Decent Quotes

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President Eisenhower was a fine general and a good, decent man, but if he had fought World War II the way he fought for civil… — Roy Wilkins
A decent human being is ashamed at being somebody's boss! — Arno Hintjens
There are some, I know, who see beautification as a frill, as an extra, or as something that is luxurious enough to postpone. Well, they… — Lyndon B. Johnson
PLUNDER, v. To take the property of another without observing the decent and customary reticences of theft. To wrest the wealth of A from B… — Ambrose Bierce
How to get a job: Speak up and show some life about you. Almost anyone who can give you a decent job these days is… — Liz Carpenter
Decent responsible parents are a royal pain- that's how you know when you have them [such parents]. — Laura Schlessinger
To shoot a decent fight, you need to cover all the different angles, and it ends up eating a lot of days. — David Benioff
Most of the producers I work with are decent mixers. We'll wind up in these spots where I'll get the mix back and I'll put… — Yukimi Nagano
The great thing about vinyl is that if you wanted to get a decent-sounding cut, you could really only have 20 minutes max on each… — Kate Bush
When you love what you do, more than likely everything is gonna just come out decent. — Ghostface Killah
Income inequality has no necessary connection with poverty, the lack of material resources for a decent life, such as adequate food, shelter, and clothing. A… — Robert Higgs
Everyone should know--there's no such thing as a decent human being. It's just an illusion. And when it's gone, it's really gone. — Courtney Summers
All attempts at law, all religion, all ethical norms might be nothing more than attempts by the weak to restrain the strong. Then, within the… — George Zebrowski
I am not engaged to Christianity by decent forms, or saving ordinances; it is not usage, it is not what I do not understand, that… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Courage is a terribly important value. It means you don't run away when things are tough. It means you don't turn away from a friend… — George H. W. Bush
The criminal law is no use to decent people. — George Bernard Shaw
I went to school for fine art. I'm a decent housepainter, but I'm a really good fine art painter. — Kristin Bauer van Straten
Growing up, the most important thing, after taking care of your family and getting a decent job of work, was having a laugh. That was… — Ricky Gervais
Bush's life is that a fundamentally decent man presided over a moment when politics got meaner and rougher. '88 was the year of the handler,… — Evan Thomas
I was always pretty organized in high school and my mother, she always pushed me to just overachieve, both my parents. (They) let me know… — Jeremih

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