"I've met so many people, often the scum……" — W. Somerset Maugham
"I've met so many people, often the scum of the earth, and found them, you know, quite decent. I am an uncomfortable stranger to moral indignation."
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- The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all mankind. — Norman Borlaug
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- I helped make Mexico, especially Tampico, safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a… — Smedley Butler
- All's the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a decent standing army… — Adam Carolla
- My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its… — John le Carre
- People think they have to be ambitious. But at a certain age, all you want is to be around nice,… — Graydon Carter