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Exacerbated Quotes

When problems get worse, not better.

These exacerbated quotes look at how inaction and shifting circumstances can deepen a crisis, from strained hospitals to weakened democracy. Related themes live in our Being quotes collection.

Democracy is becoming collateral damage in a world where global risks have been ignored or exacerbated by those with the power to act.

Quotes by Sharan Burrow

Social media has exacerbated a trend whereby people speak with complete authority on every subject, regardless of how informed they are.

Quotes by Romesh Ranganathan

I'm sure that it's a universal experience, but I wonder if it gets exacerbated more in Los Angeles, where people are constantly looking over at the other people, going, 'Why don't I have that? I want that. Their table looks...

Quotes by Paul Rust

In a typically contradictory move, globalisation, while promoting economic integration among elites, has exacerbated sectarianism everywhere else.

Quotes by Pankaj Mishra

Ability Quotes

Hospitals don’t have enough beds, staff shortages are being exacerbated by the uncertainty surrounding what Brexit means for EU nationals and our ability to access new cancer treatments is under threat.

Quotes by Layla Moran

I used to be really fat, but now I'm not. I used to have hair, but now I don't. I used to be able to see without corrective lenses, but now I can't. One of these this is exacerbated by...

Quotes by John Joseph Adams

Americans have always evinced some distrust of government, but the current situation has exacerbated this to a degree that may be unprecedented.

Quotes by Eric Alterman

For decades, the plight of the Palestinian people has been exacerbated by internal corruption, a lack of effective investment, and the political cynicism of the Arab states, who often did not have the best interests of the Palestinians at heart.

Quotes by Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

Ethnic divisions can definitely be exacerbated by a lack of natural resources, but those tensions become violent when people manipulate them for their own political gain.

Quotes by Dinaw Mengestu

Able Quotes

The climate has always changed - after all, we've had numerous ice ages without human influence - but human activity has undoubtedly exacerbated Earth's natural trends beyond its capacity to adjust.

Quotes by Christine Todd Whitman

Violence is almost an everyday occurrence in some Muslim lands: it should not be exacerbated by revenge attacks on more innocent families and communities.

Quotes by Cat Stevens

In the 1987 stock market crash, according to the conclusions of the official Brady report, colossal sales of stock index futures by so-called portfolio insurers - whose investment strategies depended entirely on these derivatives - greatly exacerbated the 500-point market...

Quotes by Carol Loomis

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of problems do "exacerbated" quotes describe?
They cover personal aging frustrations, global democratic decline, social media's effect on public discourse, and healthcare strain during political uncertainty.
How does social media factor into these quotes?
One argues social media has worsened a trend where people speak with total confidence on topics they barely understand.
Do any exacerbated quotes address politics directly?
Yes, one connects worsening global risk to leaders who had the power to act but chose to ignore the warning signs.
Is healthcare mentioned in this collection?
One quote describes hospital bed and staffing shortages made worse by uncertainty surrounding Brexit and access to treatment.
What personal example of "exacerbated" appears here?
One speaker jokes about losing hair and eyesight with age, noting the situation is exacerbated by an unrelated personal detail. Related themes continue in Being quotes and Always quotes.

From personal aging to global politics, these lines show how small neglect compounds over time. See also Ability quotes and Always quotes.