60,000 people are living in human bondage, or slavery.

Jimmy Carter: Why I...

 They can trigger understanding across political divides and awaken our universal sense of empathy. Survivors like the now deceased Jennifer taught me that brutal bondage does not happen far away.

Almudena Toral:...

 and that fire will shine a light on slavery, for without that light, the beast of bondage can continue to live in the shadows. Thank you very much.

Lisa Kristine: Photos...

 from domestic bondage. At 88, she has saved 12,000 girls, and she has changed the culture in the country. Now it is illegal for fathers

Isabel Allende: How to...

 There's a story in Somerset Maugham's novel "Of Human Bondage" about an ancient sage who summarizes the entire history of mankind as,

Bondage

The state of being under someone else's control, usually relating to slavery or intense labor.