Quotes About Etiquette

In terms of being a professional, I want to be professional with everyone.

I never know how to get off the phone, so I'm terribly admiring of people who can.

People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table.

Your bottom may look very nice, but it does not belong on my sterile work surface.

She bowed. A long, slow, stiff bow from the waist. The bow of a Prussian officer in a social setting with civilians, feeling uncomfortable, waiting to leave.

Will you gentlemen take breakfast with me?' asked the Professor. There is little need to record the answer to that particular question.

Nordstrom believes that great service begins with showing courtesy to everyone—customers, employees, and vendors.

All cats talk however they want. To whomever they want. But only a rude human speaks out of turn. Be quiet.

Had they been dogs they would have sniffed me over and then drawn back. But humans have no such inbred courtesies.

Reminding myself that these "servants" might be better born than myself, I treated them all with great courtesy and later wondered if that might not be the secret of the harmonious household, that all servants or royalty, be treated with the same courtesy.

I know you meant no harm by it, boy. But men don't talk about times spent among the pillows with a lady. And assassins don't talk about…our business.

Tivessem eles sido cães, teriam me farejado, afastado-se a seguir, mas os humanos não têm dessas cortesias inatas.

They both took their napkins, unfolded them and set them on their laps. I did the same and watched as they arranged their utensils, following their lead. It was just another reminder of how much I didn't know. The

It's rude to discuss your wife with your girlfriend

You know. I can call my husband an idiot and asshole but no one else can. It's a rule. It's almost a law.

I entered his apartment without being invited, which is perfectly fine if you're not a vampire.

It's always best to avoid strangling the person you're on a date with. No matter how crazy he makes you.

Likewise, I would never be so rude as to not interrupt a friend. How else would she know I was listening?

To see Snow Flower's mother eat that meat was something I'll never forget. She had been raised to be a fine lady and, as hungry as she was, she did not tear into the food as someone in my family might. She used her chopsticks to pull apart slivers of the pork and lift them delicately to her lips. Her restraint and control taught me a lesson I have not strayed from to this day. You may be desperate, but never let anyone see you as anything less that a cultivated woman.

Always remember how to behave, how to speak to people, how to respect the world around you

Grace put her purse on the floor. "My mother says you must never do that," Ruby chastised. "Mine too," I agreed. "Do you want all your money to run out of your purse?

My mother always told me that if you're embarrassed by a kindness and don't know what to say, keep it simple. "Thank you.

Never slam a car door. According to the Westchester elite, it's a heinous crime, as heartless as kicking a puppy.

Make your point but don't stab anyone with it.