Quotes About Tact

Truth or tact You have to choose. Most times they are not compatible.

I was much affected by the internal troubles of the Punch family; I thought that with a little more tact on the part of Mrs. Punch and some restraint held over a temper, naturally violent, by Mr. Punch, a great deal of this sad misunderstanding might have been prevented.

Diplomacy: The business of handling a porcupine without disturbing the quills.

The easiest way to save face is to keep the lower half shut.

Fragrance should be discovered, not announced.

No offense, but I'd rather kiss the horse.

It's easy to make rude comments simply for the sake of being rude, but I'd much rather go a more psychological route.

Never use curse words, foul language, or racial slurs, or say anything about a person's appearance. Just work with being smart-mouthed.

Often I must Speak otherwise than I Think. This is Called Diplomacy.

Often, I must speak otherwise than I think. That is called diplomacy.

Often I must speak otherwise than I think," he said. "This is called diplomacy.

Subtlety and self-control were, after all

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.

I would never say anything bad about Texas A&M.

The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything.

O que a tornava superior e lhe dava probabilidade de triunfo, era a arte de acomodar-se às circunstâncias do momento e a toda a casta de espíritos, arte preciosa, que faz hábeis os homens e estimáveis as mulheres.

The particular skill that allows you to talk your way out of a murder rap, or convince your professor to move you from the morning to the afternoon section, is what the psychologist Robert Sternberg calls practical intelligence. To Sternberg, practical intelligence includes things like knowing what to say to whom, knowing when to say it, and knowing how to say it for for maximum effect.

To Sternberg, practical intelligence includes things like "knowing what to say to whom, knowing when to say it, and knowing how to say it for maximum effect.

practical intelligence includes things like "knowing what to say to whom, knowing when to say it, and knowing how to say it for maximum effect.

The particular skill that allows you to talk your way out of a murder rap, or convince your professor to move you from the morning to the afternoon section, is what psychologist Robert Sternberg calls 'practical intelligence'. To Sternberg, 'practical intelligence' includes things like: knowing what to say to whom, knowing when to say it, and knowing how to say it for maximum effect.

practical intelligence." To Sternberg, practical intelligence includes things like "knowing what to say to whom, knowing when to say it, and knowing how to say it for maximum effect." It is procedural: it is about knowing how to do something without necessarily knowing why you know it or being able to explain it.

practical intelligence includes things like knowing what to say to whom, knowing when to say it, and knowing how to say it for for maximum effect.

Para Sternberg, la inteligencia práctica incluye cosas como «saber qué decir a quién, saber cuándo decirlo y saber cómo decirlo para lograr el máximo efecto».

Don't be too obvious about it.