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Abuse Quotes

On risk, restraint, and accountability when trust is broken.

Several lines discuss abuse in terms of balance, arguing that moderation matters more than either total abstinence or excess. Read more in our Fraud quotes.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the first use of alcohol typically begins at age 12.

Quotes by Xavier Becerra

Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.

Quotes by Warren E. Burger

Use, do not abuse... neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Voltaire

Where there is flagrant abuse of corporate entities we must and will seek to tackle it.

Quotes by Vince Cable

Child Quotes

Regulators are a backstop: they don't own banks. The governance at the top of our leading banks has been shown to be lamentably weak. No one at the top of Barclays will take responsibility for systemic abuse.

Quotes by Vince Cable

Well, I guess the sexual abuse by Mel Phillips in a sense, he had a fetish for feet. He used to play with my feet and other kids' feet, and that was his thing.

Quotes by Tom Cole

The Strandbeest is a self-replicating meme, a brain virus. It infects the student's brain. In fact, the Strandbeest abuse students for their reproduction. For two years, this reproduction fell into a flow acceleration. Now, 3D printers produce walking mini Strandbeests.

Quotes by Theo Jansen

Conceived as a short-term remedy to the occasional ailment of acute labour shortages in key industries, the indentured-labour service had to be dismantled by the Conservatives owing to its inevitably scandalous abuse by disreputable employers. By 2012, there were 338,000...

Quotes by Terry Glavin

How come nobody in Bollywood has sleepless nights when a woman becomes a victim of abuse and is not able to work due to the trauma and ostracisation?

Quotes by Tanushree Dutta

Children Quotes

Craft brewers are committed to promoting the safe and moderate consumption of their beverage, and work closely with their communities to prevent underage drinking and alcohol abuse.

Quotes by Sherwood Boehlert

Wealth is being generated off the back of oppression and abuse.

Quotes by Sharan Burrow

Sometimes it seems as though all parents are certain that their children are victims of abuse by other children.

Quotes by Sayed Kashua

Of all the powers conferred upon government, that of taxation is most liable to abuse.

Quotes by Samuel Freeman Miller

On the rare occasions when U.N. blue helmets have made the news in the past, it has unfortunately too often been in the context of situations where peacekeepers have failed to shield civilians, or even when the peacekeepers themselves have...

Quotes by Samantha Power

Fraud Quotes

It's an intolerable abuse of power to have employees who are supposed to be advancing the public interest actually working on political campaigns.

Quotes by Sal Albanese

When I played, I received racial abuse but I was just one of a few black players and we weren't backed up by the authorities.

Quotes by Ruud Gullit

It is irresponsible for this Congress to not investigate the President's lack of an exit strategy, and the fraud, waste, and abuse of U.S. tax dollars.

Quotes by Russ Carnahan

In some ways, I lament the introduction of civilisation on such a huge scale, because it has given us a lot of room to abuse each other, which we continue to do.

Quotes by Roy Harper

The church also does not condone a broken immigration system in the U.S., one that too easily can lead to the exploitation, abuse and even death of immigrants.

Quotes by Roger Mahony

Government Quotes

Children are often the silent victims of drug abuse.

Quotes by Rick Larsen

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Abuse quotes collection address?
It covers abuse in several senses: misuse of power or trust, substance abuse statistics, and institutional failures like weak bank governance. The word is applied broadly rather than to one narrow issue.
What topics does this Abuse collection cover?
It ranges from personal restraint — use, do not abuse, since neither abstinence nor excess brings happiness — to institutional accountability, including a line on how bank governance has been criticized as weak in the wake of systemic failures.
Is there a factual statistic referenced in this collection?
Yes, one quote cites the National Institute on Drug Abuse's finding that first use of alcohol typically begins around age 12 — presented here as reported, not as independently verified by this site.
Why do people search for abuse quotes?
They're used to discuss accountability, warn against overindulgence, or make a point about institutions failing to prevent harm. See related institutional critique in Government quotes.
One quote cites a statistic about early alcohol use — what's the point of including a figure like that?
It grounds the discussion in a real, sobering fact about how early substance exposure can begin, giving weight to broader conversations about prevention. That kind of factual anchor is useful for awareness-focused captions.
Does the collection touch on regulation and financial institutions?
One quote reflects on how regulators act only as a backstop since they don't own banks, and criticizes weak governance at the top of a named bank — included as one commentator's viewpoint on institutional failure, not as a settled judgment.
Does the collection touch on institutional or financial abuse too?
Yes, one quote criticizes bank leadership for failing to take responsibility for systemic issues, showing that abuse here also covers misuse of institutional power, not just personal habits. Related themes appear in Fraud quotes.
What does the opening quote about 'calculated risks' mean?
It suggests that some risk of abuse is accepted in order to preserve higher values — a philosophical framing about trade-offs rather than an endorsement of harm.
How can these quotes be used?
They're suited to awareness campaigns, discussions of accountability, or reflections on moderation and its risks. See Child and Children quotes for related protective themes.

Others raise concerns about early exposure to substances and institutions that avoid accountability when things go wrong. Explore Children quotes for related themes.