Quotes About Protocol

Evelyn let Camilla, as the higher-status person, extend her had first, a Babsism she remembered.

Truth and ceremony are two things.

Documentation says, "This is how we do it here.

Of course I don't expect people to call me Sir Chris. That'd be embarrassing.

I always liked situations where there were very clear rules of what to do.

when a person says to you, "How do you do?" he will be taken aback if you reply, with impeccable logic, "How do I do what?" The complexities of the English language are

Mr. Prime Minister," I say, standing alone on the driveway, my hand extended. "Mr. President." His expression implacable, his dark eyes peering into mine, he shakes my hand with an iron grip. He is dressed in a black suit and a tie that is a solid blue on the top half, red on the bottom, two-thirds of the Russian flag.

If you like having an ozone layer, you can thank an international agreement called the Montreal Protocol.

He may not enter anywhere at the first, unless there be some one of the household who bid him to come, though afterwards he can come as he please.

Instead, Hester had been presented at court

Do young ladies still need permission to waltz?" Daphne found herself smiling at his discomfort. "How long have you been away?" "Five years. Do they?" "Yes." "Do you have it?" He looked almost pained at the prospect of his escape plan falling apart. "Of course.

Well!" Mrs. Featherington huffed. "I never!" "No," Anthony replied. "You always.

You can't just decide you want to do this or that. You have to be invited.

The custom of going to a party only when we have been invited is a necessary, attractive, decent way for a party to evolve.

Jimmy Carter used to walk off the airplane carrying his own luggage. Do you remember that? I don't want my president carrying - I want the freaking Marines to be carrying his luggage, and they want to carry his luggage.

being very clear about what's acceptable and what's not acceptable.

Great statesmen oughtn't to waltz.

When greeting Pope Benedict a few years ago, I was meant to kiss the papal ring but I head-butted his hand instead. He just laughed at me.

When I talked to him on the phone yesterday. I called him George rather than Mr. Vice President. But, in public, it's Mr. Vice President, because that is who he is.

You can't just, boopity-boop, saunter into the Treasury. You need an appointment.

You treat a lady like a dame, and a dame like a lady.

Traditionally, the treatment for a concussion has been to stare at a wall and wait for your brain to heal itself. Don't watch TV, don't read a book, don't look at your phone, and definitely don't train. It's a torturous protocol for an athlete.

In the world of medicine, a trial refers to clinical research that follows a predefined plan or protocol. A clinical trial must comply with strict health, safety and ethical regulations determined by the Food and Drug Administration.

The purpose of etiquette is to provide an easy set of rules which we can follow when we are in a hurry and want to make sure that we do not give offense to anybody.