Abusive Quotes

116 quotes by 110 authors

I have made my thoughts on it (sledging) well known over the last couple of years. We are more than happy to be talking to… — Ricky Ponting
People come to a teacher to learn self-discovery. A teacher who just wants to keep you on a string forever, the god-guru concept, a teacher… — Frederick Lenz
I can't imagine laying a finger on my kids. I go the other way and probably because my father was so abusive. — Billy Bob Thornton
I grew up in an abusive home and was told on a daily basis by my father that I would never amount to anything and… — Janice Dickinson
If we can't begin to agree on fundamentals, such as the elimination of the most abusive forms of child labor, then we really are not… — Alexis Herman
Of course the lower classes have always felt downtrodden and aspired to a better life. But there is this theory that people respond to a… — Damian Lewis
I've stood up to producers before, and even a director. I saw them being abusive. A lot of people on the set are scared to… — Natalie Portman
Over the years, Western governments have been criticized for working with foreign police who have proved abusive or corrupt. — Samantha Power
What we Americans go through to pick a president is not only crazy and unnecessary but genuinely abusive. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent… — Matt Taibbi
A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids. — Andrew Vachss
Looking back, one of the things I love most about my mom was that she never, ever relented. She stuck to her guns right up… — Rufus Wainwright
Those in powerless positions aren't about to complain about bullying bosses, abusive supervisors or corrupt co-workers. There is no safe way to do so and… — Margaret Heffernan
Narrative Collapse is what happens when we no longer have time in which to tell a story. Remote controls and DVRs give us the ability… — Douglas Rushkoff
Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
A thousand times today I've started to open my mouth, started to squeak out, "Can you tell me...? But then I'd look into the front… — Margaret Haddix
Abusive language and swearing are a legacy of slavery, humiliation, and disrespect for human dignity, oneâ€™s own and that of other people. — Leon Trotsky
This new world was a vicious, sleek world made of street lights and tight jeans, sharp smiles and fast cars. This was a city, edited.… — Maggie Stiefvater
Is he your warden now too? You know I saw this story on the news last week about controlling, abusive teenage relationships and- "Okay!" I… — Stephenie Meyer
It is only when we begin to relax with ourselves that meditation becomes a transformative process. Only when we relate with ourselves without moralizing, without… — Pema Chodron
What is wrong with inciting intense dislike of a religion if the activities or teachings of that religion are so outrageous, irrational or abusive of… — Rowan Atkinson

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