Southerners will be polite until they are angry enough to kill you. — John Shelton Reed Copy Share Image
“Politeness is the first thing people lose once they get the power.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
I do not see why I should be polite to tyrants, who slobber of humanitarianism and think only of their own petty… — Paul Feyerabend Copy Share Image
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“If someone offers to take your burden, you need to know he is serious, not just being polite and kind. Polite and… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
When we are polite to children, we show in the most simple and direct way possible that we value them as people… — David Elkind Copy Share Image
“I'm very polite by nature, even the voices in my head let each other finish their sentences.” — Graham Parke Copy Share Image
“You may have something wise to say, but HOW YOU SAY IT may make it unwise! RECREATE it, else you'll REGRET it!” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
The trouble is, if you go too far towards being polite, the label that applies is "doormat". — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
An excuse is a polite rejection. Men are not afraid of 'ruining the friendship. — Greg Behrendt Copy Share Image
All that is known for sure is that endometriosis is endemic and that it cannot be cured. Management is the best hope.… — Rose George Copy Share Image
What I see as specially English is the charm - everyone is so polite. Being restrained is part of the charm. And… — Danielle de Niese Copy Share Image
People are always surprised when they spend time with my children by how normal they are. They're polite. They're well mannered. They're… — Donatella Versace Copy Share Image
I know it may come as a shock, but it's sort of considered polite to wait for the consent of the woman.… — Ilona Andrews Copy Share Image
I'd love to meet Julian [Assange], and time permitting, and his will permitting, I'm sure it will happen at some point. Even… — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
I am done being polite. I am done being politically correct. I am mad as hell, so I am asking the members… — Carmen Yulin Cruz Copy Share Image
There are two sides to me. One is the writer. That's a savage person who looks at everything as a story and,… — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not a polite tap on… — Ted Koppel Copy Share Image
The whole country wants civility. Why don't we have it? It doesn't cost anything. No federal funding, no legislation is involved. One… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
Be an unstoppable force. Write with an imaginary machete strapped to your thigh. This is not wishy-washy, polite, drinking-tea-with-your-pinkie-sticking-out stuff. It’s who… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
I don’t bite Marcus. You can come sit on the comfy old couch with me. That chair is incredibly uncomfortable.” Just the… — Abbi Glines Copy Share Image
[Shahrazad] had perused the books, annals and legends of preceding Kings, and the stories, examples and instances of by gone men and… — Richard Francis Burton Copy Share Image
Diversity...is not casual liberal tolerance of anything not yourself. It is not polite accommodation. Instead, diversity is, in action, the sometimes painful… — William Merritt Chase Copy Share Image
A lot of people ask me, 'How did you have the courage to walk up to record labels when you were 12… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
I enjoyed my upbringing, my siblings did, we're polite, we're respectful, but at the end of the day we're young, we like… — Tinie Tempah Copy Share Image
We hold back our true feelings and beliefs, whether it's from a sense of being polite or fear of hurting someone's feelings.… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
It is not polite for a Russian to interfere in British politics. — Alexander Lebedev Copy Share Image
There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an offense against polite conventions to press our doubts too far. — George Santayana Copy Share Image
“I think it's 'only polite' that my wife should let me know when she's entertaining a male visitor, furthermore one that has… — Charlaine Harris Copy Share Image
The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect. — Carl Sandburg Copy Share Image
A Man's penis is so polite. It stands up so girls have a place to sit down. — Green Monk Copy Share Image
![“I'd love to meet Julian [Assange], and time permitting, and his will permitting, I'm sure it will happen at some point. Even though he's been very critical of the film [The Fifth Estate], he's been very polite about me and my work, and I feel the same way about him.” quote by Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/733/benedict-cumberbatch-1156_assange_i-d-love-to-meet-julian-assange-and-time_290842.jpg)
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