Quotes About Misuse

There seemed to be no one in a position of power, from the Vatican to Wall Street, from Parliament to Scotland Yard to Fleet Street, who could think of anything better to do than abuse it....

Every year the Federal Government wastes billions of dollars as a result of overpayments of government agencies, misuse of government credit cards, abuse of the Federal entitlement programs, and the mismanagement of the Federal bureaucracy.

I suspect that a huge amount of the anxiety and suffering that we see around can be closely traced to our wanton misuse of our resources. Just look at any garbage dump and see what is wasted. In a sense, we've wasted our souls.

By granting 4 million undocumented immigrants social security numbers that can potentially be misused through loopholes in our tax code and voting laws, President Obama is poisoning the waters of public perception and reinforcing negative stereotypes of Latinos and all immigrants.

I try to use the landline whenever I can. We cannot do without the mobile phones, but we don't need to use them indiscriminately. We are overusing it; we are misusing it.

Agencies must know who they are accountable to. If the agencies know who they are accountable to but we cannot say who they are accountable to, then really it is a very sad situation that is bound to be misused. It is bound to affect human rights.

The issue of coverage of pre-poll surveys should not be mixed with the freedom of press. Having guidelines does not violate any fundamental right nor implies any restriction on this freedom. 'Media power' should not be misused with the help of pre-poll surveys.

Toutes les supériorités dont se targuent les Occidentaux sont purement imaginaires, à l'exception de la seule supériorité matérielle; celle-là n'est que trop réelle, personne ne la leur conteste, et, au fond, personne ne la leur envie non plus; mais le malheur est qu'ils en abusent.

there was nothing in the whole world so dreadful as the power of riches wrongly used.

Broken people misuse their power while people who have values don't use their powers in a way that harms.

There exists a limit to the force even the most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin.

If you don't abdicate or misuse your power, pressure takes you into realization.

power happily walks hand in hand with abuse

The hardest knife ill-used doth lose his edge.

When you have power and use it for destructive purpose: you don't deserve it.

The word love has been so abused by publicity and advertisements that we no longer know really what it means.

'Personalization' is a popular word in retail, and people often misuse it to describe simple marketing tactics, like segmenting emails or using big data to identify the likely gender of a visitor to their websites.

While we must condemn any misuse of their authority, let's not forget that, by far, police are fulfilling their duty to protect and serve.

One of the epidemics in our industry is the abuse of power.

Conflict, of course, comes about because of the misuse of power and the clash of ideals, not to mention the inflammatory activities of unscrupulous and bigoted leaders. But it also arises, tragically, from an inability to understand and from the powerful emotions which, out of misunderstanding, lead to distrust and fear.

'Disruption' is, at its core, a really powerful idea. Everyone hijacks the idea to do whatever they want now. It's the same way people hijacked the word 'paradigm' to justify lame things they're trying to sell to mankind.

Without the ability to talk about government power, there's no way for citizens to make sure this power isn't being misused.

God is not about religion. Religion is a structure that should house our faith in God. Too often it is used to hurt other people in God's name.

Given the proven human propensity for misusing power, it seems naïve to believe that the more clout people have, the happier they will be.