#decent

In the literal sense, there has been no relevant evolution since the trek from Africa. But there has been substantial progress towards higher standards of rights, justice and freedom - along with all too many illustrations of how remote is the goal of a decent society. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#along #been #decent #evolution #freedom

I don't write down my experiences, but I have a very decent memory. I have tons of books in which I write down phrases as they occur to me. That's how I write songs. I'll need a line and I'll go through the books and find it, the right rhyme and everything. ↗

— Evan Dando

#decent #down #everything #experiences #find

One of the great problems with Americans is that - being a decent people - they assume that everyone else is equally decent. ↗

— Meir Kahane

#being #decent #decent people #else #equally

As long as I can sing halfway decent, I'd rather sing than act. There's nothing like being in good voice, feeling good, having good numbers to do and having a fine orchestra. ↗

— Howard Keel

#being #decent #feeling #feeling good #fine

Composers today get a TV script on Friday and have to record on Tuesday. It's just dreadful to impose on gifted talent and expect decent music under these conditions. ↗

— Alex North

#conditions #decent #dreadful #expect #friday

I can have my goals, and I can have my dreams. My goal is to make the finals and improve my position. I want to run all decent races. I don't want to look back and say I ran a terrible race. ↗

— Oscar Pistorius

#decent #dreams #finals #goal #goals

Women of the working class, especially wage workers, should not have more than two children at most. The average working man can support no more and and the average working woman can take care of no more in decent fashion. ↗

— Margaret Sanger

#care #children #class #decent #especially

Sometimes, political campaigns make decent people act and talk like perfect buffoons. ↗

— Tony Snow

#campaigns #decent #decent people #like #make

Just recently I worked with Van Morrison and I came to realize that money can't make a decent human being out of you. ↗

— Jim Sullivan

#came #decent #human #human being #i

Creating a decent pop song is a challenge - and occasionally, once in every decade - it's kind of fun to do that. ↗

— David Sylvian

#creating #decade #decent #every #fun