My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred that they had, and the level of physical abuse - my mother would beat up my father, basically - and I think I was drawn to images on television that were bright and reflective.
The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.
The abuse dies in a day, but the denial slays the life of the people, and entombs the hope of the race.
Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech.
Democracy is an abuse of statistics.
This China trade deal is basically like the Bobby Knight of trade deals. You know, you abuse, you abuse, you abuse, and then they say 'Well, OK, we'll let you try one more time.'
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.
Child abuse and neglect offend the basic values of our state. We have a responsibility to provide safe settings for at-risk children and facilitate permanent placement for children who cannot return home.
When I was a teenager in Iceland people would throw rocks and shout abuse at me because they thought I was weird. I never got that in London no matter what I wore.
We must ensure that while eliminating child labor in the export industry, we are also eliminating their labour from the informal sector, which is more invisible to public scrutiny - and thus leaves the children more open to abuse and exploitation.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the first use of alcohol typically begins at age 12.
What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse.
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.