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When I arrived in Sydney, I spent 22 weeks in this $50-a-week place with just a bed, a cupboard and the toilet halfway down the corridor. For the first time my parents were some distance away. I did a lot of thinking and realized I appreciated what my father had instilled in me. People think that because there is a dole there they should use it, and there are a lot of ways to misuse the system. I believe in singing for my supper. I`ll never accept a grant because what I do should be able to be founded purely on free enterprise.

- Russell Crowe

Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn`t misuse it.

- Pope John Paul II

We`ve been working cooperatively with eBay. I think the story is that we`re trying to target the people who misuse eBay; we`re not targeting eBay itself.

- Nancy Anderson

But the alarmingly slow pace of Iraq reconstruction, and the misuse of U.S. and Iraqi funds, have serious repercussions for our own national security.

- Tom Lantos

extreme misuse of taxpayer dollars.

- Bill Thomas

I think there was an absolute, deep gap between consensual relations between adults, which people may like or dislike, and people who physically impose themselves on children or misuse their authority to impose on children.

- Barney Frank

Worry is a misuse of imagination.

- Aaron Sparks

In addition, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act provides protection for those in the firearms industry from lawsuits arising out of the criminal or unlawful acts of people who misuse their products.

- Al Zappala

I mean enormous pressure was brought to bear - Valerie Amos, Lady Amos, went round Africa with people from our intelligence services trying to press them. I had to make sure that we didn`t promise a misuse of aid in a way that would be illegal.

- Alan Labrosse

Unfortunately, religion, like patriotism, is easy to misuse for political purposes.

- Allie Gray

Manufacturers and sellers acting within the law should not be held responsible for the actions of criminals who misuse their products.

- Amitabh Mattoo

Wealth itself is not a bad idea provided it is directed towards public good. So is power. However, the danger lies in its misuse.

- Andy Wessels

You can bend it and twist it... You can misuse and abuse it... But even God cannot change the Truth.

- Michael Levy