Quotes with abuse

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  • Bob Ney In my view, there is nothing more vicious and outrageous than the abuse, exploitation and harm of the most vulnerable members of our society, and I firmly believe that our nation's laws and resources need to reflect the seriousness of these terrible crimes.
    Bob Ney
    American politician (1954 - )
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  • Epictetus It is not he who gives abuse that affronts, but the view that we take of it as insulting; so that when one provokes you it is your own opinion which is provoking.
    Epictetus
    Roman philosopher (50 - 130)
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  • Baruch Spinoza It is sure that those are most desirous of honour or glory who cry out loudest of its abuse and the vanity of the world.
    Baruch Spinoza
    Dutch philosopher (1632 - 1677)
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  • Antoine Rivarol It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but one should not abuse it.
    Antoine Rivarol
    French journalist (1753 - 1801)
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  • Bill Bryson It would be a great abuse of my position to write that it was Northwest Airlines that treated us in this shoddy and inexcusable way, so I won't.
    Im a Stranger Here Myself (US) / Notes From a Big Country (UK) (1998)
    Bill Bryson
    American-British author (1951 - )
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  • Ronald Reagan Let us not forget who we are. Drug abuse is a repudiation of everything America is.
    Ronald Reagan
    American politician and actor (1911 - 2004)
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  • Bob Uecker Let's face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can't resist.
    Bob Uecker
    American Major League Baseball (MLB) player (1934 - )
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  • Albert Ellis Let's suppose somebody abused you sexually. You still had a choice, though not a good one, about what to tell yourself about the abuse.
    Albert Ellis
    American psychologist (1913 - 2007)
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  • James Madison Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.
    James Madison
    American statesman, President (1751 - 1836)
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  • Ben Goldacre More academics should blog, post videos, post audio, post lectures, offer articles and more. You'll enjoy it: I've had threats and blackmail, abuse, smears and formal complaints with forged documentation.
    Ben Goldacre
    British physician, academic (1974 - )
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  • Benjamin Watson Most of the guys in the NFL would sit here and tell you we don't condone the abuse of a child, any sort of abuse of a woman, breaking rules, failing drug tests, or doing any of those things. We hold ourselves to a very high standard.
    Benjamin Watson
    American football player (1980 - )
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  • Augusten Burroughs My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred that they had, and the level of physical abuse - my mother would beat up my father, basically - and I think I was drawn to images on television that were bright and reflective.
    Augusten Burroughs
    American writer (1965 - )
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  • Paul Gallico No one can be as calculatedly rude as the British, which amazes Americans, who do not understand studied insult and can only offer abuse as a substitute.
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  • Beeban Kidron People have a right to have their lives witnessed; if we coexist with the systems that abuse people, then we have a duty to understand.
    Beeban Kidron
    British filmmaker (1961 - )
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  • Richard Brinsley Sheridan Pity those who nature abuses; never those who abuse nature.
    Richard Brinsley Sheridan
    Anglo-Irish dramatist (1751 - 1816)
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  • Lincoln Steffens Power is what men seek and any group that gets it will abuse it.
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  • Aishwarya Rai Right now, I'm following the Buddhist principle: Smile as abuse is hurled your way and this too shall pass.
    Aishwarya Rai
    Indian actress and model (1973 - )
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  • Ben Stein Screaming at children over their grades, especially to the point of the child's tears, is child abuse, pure and simple. It's not funny and it's not good parenting. It is a crushing, scarring, disastrous experience for the child. It isn't the least bit funny.
    Ben Stein
    American professor, writer
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  • Barry McCaffrey So at the end of the day, our number 1 goal, our top priority, is to motivate American youngsters to reject the abuse of illegal drugs, tobacco and alcohol. All three of them are illegal behaviors.
    Barry McCaffrey
    American Army officer, professor and business consultant (1942 - )
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  • Bobby Scott Studies have shown that inmate participation in education, vocational and job training, prison work skills development, drug abuse, mental health and other treatment programs, all reduce recidivism, significantly.
    Bobby Scott
    American politician (1947 - )
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