But I never cleaned thoroughly enough, my reorganization proved to be haphazard, the disgraces came unfailingly to light, and it was clear… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
Goods produced under conditions which do not meet a rudimentary standard to decency should be regarded as contraband and not allowed to… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
I just -- I know my own heart and I love you, Turner. And if you have even the tiniest shred of… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
Without moral progress, stimulated by faith in God, immorality in all its forms will proliferate and strangle goodness and human decency. Mankind… — James E. Faust Copy Share Image
I believe that the essence of government lies with unceasing concern for the welfare and dignity and decency and innate integrity of… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
My faith in human decency was sorely tested at times during my captivity; however, after my release, I am humbly reminded that… — Amanda Lindhout Copy Share Image
What does competency in the long run mean? It means to all reasonable beings, cleanliness of person, decency of dress, courtesy of… — Edwin Percy Whipple Copy Share Image
What happened to our nation on a September day set in motion the first great struggle of a new century. The enemies… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Dice Rules is one of the most appalling movies I have ever seen. It could not be more damaging to the career… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
The most curious social convention of the great age in which we live is the one to the effect that religious opinions… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
“I have had some experiences with love, or think I have, anyway, although the ones I have liked best could easily be… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Watering places - the sports of the field - cards! never-failing cards! - the assembly - the theater - all contribute their… — William Wilberforce Copy Share Image
I'm inspired by the people I meet in my travels--hearing their stories, seeing the hardships they overcome, their fundamental optimism and decency.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I had wished to find in philosophy and religion a remedy for my disgrace; I searched out an asylum to secure me… — Peter Abelard Copy Share Image
It is not easy to explain why God permits evil; but it is impossible for an atheist to explain the existence of… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
And if you're going to criticize me for not finishing the whole thing and tying it up in a bow for you,… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
The death penalty exacts a terrible price in dollars, lives and human decency. Rather than tamping down the flames of violence, it… — Robert M. Morgenthau Copy Share Image
We cannot change the way the world is, but by opening ourselves to the world as it is, we may find that… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Presidents should do whatever possible and practical to encourage an environment of cooperation and bipartisanship. And they should maintain a certain level… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
The thin and precarious crust of decency is all that separates any civilization, however impressive, from the hell of anarchy or systematic… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
I wish that people who are conventionally supposed to love each other would say to each other, when they fight, "Please -… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“The point is, there is no feasible excuse for what we are, for what we have made of ourselves. We have chosen… — Iain Banks Copy Share Image
“There was also the Argument of Increasing Decency, which basically held that cruelty was linked to stupidity and that the link between… — Ian M. Banks Copy Share Image
Canada is one of the few places left where the small decencies are observed. If, as a young man, I was scornful… — Mordecai Richler Copy Share Image
The long history of mankind is studded with convergences, perhaps most notably in social systems and the use of artefacts and technology.… — Simon Conway Morris Copy Share Image
Once again...Rick Bass draws us into his magical human worlds, rendered urgently by a hypnotic prose that tracks a parallel and untamed… — Doug Peacock Copy Share Image
Donald Trump's election was a watershed moment. Even those like me, who had previously pulled levers for candidates of both parties, felt… — Bari Weiss Copy Share Image
I don't see why it should be remarkable that you can acquire a reputation for fairness and decency. Those are qualities shared… — Michael Palin Copy Share Image
Our concern for human rights comes to the fore when there are gross violations of human decencies. Then other countries, including China,… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
When you're going into an employment environment that looks pretty scary, it is easy to lose your moral compass, your decency, your… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
“Love is where you find it. I think it is foolish to go around looking for it, and I think it can… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Human rights without responsibility, without a sense of decency, a sense of compassion, is not good enough for a society to flourish...… — Tu Weiming Copy Share Image
I am not a member of the chamber of commerce for show business, believe me, but there are some really good people… — Kurt Fuller Copy Share Image
Good manners, to those one does not love, are no more a breach of truth, than "your humble servant," at the bottom… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
If you lose your integrity, you will also lose your identity, your sensitivity and your dignity. Integrity is honesty, modesty and security… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
I raised my kids kind of old-fashioned - if you don't have something nice to say, then don't say it at all.… — Kris Jenner Copy Share Image
With a foreign policy appropriately rooted in some sense of humanitarian decency, the Central African crisis will not be easily ignored by… — Michael Johns Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be an outrage to public decency and a threat to women. And this is one of the few… — David Lee Roth Copy Share Image
A child is not an adult, a child didn't ask to be here. Any man that doesn't take care of his responsibilities… — Stephen A. Smith Copy Share Image
Alabama citizens, like the vast majority of Americans, respect and value the meaning of decency, and appreciate public institutions that reflect the… — Mike Rogers Copy Share Image
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