Quotes About Courtesy

Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.

'GQ,' you've been patiently and stylishly educating me forever. To be truly stylish, you have to be kind and courteous.

I'm a gentleman, call me old fashioned if you want.

A good rule of angling philosophy is not to interfere with any fishermans ways of being happy, unless you want to be hated.

It's important for us to be kind to other people and treat other people the way that we want to be treated.

I think you have to be respectful to the people who want to talk to you.

Yo, play me with a handshake. Say "What's up, L.L.? Good Luck." That's all. That's all I want. I don't want you to kiss my feet. That ain't necessary. Just give me respect.

He who reflects on another man's want of breeding, shows he wants it as much himself

Anytime I see someone blocking the aisle in the supermarket while talking on a phone, I want to ram that person with my shopping cart.

I always say people can call me anything they want as long as they don't call me late for supper.

Americans are incredibly polite as long as they get what they want.

In our home we have a rule: You can disagree with a man's position as much as you want - after you have been able to state it to his satisfaction.

I hate if a man says anything laddy. 'You're sexy' or whatever. I just want someone to be friendly and a little bit flirty.

I do get a little pissed at people who write me and want me to do things, and spell my name wrong.

The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don't want to be.

I felt like they were loitering around in the hope one of us would sup from them later. Perhaps we would find it difficult to leave until we had obliged them.

Avirzah'e bowed in my direction, perhaps a little too extravagantly to be sincere.

appreciate it if you'd call him

If you can't say anything nice, at least have the decency to be vague.

If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

Most problems are best solved privately, not through government. There's a problem of discourtesy in the world, which is best handled through social norms, which are indispensable. But you wouldn't want the government to be mandating courtesy.

Here's a simple guideline: if five names or fewer are cc'd, just go nuts and hit 'reply all.' But if more than five folks appear in the cc line, pause. Give it a thought. Some people are promiscuous and cc dozens of people who don't need to know each other's business.

If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it.

I would court you, with all the grace and courtesy that you deserve,