#decent

You always hear people saying, 'I hope I'm not turning into my dad', but I'd be honoured if I became half as decent a bloke as he is. ↗

— Johnny Vegas

#became #bloke #dad #decent #half

Obama is making a choice now that will lead to the deaths of many thousands of civilians in Afghanistan by American hands. By ordinary standards of presidents, he is a decent man. But those standards aren't good enough. He's in a position either to kill or not to kill, and he's made the decision to kill. ↗

— Daniel Ellsberg

#american #choice #civilians #deaths #decent

The public has always expected me to be a playboy, and a decent chap never lets his public down. ↗

— Errol Flynn

#chap #decent #down #expected #his

I am quite certain in my heart of hearts that modern music and modern art is not a conspiracy, but is a form of truth and integrity for those who practise it honestly, decently and with all their being. ↗

— Michael Tippett

#art #being #certain #conspiracy #decently

Thinking in generations also means enabling our young to have a decent standard of living. ↗

— Paul Tsongas

#decent #decent standard #enabling #generations #living

I knew Anais Nin, who called me after I had been away for a few years. She was seeking help because at that time no one would give her a decent review. She was made fun of. ↗

— Marguerite Young

#away #because #been #called #decent

I was surprised by how much I like being a father; surprised at what a decent father I am, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to dump my selfishness. ↗

— Michael Zaslow

#afraid #am #because #being #decent

My English text is chaste, and all licentious passages are left in the decent obscurity of a learned language. ↗

— Edward Gibbon

#decent #english #language #learned #left

Our culture is in moral chaos. On TV we celebrate freaks instead of honest, decent people. ↗

— Kathie Lee Gifford

#chaos #culture #decent #decent people #freaks

For every sleazeball in the business there are plenty of decent and wonderful people. ↗

— Kathie Lee Gifford

#decent #every #people #plenty #wonderful