Abused Quotes

342 Abused quotes by 266 unique authors

Paper money is liable to be abused, has been, is, and forever will be abused, in every country in which it is permitted. — Thomas Jefferson
Billie Holiday's voice was the voice of living intensity of soul in the true sense of that greatly abused word. — Leonard Feather
Male homosexuals have seduced and abused millions of underage boys. Their unclean sexual habits and ultra-promiscuous lifestyle have resulted in spreading the worst communicable plague… — David Duke
I'm grateful to be of use. I will not be misused or abused, but I will be of use to anybody. — Maya Angelou
How strange it is that we of the present day are constantly praising that past age which our fathers abused, and as constantly abusing that… — Charles Caleb Colton
There are two modes of establishing our reputation; to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues. — Charles Caleb Colton
Like begets like. We gather perfect fruit from perfect trees... . Abused soil brings forth stunted growths. — Margaret Sanger
There is but one means available to improve the material conditions of mankind: to accelerate the growth of capital accumulated as against the growth in… — Ludwig von Mises
Some people who've read my story think I had a terrible childhood and that I was neglected or even abused, while others feel that my… — Jeannette Walls
I think anybody who has been abused as a kid - and I was abused as a kid, by various people - will say it's… — Samantha Morton
I keep wondering how to explain the experience of child abuse from the inside. I'm going to try to explain what my world was like… — Robin Quivers
But in my own particular case, there was something that happened when I became a mother. Whenever in the news I saw an example of… — Mercedes Ruehl
I've worn stilettos since I was 12, so I have abused my feet to the point of no return. — Cobie Smulders
The Senate as an institution is broken. We're not doing the work of the American people and the rules are being abused. The only way… — Tom Udall
No one can learn tolerance in a climate of irresponsibility, which does not produce democracy. The act of tolerating requires a climate in which limits… — Paulo Freire
By gold all good faith has been banished; by gold our rights are abused; the law itself is influenced by gold, and soon there will… — Propertius
When we don't pay close attention to the decisions made by our leaders, when we fail to educate ourselves about the major issues of the… — Barack Obama
When personal freedom's being abused, you have to move to limit it. — William J. Clinton
Free software is part of a broader phenomenon, which is a shift toward recognizing the value of shared work. Historically, shared stuff had a very… — Mark Shuttleworth
I've taken a philosophical position on e-mail. Although I think it's a wonderful communication technology, and it has a lot of good uses, it is… — Alan Lightman
I do not believe that I fell in love with a woman because I was abused. — Anne Heche
One of the speakers asked how many women had been harassed or abused sexually in their life? There were thousands of women in the audience,… — Cheryl James
I got out of college and I went to get my master's in creative writing at San Francisco State. I was working as an actor… — Peter Coyote
My parents just neglected me, I wasn't abused or anything. — Andy Dick
Each of these lines attempts to serve a portion of our population for which we extend our sympathy and encouragement. But nevertheless, it is only… — Nikki Haley

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