Decent Quotes

829 quotes by 675 authors

Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now because we don't… — Alexis Arguello
When I lay my head on the pillow at night I can say I was a decent person today. That's when I feel beautiful. — Drew Barrymore
The money can be decent, but I really don't recommend the work-for-hire route as an entry into publishing. Too many things can go wrong. — Lynn Abbey
Pious XII was too neutral to mention the gas chambers; decent people like my own family were turned into devils by crude Christianity. — Lionel Blue
The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all mankind. — Norman Borlaug
I'm a decent cook; I'm a decent chef. None of my friends would ever have hired me at any point in my career. Period. — Anthony Bourdain
I'm a pretty decent writer. It comes easy to me. I don't agonize over sentences. I write like I talk. I try to make them… — Anthony Bourdain
When you've told someone that you've left them a legacy the only decent thing to do is to die at once. — Samuel Butler
I helped make Mexico, especially Tampico, safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National… — Smedley Butler
All's the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a decent standing army and get out of the… — Adam Carolla
My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak. — John le Carre
People think they have to be ambitious. But at a certain age, all you want is to be around nice, decent people. — Graydon Carter
Pennsylvania is home to some of the hardest-working, toughest, most decent people in America. — Bob Casey, Jr.
All Asian parents are into your children having a respectable, decent stable job. Acting was unimaginable to my parents. — Joan Chen
In the literal sense, there has been no relevant evolution since the trek from Africa. But there has been substantial progress towards higher standards of… — Noam Chomsky
Now most people do not want an ordinary life in which they do a job well, earn the respect of their collaborators and competitors, bring… — John Cleese
Farms and in castles, in homes, studies, and cloisters - where sensible people manage to live relatively lusty and decent lives, as moral as they… — Erik Erikson
Delaying gratification is a process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life in such a way as to enhance the pleasure by meeting and… — M. Scott Peck
It's appropriate to celebrate public service, and the thoughtful people who choose to serve. They symbolize what is good and decent about this historic citizen… — Bob Ehrlich
To say prayers in a decent, delicate way is not heavy work. But to pray really, to pray till hell feels the ponderous stroke, to… — Edward McKendree Bounds

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