Pablo Casals

Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it.

Spanish Musician

James E. Faust

I feel deeply my responsibility to teach sacred things. I am so aware that the world is changing and will be vastly different from the one I have known. Values have shifted. Basic decency and respect for good things are eroding.

American Clergyman

Kris Jenner

I raised my kids kind of old-fashioned - if you don't have something nice to say, then don't say it at all. I teach love, acceptance, and tolerance... I sometimes think that this generation is lacking in decency.

American Entertainer

Michelle Obama

We learned about dignity and decency - that how hard you work matters more than how much you make... that helping others means more than just getting ahead yourself.

American First Lady

Gaby Hoffmann

I think being on a set where people aren't being treated as equals, and with just a common level of decency and respect, is really uncomfortable.

American Actress

Aldous Huxley

The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total efficiency.

English Novelist

Julie Andrews

The arts bridge cultures; they're good for the economy, and they're good for fostering empathy and decency.

English Actress

Raja Krishnamoorthi

When the norm is decency, other virtues can thrive: integrity, honesty, compassion, kindness, and trust.

American Businessman

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Decency is the least of all laws, but yet it is the law which is most strictly observed.

French Writer

Gabrielle Union

If someone lacked decency or respect, I didn't allow that person to stay in my world.

The specifics of 'decency' vary by culture. What's decent in one place might not be in another.

Cultural Sensitivity

'Decency' is often neutral and factual, not indicating strong emotion.

Neutral Tone

What's considered 'decent behavior' can be subjective and personal.

Subjective Nature

'Decency' can imply the minimum expected moral behavior in a situation.

Contextual Usage

Using 'decency' often signals an expectation of respect and good manners.

Expectation of Respect

Talking about 'decency' can suggest its absence or the presence of its opposite in others.

Implicit Contrast

'Decency' regarding dress often aligns with social expectations rather than personal preference.

Social Norms

In clothing, 'decency' is associated with modesty and avoiding offense.

Modesty Implication

 Nobody comes to StoryCorps to get rich. Nobody comes to get famous. It's simply an act of generosity and love. So many of these are just everyday people talking about lives lived with kindness, courage, decency and dignity, and when you hear that kind of story, it can sometimes feel like you're walking on holy ground.

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 suggests a level of tolerance for that kind of discussion that-- that is unacceptable by any standard of decency. Well, first of all, this is a department that this council has supported over and over again. This is a police department that has supported you--

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 world so one challenge we have is to remember over sharing that's not honesty our matic tweeting and texting can blind us to the fact that the subtleties of human decency character integrity that's still it matters that's always what's going to matter

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 Dumb skepticism. So we've ended up in this bizarre dynamic online, where some people see bigoted propaganda as being edgy or being dangerous and cool, and people see basic truth and human decency as pearl-clutching or virtue-signaling or just boring.

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 and at dinner parties, and influence leaders, legislators, popular opinion. Eventually their conclusions get absorbed into the common sense of decency, erasing the tracks of the original argument that had gotten us there.

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 we just follow the oldest ones in the book -- decency, a work ethic, love — and let happiness and self-esteem take care of themselves. I think if we all did that, the kids would still be all right,

Jennifer Senior: For...

 have no fear I have lived a life I've lived multiple lives in this life is dedicated to service what inspires me is the decency the incredible generosity

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 any standard of decency well first of all this is a department that this council has supported over and over again this is a police department that has

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 with kindness, generosity, decency and love. Thank you.