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“There are words bandied about that are being misused - words like 'socialism,' words like 'communism,' words like 'fascism.”

Socialism Communism Fascism Misused Misused Words

Author:Jim Leach

“Opposition is not necessarily enmity; it is merely misused and made an occasion for enmity.”

Made Occasions Opposition Enmity Misuse Misused Misused Words

Book:The standard edition of the complete psychological works of Sigmund Freud

Source: The standard edition of the complete psychological works of Sigmund Freud

“Every misused word revenges itself forever upon a writer's reputation.”

Forever Revenge Reputation Misused Misused Words

Author:Agnes Repplier

“Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of pressure, it's because you've started to think of failure.”

Thinking Inspirational Happiness Basketball Baseball Pressure Vocabulary Misuse Misused Misused Words

Author:Tommy Lasorda

“How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.”

Ideas Mislead Misuse Misused Misused Words

Author:Herbert Spencer

“You can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for dinner.”

Five Majority Dinner Voting Sheep Supper Individual Rights Niece Appease Voting And Democracy Majority Rule Inspirational Voting Majority Vote Voting Day Misused Words

Author:Larry Flynt

“Just because the character listens to an iPod and wears black nail polish, she's goth. That was just a misused word”

Character Black Nails Polish Ipods Goth Misused Nail Polish Misused Words

Author:Rooney Mara

“The two most misused words in the entire English vocabulary are love and friendship. A true friend would die for you, so when you start trying to count them on one hand, you don't need any fingers.”

Love Needs Trying Two Hands Dies Fingers Vocabulary True Friend Love And Friendship Misused Vocabulary Words Misused Words

Author:Larry Flynt

“Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.”