“The public airwaves provide a chance to affirm we want to be a good, decent people; a good, decent nation.” PeopleWantNationsChanceDecent Author:Charles W. Pickering
“The great question for our time is, how to make sure that the continuing scientific revolution brings benefits to everybody rather than widening the gap between rich and poor. To lift up poor countries, and poor people in rich countries, from poverty, to give them a chance of a decent life, technology is not enough. Technology must be guided and driven by ethics if it is to do more than provide new toys for the rich.” PeopleIfsGivingCountryEnoughChancePoorPovertyTechnologyRichRevolutionBenefitsEthicsDrivenLiftsOur TimeDecentGapsToysContinuingPoor PeopleRich And PoorPoor CountriesRich CountriesDecent LifeScientific RevolutionNew Toys Author:Freeman Dyson
“If there is to be any romance in marriage woman must be given every chance to earn a decent living at other occupations. Otherwise no man can be sure that he is loved for himself alone, and that his wife did not come to the Registry Office because she had no luck at the Labour Exchange.” IfsMenRomanceGivenChanceWifeOfficeLuckDecentLabourOccupationRomance In Marriage Book:The young Rebecca: writings of Rebecca West, 1911-17 Source: The young Rebecca: writings of Rebecca West, 1911-17
“If you give anybody the chance, they can always make a decent human being out of themselves. It's the people that don't have a chance, that we look down at like they're monsters or they're animals or that they want something different than the rest of us.” PeopleIfsWantGivingHumansLooksDifferentChanceHuman BeingsAnimalMonstersDecentWant Something Author:Ice Cube
“Humans may be destroying their chances for decent survival. It won't kill everybody, but it would change the world dramatically.” WorldHumansMayChanceSurvivalDecentChanging The WorldDestroying Author:Noam Chomsky
“I decided that I was ready to assume this position when I discovered that the chance to save the country was very meager. I was prepared to sacrifice myself for this country and its 90 million people. They want food, fuel and electricity and yearn for a decent life. Any president who does not pay attention to such details or is unable to provide the minimum level of stability should leave office.” PeopleWantShouldDoeCountryPresidentChanceLevelsPayAttentionMillionsSacrificePositionReadyOfficeDecidedAssumingPreparedDetailsPay AttentionDecentFuelStabilityMinimumElectricityDecent Life Author:Abdel Fattah el-Sisi