Decent Quotes

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One must think like a hero to behave like a merely decent human being. — May Sarton
And what is needed to prevent them from joining gangs was ample recreation for boys as well as girls, jobs and internships for training and… — Bobby Scott
Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy. — Frank Sinatra
Can we really believe that we are living a good life, an ethically decent life if we don't do anything serious to help reduce poverty… — Peter Singer
If Britain is to have a stable, affordable pension system, people need to work longer, but we will reward their hard work with a decent… — Iain Duncan Smith
I sometimes wonder how many of these lifetime achievement awards you can accept before you have to do the decent thing and die. — James Taylor
Although I'm not fluent in sign language by a long way, I could have a fairly decent conversation. — Paul Theroux
In Plains, I saw Jimmy Carter as he really is - a nice, decent man... in terms of compassionate contribution to society, he certainly has… — Helen Thomas
As long as I'm learning something, I figure I'm OK - it's a decent day. — Hunter S. Thompson
Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity.… — Lily Tomlin
Everybody now seems to be talking about democracy. I don't understand this. As I think of it, democracy isn't like a Sunday suit to be… — Dalton Trumbo
I really don't care with whom you sleep. I just care what kind of a decent human being you are. — Betty White
I danced a lot when I was younger, and I've always had decent, shapely legs and thought it's now or never. I mean, when you're… — Kate Winslet
After Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, the belief in decent housing as a political right or social obligation was supplanted in the U.S. by the notion… — Martin Filler
Every man has some reminiscences which he would not tell to everyone, but only to his friends. He has others which he would not reveal… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Does it mean this, does it mean that, that's all anybody wants to know. I'd say what any decent poet would say if anyone dared… — Freddie Mercury
The human race is the most stupid and unfair kind of race. A lot of the runners don't even get decent sneakers or clean drinking… — Banksy
You should never be afraid of people... such fear can destroy us completely. You've simply got to get rid of it, if you want to… — Hermann Hesse
Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans ... are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit. — Anthony Bourdain
Animals are more than ever a test of our character, of mankind's capacity for empathy and for decent, honorable conduct and faithful stewardship. We are… — Matthew Scully

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