Adam Gopnik

There are as many attitudes to cooking as there are people cooking, of course, but I do think that cooking guys tend - I am a guilty party here - to take, or get, undue credit for domestic virtue, when in truth cooking is the most painless and, in its ways, ostentatious of the domestic chores.

American Writer

Fran Lebowitz

My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.

American Journalist

Naomi Wolf

If you look at weak democracies, the oligarchies that have taken undue control of them always seek to tamper with the vote. It is important for oligarchs to have elections to give their guy a veneer of legitimacy - and important for the vote always to turn out 'their way.

American Author

Sam Graves

In order to help small businesses gain access to the credit and capital they need to run their business successfully, Congress must adopt policies that support functional capital markets without imposing undue restrictions on providers of debt and equity capital.

American Politician

Abigail Spanberger

For those with health conditions like diabetes, cancer, and heart disease, the rising cost of lifesaving medications is straining budgets, fueling undue stress, and forcing them to make difficult decisions.

Jean de la Bruyere

There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience.

French Philosopher

David Kay

And you know, almost in a perverse way, I wish it had been undue influence because we know how to correct that. We get rid of the people who, in fact, were exercising that.

American Scientist

Quintilian

It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy's mind from effort.

Roman Educator

Marianne Williamson

The undue influence of money on our politics is like a cancer underlying other cancers, the issue underlying all other issues.

Eric Schneiderman

Our elected representatives wisely enacted laws to protect our state and local governments from undue outside influence.

Used to emphasize the excessive nature of an action or condition.

Severity Degree

Do not use 'undue' to describe something mildly excessive; it's meant for bigger issues.

Avoid Exaggeration

'Undue' can describe positive situations where the excess is still improper.

Not Always Negative

Often relates to inappropriate actions within legal, official, or formal settings.

Legal Connotation

Suggests someone is unfairly using their power or position for personal benefit.

Implies Improper Gain

 If you're accused of a crime, you have the right to a speedy public trial and an impartial jury. You also have the right to a lawyer, and the right to take the stand if you choose. This is important because it will prevent the accused from sitting in prison forever and insists that the prosecution proceed with undue delay.

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