Abuse Quotes

People always say the abused abuse and it is not true. I am totally the opposite.

The abuse of the Earth is the ecological crisis.

Surveillance of power is one of the most important ways to ensure that power does not abuse its status. But, of course, power does not like to be watched.

The abuse dies in a day; but the denial slays the life of the people and entombs the hope of the race.

Instead of exhorting you to augment your charity, I will rather utter an exhortation, or at least a supplication, that you may not abuse your charity by misapplying it.

It's human nature to abuse power, no matter who you are.

I've really been grappling with depression. It's all linked with my cocaine and ecstasy abuse.

The Supreme Court must serve as an independent check on abuses by the executive branch and the protector of our liberties, not a cheerleader for an imperial presidency.

I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the abuse and suffering of animals.

Our children are our greatest treasure. They are our future. Those who abuse them tear at the fabric of our society and weaken our nation.

I had such a wonderful life before drugs and alcohol abuse. I've got that life back now and plan to keep it. Maybe I had to go through what I did to get to this point, to appreciate this life more.

There once was an umpire whose vision Was cause for abuse and derision He remarked in surprise, 'Why pick on my eyes? It's my heart that dictates my decision.'

Personal purity isn’t really the issue. Not supporting animal abuse – and persuading others not to support it – is.

That which renders life burdensome to us generally arises from the abuse of it.

And I also felt that no one in an audience could abuse me worse than the sort of abuse I had had at work as a psychiatric nurse.

God wants you to be delivered from what you have done and from what has been done to you - Both are equally imporant to Him.

Mental anguish always results from the avoidance of legitimate suffering.

Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.

We must do all we can to empower parents and communities to protect our youth and to encourage healthy behavior free from binge drinking and other forms of alcohol abuse.

We have to be realistic about what the state can afford, and put an end to abuses of the system that cost millions.

What white man has ever seen me drunk? Who has ever come to me hungry and left me unfed? Who has seen me beat my wives or abuse my children? What law have I broken?

Abuse of power isn't limited to bad guys in other nations. It happens in our own country if we're not vigilant.

Everyone has a right to be stupid. Some just abuse the privilege.

It seems to me of great importance to teach children respect for life.

I am concerned about the growing problem of sexual abuse and exploitation of our children.

We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse, the person indulging in it will soon weary of it and stop.

Deep connection is the antidote to madness.

I refuse to let the standards of evil people chip away at my capacity for integrity.

Labour Party members must all be free to criticise and oppose injustice and abuse wherever we find it.

I felt beauty was a magnet for abuse, and I had suffered greatly for it.

It is the natural disposition of all men to listen with pleasure to abuse and slander of their neighbour, and to hear with impatience those who utter praises of themselves.

Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people.

More than 90 percent of all the prisoners in our American prisons have been abused as children.

One in three women may suffer from abuse and violence in her lifetime. This is an appalling human rights violation, yet it remains one of the invisible and under-recognized pandemics of our time.

Drink is in itself a good creature of God, and to be received with thankfulness, but the abuse of drink is from Satan, the wine is from God, but the Drunkard is from the Devil.

Democracy is an abuse of statistics.

The evils of the body are murder, theft, and adultery; of the tongue, lying, slander, abuse and idle talk; of the mind, covetousness, hatred and error.

We shall never prevent the abuse of power if we are not prepared to limit power in a way which occasionally may prevent its use for desirable purposes.

Life is about balance. Be kind, but don’t let people abuse you. Trust, but don’t be deceived. Be content, but never stop improving yourself.

Children's bodies aren't like automobiles with the assailant's fingerprints lingering on the wheel. The world of sexual abuse is quintessentiall y secret. It is the perfect crime.

The effects of abuse are devastating and far-reaching. Domestic violence speaks many languages, has many colours and lives in many different communities.

The world is full of double beds And most delightful maidenheads, Which being so, there's no excuse For sodomy or self-abuse.

When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement. That makes the job of good police officers unsafe.

Those who want luxury cars should buy them at market rates and not ... abuse public funds.

Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.

Nothing short of a federal investigation can begin to disclose the abuses which have woven a fine web of mutually implicating relationships between businessmen and government officials.

To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.

After all I've done for you' has alienated more children from their parents than any act of parent cruelty.

The acknowledgement of having suffered evil is the greatest step forward in mental health.