A politician must have some scruples, a certain decency; he cannot smear himself in the mud for the sake of a high… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
“Say what you will about ‘decency’ but I happen to be a fan of skimpy tube tops and really short skirts.” — Cyma Rizwaan Khan Copy Share Image
I saw the end of his life right there in that single moment. His pride, his decency, his secrets, his death. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
At least have the decency in you / To leave me alone, when you freaks see me out / In the streets… — Eminem Copy Share Image
“The increasingly cynical court thought Arthur, "hypocritical, as all decent men must be if you assume decency cannot exist.” — T.H. White Copy Share Image
Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Decency and tolerance, to be of any value, must be capable of withstanding the severest strain. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Life shouldn't be about arbitrary power, for power's sake, but about respect, mutuality, decency. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
In a very real sense, we are shipwrecked passengers on a doomed planet. Yet, even in a shipwreck, human decencies and human… — Norbert Wiener Copy Share Image
Compassion is not a dirty word. Compassion is not a sign of weakness. In my view, compassion in politics and in public… — Kevin Rudd Copy Share Image
Spending comes just as natural to liberals in Minnesota and the Minnesota legislature as bashing decency comes to the editorial board of… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
I understand the most profound and simplest Truth of all: Any time any of us reaches out, any time we pour even… — J. M. DeMatteis Copy Share Image
The greatest progress we have made, and the greatest progress we have yet to make, is in the human heart. In the… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
I attended the public schools.And I have happy memories and strong memories of those days and good memories of the good sense… — Samuel Alito Copy Share Image
We've defined decency down now that we look at the entertainment value of it, whether the acting is good, the writing is… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The common bond of humanity and decency that we share is stronger than any conflict, any adversity. Fighting for your convictions is… — Wes Moore 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
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
There are so many causes. Gun control, climate change, deforestation, animal welfare, human welfare, education. Working on the big issues is noble… — Moby Copy Share Image
In a president, character is everything. A president doesn't have to be brilliant... He doesn't have to be clever; you can hire… — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
Buffett was a billionaire who drove his own car, did his own taxes, and still lived in a home he had bought… — Roger Lowenstein 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
If there was one last thing I could do in my life, it would be to help Dilma turn this country around,… — Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Copy Share Image
Everything goes by the board: honor, pride, decency, security, happiness, all, to get the book written. — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
“There are few things more discomfiting than a spontaneous outburst of genuine decency from someone you’re determined to dislike for no good… — Gregory David Roberts Copy Share Image
“Pursue decency in all dealings with your fellow man and woman. Simply put? Don’t be an asshole.” — Nick Offerman Copy Share Image
“Karate is not about techniques and their execution, but about boldness, integrity and fight for justice and common good” — Soke Behzad Ahmadi Copy Share Image
I love our shared island, our shared Ireland and its core decency. I love it for its imagination and its celebration of… — Michael D. Higgins Copy Share Image
Just what is it that academics have to fear if they stand up for common decency, instead of letting campus barbarians run… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“What they, in their innocence, cannot comprehend is that a properly constituted, healthy, decent man never writes, acts, or composes.” — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
It is impossible to practice parliamentary politics without having patience, decency, politeness and courtesy. — Khaleda Zia Copy Share Image
I think being on a set where people aren't being treated as equals, and with just a common level of decency and… — Gaby Hoffmann Copy Share Image
The arts bridge cultures; they're good for the economy, and they're good for fostering empathy and decency. — Julie Andrews Copy Share Image
“Faye, if you got eaten by another shark, would you please at least have the decency to say so? My time is… — Elle Lothlorien Copy Share Image
Decency is not news. It is buried in the obituaries, but it is a force stronger than crime. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
In some ways, political decency is a sign of a healthy democracy, but in other ways, it is the cause of it. — Raja Krishnamoorthi Copy Share Image
“X secretly castigates himself and wonder where his basic decency and compassion are.” — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
There are only so many things you can do in life, and if you think I'm going to spend my waking hours… — Dennis Skinner Copy Share Image
