Quotes About Etiquette

No British Prime Minister should be treated with barely concealed disrespect by our allies.

I like to be treated as a lady.

My friends hated going out with me because people think they can grab you and talk to you how they want. At the end of the day, you're still a human being, and I don't like being treated that way - I prefer to live a quiet life.

What I learned is that how we present ourselves to the world is really how we get treated. So if you want to be treated really well in a restaurant, you really have to dress up. You cannot just show up.

Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.

As leader of the House, I seek to do exactly that, treating all members of Parliament with courtesy and respect.

More young people are aware of the need for thank yous and aware of the tremendous impression they make.

I think the trick is to leave before everyone is sick of you!

Umgangsformen sind Formen, die zunehmend umgangen werden.

Every one of us is an artist, and as an artist, you really can stroll into any venue that you want, as long as you take your time to learn the etiquette of that venue.

Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.

No girl who is well bred, 'kind, and modest, is ever offensively plain; all real deformity means want of manners, or of heart.

Manners are a way of getting what you want without appearing to be an absolute swine.

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.

I have Graham Greene's telephone number, but I wouldn't dream of using it. I don't seek out writers because we all want to be alone.

Give them nothing, but give it politely.

We weren't interested in fashion, but we were interested in form. Goodness me, Mother used to worry about whether or not it was good form to pick up an olive with a fork. That's what's missing nowadays, if you ask me.

Great stress is placed on manners. "Never point," one San Francisco mother teaches her children, "except at French pastry." Do's and don'ts are rampantly important. "We'd never wear diamonds before lunch," says one woman. "Anyone who'd wear a mink stole in the daytime is automatically out," says another.

Be nice to everyone you meet on the way up because you will meet them again on the way down.

There is nothing more putting off to young university players than a slight suggestion that their etiquette or sportsmanship is in question.

Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly and they use too much vermouth.

Let him treat you like a lady and open the car door for you. If he doesn't automatically open the door for you, stand by the darn thing and don't get into the vehicle until he realises he needs to get hid behind out of the driver's seat and come round and open the car door for you. That's his job!

HOW TO BE A GIRL ON A DATE

5. A woman who can hold a respectful, respectable conversation with a man and his mother is a keeper; a woman who shudders at the prospect of having to talk to the matriarch of a man's family is a throwback.