Abused Quotes

342 Abused quotes by 266 unique authors

Though at this moment she felt abused, abandoned, and ashamed of herself, Madeleine knew that she was still young, that she had her whole life… — Jeffrey Eugenides
Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst...They are for nothing but to inspire. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A woman should never, never, never be financially dependent to anyone, especially a man, because the minute you were dependent, you could be abused. — Sue Grafton
I was isolated but not ostracized, ignored but not abused. — Claire LaZebnik
Of course I wasn't abused. If I were; things would be so simple. I'd have a reason to for being in a shrinks office. I'd… — Ned Vizzini
Each person has the potential of making a positive impact on the world. It all depends on what you do with what you have. Success… — Gary Chapman
That was the dirty secret associated with her past. Not that she'd been abused but that somehow she felt that she deserved it because she'd… — Nicholas Sparks
Just above our terror, the stars painted this story in perfect silver calligraphy. And our souls, too often abused by ignorance, covered our eyes with… — Aberjhani
Those who are most sensitive about "politically incorrect" terminology are not the average black ghetto-dweller, Asian immigrant, abused woman or disabled person, but a minority… — Theodore Kaczynski
He ordered Ronan to put on some terrible music--Ronan was always too happy to oblige in this department--and then he abused the Camaro at every… — Maggie Stiefvater
If the cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will surely fail. Because the goal of America is freedom, abused… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sir, you must not neglect doing a thing immediately good from fear of remote evil; -from fear of its being abused. — Samuel Johnson
I am more or less happy when being praised, not very comfortable when being abused, but I have moments of uneasiness when being explained. — Arthur Balfour
Through PETA, we rescue animals in roadside zoos and circuses. They are some of the most abused animals in the country. — Sam Simon
The bowlers I respected or feared or rated were not the ones who gave me lip or stared at me or abused me. More the… — Rahul Dravid
Motherhood was the great equaliser for me; I started to identify with everybody... as a mother, you have that impulse to wish that no child… — Annie Lennox
All European tradition, Marxism included, has conspired to defy the natural order of all things. Mother Earth has been abused, the powers have been abused,… — Russell Means
I like to get attention for the things I think are important. And I think it is important that entrepreneurs - especially young ones -… — Jason Calacanis
When I first became recognizable from appearing on television, I abused my notoriety as much as I possibly could, at the expense of both my… — Steve-O
Like almost every major infrastructure, the Internet can be abused and its users harmed. We must, however, take great care that the cure for these… — Vint Cerf

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