Quotes About Protocol

One does not greet the Queen of the Seelie Court with the barbarous human 'hello'...

We are chained hand and foot by protocol, enslaved to a static, empty world where men and women can't read, where the scientific advances of the ages are the preserve of the rich, where artists and poets are doomed to endless repetitions and sterile reworking of past masterpieces. Nothing is new. New does not exist. Nothing changes, nothing grows, evolves, develops. Time has stopped. Progress is forbidden

Don't meddle in Politicks with your mouth full, dear," said the Vicereine gently.

Backdraft has the right-of-way.

PLEASE DO NOT ENTER WITHOUT KNOCKING. PLEASE DO NOT KNOCK.

Maybe I'll create a guidebook for future political spouses: the dos and don'ts in D.C.

I can tell you that standard D.O.J. protocol is that you let official acts speak for themselves. You don't go and spin your action. For example, when I ran the Solicitor General's office, there would be all sorts of times when the litigants would make something up, and we would just never comment to the press. It is not what we do.

I do not shake hands from a sanitary standpoint.

We must learn which ceremonies may be breached occasionally at our convenience and which ones may never be if we are to live pleasantly with our fellow man.

One principal object of good-breeding is to suit our behaviour to the three several degrees of men, our superiors, our equals, and those below us.

DOWN A PEG (OR TWO) Humbled. An admiral flew his personal standard at the highest point of the mast, attached by rope to one of a series of pegs at its base. If a more senior admiral came aboard, the original standard would be taken down a peg or two to make room for the new flag. DRESSING

But I was also told to hold doors for women and children, to shake hands with a firm grip, to remember people's names, and to always give the customer a little more than expected.

They inhabit the earth, live among people. Lots of politics and protocol." Dana sat on the floor. "Anything

Now the passing etiquette. Do I give you the ass or the crotch?

Remove your shoes and place them beside the mat. Then you will kneel, ass on your heels, knees spread wide, hands resting on your thighs palms up, eyes on the floor. You will wait here until we are ready for you. You will not move out of position until directed to do so. You will not speak unless spoken to directly and a response is required. Is that understood?

Everyone stood when Hayes entered the room. The President walked over to the German ambassador, Gustav Koch, and shook his hand. He then grabbed one of the two chairs in front of the fireplace. Michael Haik took the other chair, and Kennedy sat on the couch next to General Flood, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Next to General Flood sat his boss, Secretary of Defense Rick Culbertson. Directly across from them sat Secretary of State Midleton and the German ambassador

Who grins in official circumstances?

The most elementary of good manners . . . at a social gathering one does not bring up the subject of personalities, sad topics or unfortunate facts, religion, or politics.

And when Magellan knelt to kiss the king's hands, as custom dictated, King Manuel concealed them behind his cloak and turned his back

Good manners and graciousness pave the way for future favors. Bad manners crumble the road.

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Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.

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.

A woman, even a married woman, cannot float without proper escort. It is simply not done.