Neil Morrissey

I don't even like sitting in a taxi or on the tube when I've got a nicely ironed shirt on - I can feel the creases starting. I was taught to iron in the children's home I lived in - along with mopping, sweeping, and washing up. If you iron a shirt in order - collar, cuffs, yoke, sleeves and then body - it comes out all neat and gorgeous.

English Actor

Abraham Lincoln

It is not my nature, when I see a people borne down by the weight of their shackles - the oppression of tyranny - to make their life more bitter by heaping upon them greater burdens; but rather would I do all in my power to raise the yoke than to add anything that would tend to crush them.

American President

Margo Jefferson

Ralph Ellison's essays were models for me when I began my life as a critic. Slipping cultural yokes and violating aesthetic boundaries, he made criticism high-stakes work, especially for a black critic.

American Critic

John Jay Chapman

The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born under the yoke, and grows up beneath the oppressions of his age.

American Poet

Honore de Balzac

A husband who submits to his wife's yoke is justly held an object of ridicule. A woman's influence ought to be entirely concealed.

French Novelist

Christy Turlington

The word 'yoga' means union. It's like everything in yoga yokes or unites you to something higher, the highest part of yourself.

American Model

Phyllis McGinley

Marriage was all a woman's idea and for man's acceptance of the pretty yoke, it becomes us to be grateful.

American Author

Aeschylus

When strength is yoked with justice, where is a mightier pair than they?

Greek Poet

Edwin Louis Cole

The yoke you wear determines the burden you bear.

Jean Racine

French Dramatist

Used when two or more people or things operate in coordination, like the animals it was originally used for.

Working Together

Knowing 'yoke' dates back to ancient farming can help understand its metaphorical use for cooperation or restriction.

Historical Use

In clothing, 'yoke' is a design detail; it's not about function but aesthetic and structure of the garment.

Fashion Feature

'Yoke' is commonly found in descriptions for tops or dresses and may indicate a style or cut of the clothing.

Dresses and Blouses

To 'yoke' means to connect tightly, emphasizing a sense of being locked or fixed together.

Binding Action

In aviation, 'yoke' isn't just a steering device but a precision tool for pilots, symbolizing control and direction.

Precision in Control

Do not confuse 'yoke' with a typical steering wheel; in specialized contexts, it refers to specific steering mechanisms.

Not Just Cars

Metaphorically, a 'yoke' represents an unwanted control or influence, often associated with hardship and domination.

Burden of Control

'Yoke' can be a powerful symbol in historical or cultural contexts, representing colonial or dictatorial control.

Cultural Significance

 "to yoke, to bring together." The last slide I want to show you is from -- again, this swami that I studied with for so many years. I did a combined oncology and cardiology grand rounds at the University of Virginia medical school a couple years ago. And at the end of it, somebody said, "Hey, Swami, what's the difference between wellness and illness?"

Dean Ornish: Healing...

 things he did to break the yoke on my life I definitely was headed toward destruction I was getting shot up early going in my house and hitting the couch I looked at the bullet aside I'm over there the streets is not a joke if somebody comes

He Grew Up on the...

 These texts defined yoga as the ‘yoking’ or restraining of the mind from focusing on external objects in efforts to reach a state of pure consciousness.

What yoga does to your...

 uterus a yoke surrounded by a thin layer of albumin all contained and supported by a loose soft bag and unexpectedly it's this bag the