thinking to be tactful and adroit, the woman stood

“Taylor didn’t know how the woman stood being the center of so much derision.”

— J.T. Ellison

“But the woman who stood knitting looked up steadily, and looked the Marquis in the face.”

— Charles Dickens

“...the one woman who had stood conspicuous, knitting, still knitted on with the steadfastness of Fate.”

— Charles Dickens

Shanti was a strong woman who stood for many things. I would find myself standing up for the rest of the unit when the…

— Mandira Bedi

The worst of having so much tact was that you never quite knew whether other people were acting naturally or being tactful too. [The…

— W. Somerset Maugham

I hate the way, once you start to know someone, care about them, their behavior can distress you, even when it's unreasonable and not…

— Tanith Lee

“you were. OK, I’ll admit, I had a hard time not laughing. But it isn’t actually a bad idea, once we water it down…

— Rosalind James

I'm honest. I say what I feel. I try to be tactful, but I can't not say what I feel. I have a really…

— Sherilyn Fenn

I'm quite tactful, actually. I worry about whether people are all right. With my friends, obviously, conversations are quite free and uncensored, but I…

— Julia Davis

Sometimes I can be tactful and sometimes not. It all depends on the mood I'm in.

— Melanie Brown

“This is supposed to be a touch-feely conversation where we tell you, ‘Don’t worry, you’ll always have a family here with us.’ And then…

— Debra Anastasia

Growing up, I didn't feel tactful or classy.

— Chappell Roan

Whenever your well-being feels at risk around certain people, make a tactful and swift exit.

— Judith Orloff

Talk about tactful - she's got a tongue like a Kalashnikov!

— Steve Fowler

“What is the tactful, the effective way of announcing that your life’s work has been wasted?”

— Francis Spufford