Quotes About Etiquette

I've got girlfriends who call me 'Raye' or 'L. Raye', but when somebody calls me 'Lisa', it's like, 'You've got two more times to say that and then I think you're disrespecting me and I'm going to have to cut you!'

People take toasting way too seriously - especially the clinking glasses part. There are always a few people who are seated too far away from each other to easily clink.

There's no rule that states you must touch gloves before a fight.

Somehow, it is hard to dislike a man once you have played a round of golf with him.

While you are searching for a job, it is a good idea to be on your best behavior.

Don't keep your good manners to the end another time, but begin with them.

Nobody talked a lot in Japan, but I always had a good relationship with everyone. I always liked to talk with Anderson. He has always been very respectful because he's a student of the martial arts.

As boas maneiras são como o zero a aritmética: por si sós, elas pouco ou nada representam, mas são capazes de acrescentar muito ao valor das outras coisas.

Mind you, after your silly debutantes have finished their proper posture and walking lessons, tell them it never killed any young lady to remove the book from off the top of her head and open it for a change. Just like I taught you.

He bowed. 'The young lady must not dance alone.

If you can't say anything nice about somebody, step away from the voice enhancement equipment.

You can always tell a man's nationality by introducing him to a beautiful girl. An Englishman shakes her hand; a Frenchman kisses her hand; an American asks her for a date; and a Russian wires Moscow for instructions.

The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind of a bar you're in.

Let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich.

When it comes to Chinese food I have always operated under the policy that the less known about the preparation the better. A wise diner who is invited to visit the kitchen replies by saying, as politely as possible, that he has a pressing engagement elsewhere.

At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.

I wish I had the nerve not to tip.

Smooth functioning of social life has always depended on the recognition of certain basic limits to behavior. We cannot simply say or do anything we wish, or offend people, without paying consequences - isolation, ostracism, etc.

If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you know already.

I've occasionally wished I had Caller ID. Even telemarketers, I hate to hang up on them. I try to explain I'm not interested, but they have all these canned responses so I end up having to hang up on them anyway.

In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.

Prithee don't screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners.

Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within.

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.