#respectable

The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

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I don't know what a scoundrel is like, but I know what a respectable man is like, and it's enough to make one's flesh creep. ↗

— Joseph de Maistre

#creep #enough #flesh #i #know

Respectable means rich, and decent means poor. I should die if I heard my family called decent. ↗

— Thomas Mann

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My work is not great, but it's respectable. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#respectable #work

I always channel my emotions into my work. That way I won't hurt anyone but myself. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#respect

Respectable people do not write music or make love as a career. ↗

— Alexander Borodin

#love #make #music #people #respectable

My work is not great, but it's respectable. I have no false illusions. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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The best part? Probably being able to portray such a respectable, ethical, intelligent, strong woman. That's still pretty rare in our business, unfortunately. ↗

— Catherine Bell

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During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism. ↗

— Howard Thurman

#during #even #guise #hatred #masquerade

One, I have a wonderful publisher, Black Sparrow Press; as long as they exist, they will keep me in print. And they claim they sell very respectable numbers of my books, so I guess, and it's true, every place I go, my books are in libraries and on bookshelves. ↗

— Diane Wakoski

#books #bookshelves #claim #every #exist