Quotes About Consideration

Charlestonians had a particularly vicious and cunning game, developed after the War. They treated outsiders with so much graciousness and consideration that their politeness became a weapon. 'Visitors end up feeling as if they're wearing shoes for the first time in their lives. It's said that only the strongest ever recover from the experience. The Chinese never developed a torture to match it, although they're a very subtle people.

We all have neighbors. Greet them on the sidewalk or in the elevator, but try not to peer through their windows. Windows are to look out from, not into.

Before every action ask yourself. Will this bring more monkeys on my back. Will the result of my action be a blessing or a heavy burden?

What do we tell our children? Haste makes waste. Look before you leap. Stop and think. Don't judge a book by its cover. We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation.

I don't want to waste my readers' time ever. My readers are very important to me.

Some people write a thank you note for a gift, and it's three pages long, and some people write a thank you note, and it's five sentences - that's me. I like to pare away words because I don't want to waste anyone's time.

I don't waste energy thinking about who I prefer and who I don't.

In a relationship you want to treat people the way you want to be treated.

We cannot blindly pursue the goal of machine intelligence without pondering its consequences.

After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.

I do hate air conditioning and early mornings, but my friends all know this and plan accordingly.

If you are someone's guest on a corporate jet, the most important thing to remember is not just to be on time, but to be early. If you hold up the departure of the jet by as much as 10 minutes, you may cause the plane to wait in line for another hour or two before obtaining new clearance.

I've become one of those annoying people who brings their own food on to planes.

The consummate gentleman on the planet today is George Clooney, who never fails to go the extra mile for people. Every person matters to George.

I have not made any plans for the future, and my wife would kill me if I announced anything before that.

My father would get up with his plate after dinner and keep it where it was supposed to be kept. He wouldn't leave the plate for my mom to pick up.

I always ask myself, would I want someone to do something that wasn't comfortable for them just to please me? And the answer is no.

Please take the time to leave something kind, or don't leave it at all. You know? That's an option, also.

We are all pleased when our names are pronounced and spelled correctly.

I'm more of a people pleaser.

I'm definitely a people pleaser. I like people to be happy around me and be comfortable. I go out of my way, sometimes to a fault, to make sure everyone is okay.

Put this restriction on your pleasures, be cautious that they injure no being that lives.

I cannot say I'm a poet. That's for someone when they take in consideration where they can bestow 'poet' on. I can't do it. But I would be disingenuous if I didn't say that my intention is poetry.

I always try to be optimistic, but not to the point where I'm getting on people's nerves.