Quotes About Etiquette

This decorum and etiquette, the whole self-stylization of the upper class, demand among other things that one does not allow oneself to be portrayed as one really is, but according to how one must appear to conform with certain hallowed conventions, remote from reality and the present time. Etiquette is the highest law not merely for the ordinary mortal, but also for the king, and in the imagination of this society even the gods accept the forms of courtly ceremonial.

It is nasty when you're playing in someone else's house to point out that they don't have enough balls.

I once said the Queen of England could use some fashion advice.

I was only saying to the Queen the other day how I hate name dropping.

Being a small boy it's very daunting seeing the Queen around and not really quite knowing what to talk about.

The King and Queen made the rounds after the film. We were told how we were to respond, and we were in a semi circle in the lounge area of the cinema, they came around after the King, the Queen and both Princesses.

I've met the Queen a couple of times, and she's been delightful. In fact, I often find myself thinking: 'What would the Queen do in this situation? Write a thank-you note? Yes, I'll do that.' She's all about courtesy.

The notion of 'Queen's English' is usually applied to our pronunciation.

You never remember what you say to the Queen, she just has this aura about her.

My mother didn't play being disrespectful to women. I was around grandmas and aunts. You learned pretty quick to be respectful!

It makes no sense to pack an auditorium with 5,000 people and then tell them to keep quiet.

In a room full of 60 to 70 people which is open plan and absolutely quiet, it's very intimidating to make a phone call. And if you do so, you're upsetting about 15 to 20 people because they're put off by your phone call.

I've always aspired to be the quintessential gentleman.

I try to respect everybody around me, especially at speedway races.

I would hope I was raised polite and charming.

Every man who has a sister, mother, wife, girlfriend or even a random female in their life who they've spent more than three minutes with knows that telling a woman they've gained weight is just never going to go down well.

There is etiquette in golf, but it's not any harder to learn than what to do at a dinner party. Actually, it's probably easier. And these days, there are a lot more women out there than there used to be. It's not like when I was young. I was always the only girl on the range.

I dislike arrogant men and diva behavior in either gender.

Listen, I'm a gentleman at the end of the day.

You have to be a low-class scumbag to start calling a woman a name. If you're a man, you should never. You should be a gentleman.

I'm very much a gentleman in what I do.

I want a gentleman. Someone with manners.

I'm a gentleman.

The very first thing you learn if you're a gentleman is that you never compare one woman to another. That's the way of all death.