Quotes About Courtesy

It was ingrained in me to be gracious.

I do not want to insult anyone with my act and am very careful about it.

Never insult anyone by accident.

In a day when, if you insulted a man it might cost you your life, you were probably more civil.

When I'm explaining something to you, if I'm being long-winded, and twisty in a non-productive way, I could make you feel vaguely insulted. And you'd have a right to be.

You can do TV and radio without the personal insults.

Be personable to everyone you interact with.

In life, we mostly manage to walk around interacting with each other fairly politely. But as soon as we get into our cars, we morph into something out of 'Mad Max'.

Never interrupt me when I'm eating a banana.

I don't find anything comes out of getting in someone's face during an interview and screaming.

Treat everyone you meet during your interview with courtesy. Your interviewer could ask anyone for their opinion of you!

There just seems to be…I don't know, such a lack of courtesy. A lack of respect between people in general and men and women in particular. Everywhere

His courtesy was somewhat extravagant. He would write and thank people who wrote to thank him for wedding presents and when he encountered anyone as punctilious as himself the correspondence ended only with death.

Not quite so fast, sir, if you please,' she said

The line between the public life and the private life has been erased, due to the rapid decline of manners and courtesy. There is a certain crudeness and crassness that has suddenly become accepted behavior, even desirable.

Few enjoy noisy overcrowded functions. But they are a gesture of goodwill on the part of host or hostess, and also on the part of guests who submit to them.

If you can´t say something nice, don´t say nothing at all. (Thumper from the Disney movie Bambi)

Granpa always said that if you was spoken to, treat such with proper respect and give full attention to what was being said.

Polite conversation is rarely either.

Don't sneeze, don't point at anybody with your little finger, don't scratch your left eyebrow, don't angle your knife so that it reflects light in somebody's eyes unless you're challenging them to a duel...

Politeness is the hallmark of the gentleman and the gentlewoman. No single, positive characteristic

Thank you, Sal," said Pindar. Sal bowed to Pindar and winked at Joe. It struck Joe that Pindar was exceedingly gracious to everyone they encountered, and, as they took their seats, Joe asked Pindar about that. "It never hurts to be kind to people," Pindar replied.

it takes no more time to be polite to every one than it does to be rude.

Any man was likely to take it amiss if his name were remembered incorrectly, and there was absolutely no point in offending his subordinates unnecessarily.