Decent Quotes
829 quotes by 672 authors
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In the British embassy in Afghanistan in 2008, an embassy of 350 people, there were only three people who could speak Dari, the main language…
— Rory Stewart
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In short, avoiding the scourge of unemployment may have less to do with chasing after growth and more to do with building an economy of…
— Tim Jackson
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Sometimes the challenge of beating the jet lag and getting a decent sleep can be as hard to solve as finding the right setup for…
— Romain Grosjean
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I can put together a pretty decent meal from whatever happens to be in the refrigerator and the pantry. I like the challenge of this…
— Chang-Rae Lee
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I would feel no hesitation in saying that it is the responsibility of a decent human being to give assistance to a child who is…
— Noam Chomsky
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I reject the idea that any job is too hard or too dirty for American workers to do. American workers just expect and demand to…
— Jan C. Ting
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A decent beard has long been the number one must-have fashion item for any fugitive from justice.
— Craig Brown
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We need to remind ourselves that our ultimate goal is not to reduce greenhouse gases or global warming per se but to improve the quality…
— Thomas P.M. Barnett
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Europe and Africa share proximity and history, ideas and ideals, trade and technology. You are tied together by the ebb and flow of people. Migration…
— Ban Ki-moon
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Writing an encyclopedia is hard. To do anywhere near a decent job, you have to know a great deal of information about an incredibly wide…
— Aaron Swartz
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I suffer from the same frustration that every decent American suffers from. That is, that you begin to wonder whether decent liberal instincts, decent humanitarian…
— John le Carre
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I have a treasure trove of Baker memories, all of which reinforce my sense of Howard Baker as one of the most decent people with…
— John Yarmuth
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Valet parking is an essential at any decent club.
— Dan Jenkins
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I had decent but not great grades in high school because I was highly motivated in some subjects, like the arts, drama, English, and history,…
— J. C. Chandor
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The thing to do with mutual funds is to buy a couple of decent ones, set up an investment plan and then never, ever think…
— Alex Berenson
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I think I look pretty decent in a tux.
— Kevin Dillon
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Favouring employment versus the financial markets is a decent policy; certainly not beneficial for the currency or the gilt market, but beneficial for the people.
— Bill Gross
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I am not a man in decent shape.
— David Walton
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Citizens, regardless of their political inclinations, carry a devout sense of their shared culture and its temperament - and, having contributed to it all their…
— Michael Leunig
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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
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