Misuse Quotes

121 quotes by 119 authors

If it be admitted that a man, possessing absolute power, may misuse that power by wronging his adversaries, why should a majority not be liable… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Grown-up people seem to be busy by clockwork... They run their unswerving course from object to object, directed by some mysterious inner needle that points… — Elizabeth Bowen
The misuse of extrinsic rewards, so common in business, impedes creativity, stifles personal satisfaction and turns play into work. — Daniel H. Pink
The idea that academics should remain ''above the fray'' only gives ideologues license to misuse our work. — Stephanie Coontz
It is a misuse of our power to take responsibility for solving problems that belong to others. — Peter Block
I had been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who got drunk - and I would have liked to have… — Winston Churchill
There is a lot of waste in government-run programs generally, and a lot of waste and fraud and misuse of money in Medicare and Medicaid… — Chuck Grassley
Drug misuse is not a disease, it is a decision, like the decision to step out in front of a moving car. You would call… — Philip K. Dick
As a global society, we do not have to agree, endorse or condone the lifestyle choices of others. However, history has taught us that we… — Joyce Meyer
Every time we consume meat, eggs or dairy foods, we contribute to ecological devastation and the wasteful misuse of resources on a global scale. — Ingrid Newkirk
There are hundreds of millions of gun owners in this country, and not one of them will have an accident today. The only misuse of… — Ted Nugent
Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it. — Pope John Paul II
Making recess appointments when the Senate isn't in recess is neither rational nor moderate. It's a raw misuse of executive power by a president whose… — John Podhoretz
The power of procreation is spiritually significant. Misuse of this power subverts the purposes of the Father's plan and of our mortal existence. Our Heavenly… — David A. Bednar
Words are how people think. When you misuse words, you diminish your ability to think clearly and truthfully. — Margaret Heffernan
As for what it's against - the story is against those who pervert and misuse religion, or any other kind of doctrine with a holy… — Philip Pullman
Misuse of reason might yet return the world to pre-technological night; plenty of religious zealots hunger for just such a result, and are happy to… — A.C. Grayling
Muddled syntax is the outward and audible sign of confused minds, and the misuse of grammar the result of illogical thinking. — Quentin Crisp
I am used to hear bad men misuse the name of God, yet God exists. — Robert Bolt
We can tell much by what we have already willing discarded along the pathway of discipleship. It is the only pathway where littering is permissible,… — Neal A. Maxwell

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