Quotes About Etiquette

When I was on the Knicks, and I'd have a drink - my drink would be either a Manhattan or an Old Fashioned - businessmen would be drinking only wine. As I continued to go to business dinners with successful businessmen, my drink has now also turned into wine.

No tablecloths, silver cutlery, fine porcelain, sommeliers, or deep wine lists - that's fine. But no service or hospitality? That's going too far.

I don't drink at all. If I'm out I'll have the occasional sip of wine just to be sociable.

Texas, to be respected, must be polite. Santa Anna, living, can be of incalculable benefit to Texas; Santa Anna, dead, would just be another dead Mexican.

The manners thing's got worse. People think they can just text you if they've got bad news for you. It's not on. And as for people taking pictures at gigs on their phones, that's just weird.

One thing I can't stand is when people - not our team, but other people - don't respond. Everybody can email, everybody can text... using an email auto-response is not the world we live in.

Many actors have protested about mobile phones going off in theatres, but the real menace now is people texting during a show. It may only disturb a few people around them, but for me, as an actor, when I spot them answering their emails, I am outraged.

What most infuriates me is the cell phones. If I see someone texting during the show, I walk off the stage.

I hate it when I see people texting at a show. And talking to each other. They're at a performance; they should respect the performer.

I don't mind if somebody texts me but I'm not a big texter, the things are too small. I don't mind if they text, '7 o'clock,' that's fine, that's logistics but, 'What's up?' Get real! Pick up a phone!

Class is considerate of others. It knows that good manners is nothing more than a series of petty sacrifices.

Thank goodness I was brought up with the grounding of my parents, and taught manners.

Never thank anybody for anything, except a drink of water in the desert - and then make it brief.

If you ask anyone around the cricket grounds, they will say I always sign loads of autographs and thank the ladies for lunch and try to behave in the right way.

I find it upsetting to see the erosion of manners. It's very scary. Where are the 'pleases' and 'thank yous?'

The last thing I say on most phone calls is not, 'Goodbye,' but, 'Thank you.'

I think it's the easiest thing in the world to be friendly and say 'please' and 'thank you.' I try and remember it and use it.

When I go to different countries, I want to know how to at least say hello and thank you. Language is a great hobby.

We're living in what I like to call the 'Thank You Economy,' because only the companies that can figure out how to mind their manners in a very old-fashioned way - and do it authentically - are going to have a prayer of competing.

My mom would still be mad if I didn't say 'please' and 'thank you.'

I need to find a church on Sunday. I need to say 'please' and 'thank you,' 'yes sir' and 'no ma'am.' Do the little things because that's part of being an adult.

The first thing the Chinese ask you when they meet you is: 'How much money do you make?' It's a legitimate question to ask in China.

Don't ever humiliate a man. If you're gonna have to dress him out, you take him aside and do it that way. That's the one thing I don't like about Hollywood: They go in for public humiliation. You shouldn't do that to a man.

Treat haters in your online spaces just the same as you would in the real world. If they're not respectful to you and your customers, kick them out.