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Exacerbate Quotes

On decisions that deepen a problem instead of solving it.

This page focuses on how well-intentioned or careless choices exacerbate problems already in motion, including a direct question about why government policy doesn't get more scrutiny over income inequality. For related commentary, see Inequality quotes.

Currently, the Pegasus Pipeline runs through about 13 miles of the Lake Maumelle watershed and also crosses some of the lake's tributaries. I am especially concerned that the steepness of the shoreline at Lake Maumelle could exacerbate contamination of the...

Quotes by Tim Griffin

For all the obsession in Washington and in college faculty lounges over income inequality, why isn't there more outrage over government policies that exacerbate the problem? There are hundreds of programs that make the poor poorer and increase poverty in...

Quotes by Stephen Moore

Violent statements and threats cannot provide a solution to the problem. They can only exacerbate feeling and make a clash of forces inevitable.

Quotes by Stafford Cripps

Not only is privatizing Social Security not the solution to Social Security, it would exacerbate the problem.

Quotes by Shelley Berkley

Additional Quotes

The Internet allows foreign adversaries to attack America in new and unexpected ways. Free and fair elections are hard-fought and contentious. There will always be adversaries who work to exacerbate domestic differences and try to confuse, divide, and conquer us.

Quotes by Rod Rosenstein

A visionary leadership is required to harness rapid technological change for positive benefit rather than allowing to become disruptive and further exacerbate economic inequality.

Quotes by Piyush Goyal

If you want to maintain a sustainable supply of fish you have to farm the fish, rather than mine them. So putting your money into fishing fleets that are going to exacerbate the problem by over-fishing is not the way...

Quotes by Maurice Strong

If accessing the Internet becomes more difficult for low-income communities, academic and employment competition may be undermined, and could damage the prospects of upward mobility for low-income New Yorkers and further exacerbate income inequality.

Quotes by Letitia James

For all the opportunities that arise from the Fourth Industrial Revolution - and there are many - it does not come without risks. Perhaps one of the greatest is that the changes will exacerbate inequalities. And as we all know,...

Quotes by Klaus Schwab

Difficult Quotes

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has the potential to empower individuals and communities, as it creates new opportunities for economic, social, and personal development. But it also could lead to the marginalization of some groups, exacerbate inequality, create new security risks,...

Quotes by Klaus Schwab

Anything that's done to address unemployment in terms of massive stimulus spending is going to exacerbate deficits. And anything that's done to address deficits in the short-term is going to exacerbate unemployment.

Quotes by Indra Nooyi

The United States must not allow North Korea to exacerbate tensions between our key strategic allies in Asia. As the leader of the free world, the United States needs to support our regional allies who are standing up to a...

Quotes by Evan Bayh

Facebook may not only propagate cyber-loneliness but exacerbate the pain of loss that estranged family members feel when they hear only indirectly, through a third-party posting, news of a child or parent with whom they have not spoken in years.

Quotes by Eugene Kennedy

I think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probably for a short period of time impose a moratorium so that we don't permit any additional landfill permits for the time being, so we don't exacerbate the problem.

Quotes by Ed Rendell

Inequality Quotes

Intervening militarily would exacerbate - not resolve - the matter and, in the process, will Americanize the Syrian civil war.

Quotes by Chris Gibson

Democrats refuse to deal with reality. They make things up, sensationalize common sense solutions, and exacerbate this obsession over political correctness.

Quotes by Carlos Beruff

The media role in highlighting racial incidents only serves to exacerbate tension. We rarely write about racial harmony.

Quotes by Bob Beckel

Without any formal personal finance instruction in our high school or college curricula, many college seniors who graduate in the red will continue to make common financial mistakes that only exacerbate their debt burdens.

Quotes by Alexa Von Tobel

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Exacerbate quotes page focus on?
It gathers quotes about decisions and policies that make existing problems worse, covering everything from income inequality to overfishing and conflict escalation. The tone is critical and policy-minded.
Why do people search for quotes with the word exacerbate?
This usually comes from writing about policy debates or environmental issues, where exacerbate is the precise word for choices that deepen a problem instead of solving it. This page offers several real examples of that usage.
Is there a quote about income inequality here?
Yes, one entry questions why there isn't more outrage over government policies that exacerbate income inequality, despite plenty of talk about the problem itself. See Inequality quotes for more on that theme.
Does the page mention violence or conflict escalation?
There's a quote warning that violent statements and threats can't solve a problem, only exacerbate feeling and make conflict more likely. It's one of the more cautionary entries on the page.
Is there a quote about fishing or environmental resources?
Yes, one line warns against funding fishing fleets that exacerbate scarcity by over-fishing, rather than farming fish sustainably. Continue with Difficult quotes for more on problems that resist easy fixes.

There's also a warning that violent threats only exacerbate tension rather than resolve it, and a note on fishing fleets making scarcity worse rather than better. Follow with Difficult quotes for more on problems that resist easy fixes.