Abuse Quotes · Page 12

It would be easy to abuse a person when they never recognized it as abuse.

— Marissa Meyer

A brainy person does not abuse copyright; instead they respect it and uphold it.

— Maximillian Degenerez

The abuse of detainees in U.S. custody has severely undermined our Nation's position in the world.

— Diane Watson

I don't think anyone would argue with the notion that there have been serious abuses on Wall Street.

— Andrew Cuomo

“Interchangeable ever were the terms of abuse with which the aggressor discredits those about to be ravaged!”

— Malcolm Lowry

“Abuse came in many forms; it didn’t need a bruise to leave damage.”

— Ruth Cardello

I get a lot of abuse on Twitter. It's mostly homophobic, but what can you do? I just either ignore it or…

— Clare Balding

It takes courage for anyone to complain about sexual harassment or abuse.

— Nick Boles

“The abuse does not define you or have the last word on your identity. Yes, it is part of your story, but…

— Lindsey A. Holcomb

“Unraveling the lies and replacing them with truth is at the heart of the recovery journey for survivors of psychological abuse.”

— Shannon Thomas

Forgiveness is created by the restitution of the abuser; of the wrongdoer. It is not something to be squeeeeeezed out of the…

— Stefan Molyneux

A lot of people who have experienced trauma at the hands of people they've trusted take responsibility, and that is what's toxic.

— Hannah Gadsby

Over time as most people fail the survivor's exacting test of trustworthiness, she tends to withdraw from relationships. The isolation of the…

— Judith Lewis Herman

“Speaking out about ritual abuse brings more information and potential understanding about this issue to a society steeped in denial. There are…

— Jadelinn

If Bradley Manning was the person who copied the secret US diplomatic cables to WikilLeaks, he is a hero for exposing human…

— Peter Tatchell

The possession of wealth leads almost inevitably to its abuse. It is the chief, if not the only, cause of evils which…

— Jules Verne

“I call the violent kind of "upbringing" abuse, not only because children are thus refused the right to dignity and respect as…

— Alice MIller, The Drama of the gifted child

Comic books, movies, radio programmes centered their entertainment around the fact of torture. With the clearest of consciences, with a patriotic intensity,…

— Leonard Cohen

The thing about animals that speaks to me so much is that my passion for the animals and against animal abuse is…

— Sam Simon

I look back at the Clinton administration as eight years of a fundamental transformation in the direction of the country - toward…

— Jeffrey St. Clair

My sister stood up, trembling, and I must admit that I expected her familiar sneer to have taken its usual place on…

— J. Robert Lennon

Will we allow the decline of our language-the language of Shakespeare, Shaw and Steinbeck? Will we abuse our precious gift of communication?…

— Mike Nichols

It is essential that we put an end to steroid abuse and set a better example for aspiring young athletes to follow,…

— Jim Sensenbrenner

In order to escape accountability for his crimes, the perpetrator does everything in his power to promote forgetting. If secrecy fails, the…

— Judith Lewis Herman

Every good movement passes through five stages, indifference, ridicule, abuse, repression, and respect.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“There were good times or goodish times, only the bad times were so—crucial.”

— Iris Murdoch

Old age is not a time of life. It is a condition of the body. It is not time that ages the…

— Herbert M. Shelton

It's not just the abuse of power that's the problem. It's the power to abuse.

— Stefan Molyneux

I have strong views against substance usage and abuse. It's bad for kidney and central neuro system.

— Rahul Dev

“Have a heart which does not trample down simplicity and humility.”

— Angelica Hopes

I don't think the very fact that I'm a woman makes me suddenly more vulnerable or more inherently used and abused.

— Esme Bianco

'Why do people abuse animals? Is there somthing f'd up in there head?

— Andrew Bernard

“You are being abused if you find yourself apologizing when you didn't do anything.”

— Anonymous

I lived in public housing and had to struggle with depression and substance abuse.

— Ritchie Torres

Unmerited abuse wounds, while unmerited praise has not the power to heal.

— Thomas Jefferson

I grew up in a terrible home of abuse and I didn't realize I was in a home of abuse.

— Frank Shamrock

“I cringe when I hear people abuse the Bible to bolster a twisted version of the American Dream.”

— John Mark Comer

Power is what men seek, and any group that gets it will abuse it. It is the same story.

— Lincoln Steffens

There's no reason to abuse the people who give you your monthly pay check.

— Jack Conte

“I see an unexpected police stop as an opportunity to gather information on police corruption.”

— Steven Magee