Abuse Quotes
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The local dudes who knew that my dad owned a studio would say, 'Ahh, dude is spoiled,' and this and that. But we didn't abuse it at all. I'd always ask if we could use the studio first, and if our dad didn't want us there he would tell us, and that was that. But I definitely tried to get down there as often as I could.
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Whether people care enough about local news to pay for it is, sadly, an entirely different question than whether our democracy requires a strong watchdog function at the local level to ensure safeguards against abuse, chicanery, and outright dishonesty.
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It is the natural disposition of all men to listen with pleasure to abuse and slander of their neighbour, and to hear with impatience those who utter praises of themselves.
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Most people who have survived abuse have great strength.
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Whoever carried out this abuse must be caught and brought to justice, regardless of rank or background.
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To be a prisoner means to be defined as a member of a group for whom the rules of what can be done to you, of what is seen as abuse of you, are reduced as part of the definition of your status.
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The constant abuse of online activity must stop.
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A great rock is not disturbed by the wind; the mind of a wise man is not disturbed by either honor or abuse.
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I am concerned about the growing problem of sexual abuse and exploitation of our children.
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No, it doesn't affect my morale. Because life must go on. I would pick up a paper or a derogatory article and stick it in my bathroom or my desk and see it every morning. I look at it as something that has to be overcome- (On his reaction to the abuse and ridicule in the Press).
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Abuse yourself all you want - just leave animals out of it. Don't wear fur.
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As an ex-stand up, I can tell you that a comedy club isn't a place you go looking to get the abuse you just can't seem to find in daily life. The stage is a performer's domain. You protect that domain. You are not on stage to take what's given just 'cause you're getting paid. If you are attacked, you retaliate.
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The military is trying very hard right now to put a better face on Guantanamo, and I think they actually have tried to rid some of the extreme versions of abuse that we have read about.
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Sometimes a manuscript is like bread dough. You have to abuse it.
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Feminism is built on believing women's accounts of sexual use and abuse by men.
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But the Republic has its rules and it must not tolerate any abuse of them.
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Occupants of public offices love power and are prone to abuse it.
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Abuse is an indirect species of homage.
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Resentments and grudges are two of the main culprits that perpetuate cycles of self-abuse and victimhood. Stowed away inside you like parasites, they deplete you of your God-given life force and separate you from your inherent worth, your joy, and the love in your heart.
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Growing up, I was constantly reminded to not to air our family's dirty laundry. Part of why domestic violence is allowed to continue is because there is often an unwritten rule in many families of abuse: Don't ask. Don't tell. Keeping quiet does no good. I found that sharing my story liberated me from my past. There is power in storytelling and, in that, healing. Owning my truth also empowered me. I will no longer be manipulated or controlled by guilt or shame.
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While women across the globe have many differences - language, culture, environment - our similarities are undeniable, and the impact of abuse and oppression affects us all.
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People have a right to have their lives witnessed; if we coexist with the systems that abuse people, then we have a duty to understand.
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I know that I have the right freely to speak and publish my sentiments, subject only to the laws of the land for the abuse of that right.
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The abuse of children is the worst offence that anybody can commit.
