Misuse Quotes
121 quotes by 119 authors
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If some want to misuse the generosity of our nation, and re-examine what was previously examined, they should know the fire of the anger of…
— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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The nature of freedom of choice is that some people will misuse their responsibility and hurt themselves in the process. We should do our best…
— George McGovern
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Blind obedience is itself an abuse of human morality. It is a misuse of the human soul in the name of religious commitment. It is…
— Joan D. Chittister
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
— Socrates
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Worry is essentially a misuse of imagination.
— Alex Faickney Osborn
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In the ethical sense, propaganda bears the same relation to education as to business or politics. It may be abused. It may be used to…
— Edward Bernays
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The mere word freedom is the only one that still excites me. I deem it capable of indefinitely sustaining the old human fanaticism. It doubtless…
— Andre Breton
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I know that God loves us. He allows us to exercise our moral agency even when we misuse it. He permits us to make our…
— Thomas S. Monson
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I think there was an absolute, deep gap between consensual relations between adults, which people may like or dislike, and people who physically impose themselves…
— Barney Frank
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I think rap definitely has its place in the art world. I think it is an art form. But, just like any art form, you…
— Rick James
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It is not the misuse of power that is evil; the very existence of power is an evil.
— Charles A. Reich
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It's special, grandparents and grandchldren. So much simpler. Is it always so, I wonder? I think perhaps it is. While one's child takes a part…
— Kate Morton
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Noise is the typographical error and the poorly designed page...Ambiguity is noise. Redundancy is noise. Misuse of words is noise. Vagueness is noise. Jargon is…
— William Zinsser
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As a Christian, there is no other part of the New Right ideology that concerns me more than its self-serving misuse of religious faith.
— Mark Hatfield
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If you don't know the purpose of something, all you can do is misuse it.
— Craig Groeschel
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One should not interpret the word “Revolution†in its literal sense. Various meanings and significances are attributed to this word, according to the interests of…
— Bhagat Singh
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America will tolerate the taking of a human life without giving it a second thought. But don't misuse a household pet.
— Dick Gregory
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How you speak and the words you use tell much about the image you choose to portray. Use language to build and uplift those around…
— Thomas S. Monson
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People confound, misuse, interchange thinking and speaking, not realizing that speaking is for communication and thinking is for action...
— Moshe Feldenkrais
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Nothin'g sa'ys q'uality fantas'y l'ike misuse'd apos'tro'phes.
— James Nicoll
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