Decency Quotes

286 quotes by 251 authors

If you can't say anything nice, at least have the decency to be vague. — Susan Andersen
This is why I say that the individual's most potent weapon is a stubborn belief in the triumph of common decency. — Paul Rusesabagina
We want character but without unyielding conviction; we want strong morality but without the emotional burden of guilt or shame; we want virtue but without… — James Davison Hunter
Life and study have persuaded me of the openness of history. There is no inevitability in history. Thinking about what might have happened, what could… — Fritz Stern
If you must commit suicide ... always contrive to do it as decorously as possible; the decencies, whether of life or of death, should never… — George Henry Borrow
The eyes are witnesses that the heavens revolve in the space of twenty- four hours. But certain men, either from the love of novelty, or… — Philipp Melanchthon
Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness....Let us not assassinate this lad further, senator. You have done… — Joseph N. Welch
September 11 was, and remains, above all an immense human tragedy. But September 11 also posed a momentous and deliberate challenge not just to America… — Tony Blair
College is something you complete. Life is something you experience. So don't worry about your grade, or the results or success. Success is defined in… — Jon Stewart
Ethics, decency and morality are the real soldiers — Kiran Bedi
A better politics is one where we appeal to each otherâ€™s basic decency instead of our basest fears. — Barack Obama
I believe that for all our imperfections, we are full of decency and goodness, and that the forces that divide us are not as strong… — Barack Obama
The first monster that an audience has to be scared of is the filmmaker. They have to feel in the presence of someone not confined… — Wes Craven
You cannot put women and men on an equal footing. It is against nature. They were created differently. Their nature is different. She should not… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Immodest words admit of no defence, For want of decency is want of sense. — Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon
A growing body of social science research reveals that atheists and non-religious people in general, are far from the unsavory beings many assume them to… — Gregory S. Paul
I had wished to find in philosophy and religion a remedy for my disgrace; I searched out an asylum to secure me from love... duty,… — Peter Abelard
As for plenty, we had not only for necessity, conveniency and decency, but for delight and pleasure to superfluity. — Margaret Cavendish
There are those without decency who must be fought without hesitation, without pity. — Henri
I respect a person that has had to fight and howl for his decency. — Tennessee Williams

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