Quotes About Etiquette

I wouldn't mind being a fly on the wall in a few Victorian parlours.

I'm a big believer in manners and respect: that one should never do to another what you wouldn't wish for yourself.

You have to mind your Ps and Qs a little bit.

I was like one of those nauseatingly nice children. I was very, very well behaved and boring.

Don't bother me while I'm eating, or when I'm coming out of the crackhouse or something. Just let me get going.

You can tell when someone recognizes you and they want to say something, but they don't want to bother you.

It gets weird with people wanting to touch my hair and beard boundaries, you know?

Do you mind if I sit back a little? Because your breath is very bad.

You mustn't upstage the bride.

I don't like it when people don't hold the door. I don't know, that really bugs me... I guess I like manners.

I neither throw my weight around nor do I bully anyone on the set.

I'm a businesswoman, and Ms. is an appropriate form of address.

Being successful is about professionalism, and chewing gum is unprofessional. Its also a huge pet peeve of mine.

I used to say I never talk about my successor, neither about my predecessor.

Wherever you go, respect the local culture or you will suffer.

I was raised in Duluth, Minnesota, where you never say that you're cold, or that you're suffering, and you listen politely to people, even if you disagree with them completely. Then you say passive-aggressive things later.

When urbanity decays, civilization suffers and decays with it.

I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.

In the case of the Japanese, they usually commit suicide before they make any apology.

Never wear a button-down collared shirt with a double-breasted suit. The more formal double-breasted suit looks best with the more formal spread or long-point collar.

I taught my girls to pick up their own suitcases. Pretty is as pretty does.

My mother is old-fashioned; she raised us like girls from a 19th-century book. My sisters and I are known for being the most polite girls in France. My mother wanted us to be like royalty: never ever will you be caught being rude, or superficial or being a star or whatever.

There is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes.

Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste.