Famous quotes containing the word decent:
“A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
“A long time ago people often said, “Why did you become a teacher?” Well, that was about the only decent thing when I was growing up for a girl to be. If you became a secretary ... you got a hard name.”
—Knowles Witcher Teel (b. c. 1906)
“Let us fight for a new world, a decent world!”
—Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977)