I've had my successes and failures. I know many academics in my field loathe me. I've come to loathe them back, as… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
“A woman says to a man, 'Some people are polite, and some are quick. Each one's a good quality to have, but… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I still like to see that a man opens the door. I like those touches of chivalry that are fast disappearing. If… — Betty White Copy Share Image
Having the urge to write a novel, especially if you've yet to be published, is like having a medical condition impossible to… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
In the first place you can be so absolutely honest and so absolutely wrong at the same time that I think it… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
…but all day long I would be training myself to think, to understand, to criticize, to know myself; I was seeking for… — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
The way to deal with superstition is not to be polite to it, but to tackle it with all arms, and so… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
People pretend to be nice; people pretend to be smooth and polite and everything, but this is only an appearance because the… — Vincent Cassel Copy Share Image
It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
“Take the initiative with deliberate steps to be a polite person: 1. Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze. 2. Reciprocate… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
Spin' is a polite word for deception. Spinners mislead by means that range from subtle omissions to outright lies. Spin paints a… — Kathleen Hall Jamieson Copy Share Image
When I went to first grade and the other children said that their fathers were farmers, I simply didn't believe them. I… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
“I’ve been watching you drink,” he says. “Think it’s a good idea to put your liver through this?” “What are you the… — Sam Hunter Copy Share Image
The way to deal with superstition is not to be polite to it, but to tackle it with all arms, and so… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
... Where did you go?” “Down below.” “Ugh,” she said. “I’ve heard they’re little better than animals.” Funny. I thought the same… — Ann Aguirre Copy Share Image
Shut up, sit down, and read. (Tory) Please? (Acheron) You need something? (Tory) You to be polite to me, Ms. I Own… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
It annoys me how pretty my voice is...that sounds incredibly immodest, but it annoys me how polite it can sound when perhaps… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
Being polite and grateful will make people more inclined to help you. And if people are willing to help you, you may… — Jason Sudeikis Copy Share Image
No use to preach to the working-man courtesy & politeness when at the same time the working-man is not given working conditions… — B. Traven Copy Share Image
Are you telling me that the polite little note I sent my college alumni magazine has, by some unbeknownst series of errors,… — Frank Bruni Copy Share Image
I stepped forward. Call me old-fashioned, but I wanted to keep his focus on me and not Annabeth. I think it’s polite… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“You need not to love everyone, but you need to be polite with everyone, people will appreciate your politeness more than your… — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
In later life, we don't easily talk of fears, but instead we discuss our 'concerns.' Fear seems too primal and hysterical, but… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
You don't feel honest on a date, I guess. You don't really get to learn about anyone. You're kind of being polite… — Vince Vaughn Copy Share Image
“As if everything should be said safely or not at all and what you feel shouldn’t be taken seriously. Which is why… — pleasefindthis Copy Share Image
I hate polite conversation. I hate it when people stand around and go, 'Hi, how are you?' I hate words that don't… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
“She gave a low growl. “I’m leaving right after I greet them, because I’m polite and it’s not their fault you’re a… — Alisha Rai Copy Share Image
I think a theater show is a pure version of me doing my material. The theater crowd is a bit more polite,… — Anthony Jeselnik Copy Share Image
“As it says on the Tshirts:'I don't scare easily - I'm a librarian.', which was the polite version of the original:'Don't give… — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
A nasty letter or a sarcastic one can make you righteously angry, but what can you do about a polite letter of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“could be polite if I had to be. I wasn’t a total Neanderthal, even if I did eat a lot of meat… — Nikky Kaye Copy Share Image
I wish my nose was smaller and that I was a little taller. I also had this perennial pimple problem, so I… — Madhuri Dixit Copy Share Image
People identify with the swashbuckling individuals, not polite little men who field their position well. Sir Galahad had a big following -… — Bill Veeck Copy Share Image
As long as those adjectives used to describe me - charming, affable, punctual - don't mean that I'm dull, then that's fine.… — Phillip Schofield Copy Share Image
But are they all horrid, are you sure they are all horrid? [Referring to Gothic novels, fashionable in England at the beginning… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
I've been polite and I've always shown up. Somebody asked me if I had any advice for young people entering the business.… — Tom T. Hall Copy Share Image
Whatever the skill of any country may be in the sciences, it is from its excellence in polite learning alone that it… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Racist people, interestingly, are never as polite as smokers. Have you noticed that? Smokers always go, "Do you mind if I smoke?… — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image
Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile. In protest, I declined election to the National Institute… — Sinclair Lewis Copy Share Image
Congress's definition of torture in those laws - the infliction of severe mental or physical pain - leaves room for interrogation methods… — John Yoo Copy Share Image
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