---
title: "2 Bad breath Quotes By Elvis Costello"
description: "2 Bad breath quotes by Elvis Costello. Plus more from Elvis Costello and more Bad breath sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/elvis-costello-1931_bad-breath_good-manners-and-bad-breath-will-get-you_29608.jpg"
---

> [Good manners and bad breath will get you nowhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/good-manners-and-bad-breath-will-get-you-nowhere/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/elvis-costello-1931_bad-breath_good-manners-and-bad-breath-will-get-you_29608.jpg)

> [“Bad lovers face to face in the morning Shy apologies and polite regrets Slow dances that left no warning of Outraged glances and indiscreet yawning Good manners and bad breath get you nowhere Even presidents have newspaper lovers Ministers go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/bad-lovers-face-to-face-in-the-morning-shy-apologies-and-polite/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eba/elvis-costello-1931_bad-breath_bad-lovers-face-to-face-in-the-morning-s_2712193.jpg)

## More by Elvis Costello

> [Good manners and bad breath will get you nowhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/good-manners-and-bad-breath-will-get-you-nowhere/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [History repeats the old conceits, the glib replies, the same defeats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/history-repeats-the-old-conceits-the-glib-replies-the-same-defeats/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [People think it is all about country music, and I know a lot of country music has come out of there, but like Blonde…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/people-think-it-is-all-about-country-music-and-i-know-a-lot-of/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [I get very frustrated by this term 'genre exercise.' I mean, what exactly is that? Genre is not really relevant when you are writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/i-get-very-frustrated-by-this-term-genre-exercise-i-mean-what-exactly/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Even in a perfect world where everyone was equal. I'd still own the film rights and be working on the sequel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/even-in-a-perfect-world-where-everyone-was-equal-i-d-still-own-the/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Somebody should clip Sting around the head and tell him to stop using that ridiculous Jamaican accent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/somebody-should-clip-sting-around-the-head-and-tell-him-to-stop-using/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [There is something wrong with you if you don't get angry about something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/there-is-something-wrong-with-you-if-you-don-t-get-angry-about/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [“Was it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions?" A poor little schoolboy who said "we don't need no lessons?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/was-it-a-millionaire-who-said-imagine-no-possessions-a-poor-little/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Though the passion still flutters and flickers, it never got into our knickers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/though-the-passion-still-flutters-and-flickers-it-never-got-into-our/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [My dad's father was a White Star Line trumpet player in the '20s. It shaped the way that I think about music. My grandfather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/my-dad-s-father-was-a-white-star-line-trumpet-player-in-the-20s-it/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Life for me is about movement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/life-for-me-is-about-movement/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Maybe I just never learned my harmony part, because what everybody says sounds odd to them sounds perfectly natural to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/maybe-i-just-never-learned-my-harmony-part-because-what-everybody/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [There are a lot of things that you can like at a distance without spending a huge amount of time pondering. It's not so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/there-are-a-lot-of-things-that-you-can-like-at-a-distance-without/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [Don't wear your heart on your sleeve when your remarks are off the cuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/don-t-wear-your-heart-on-your-sleeve-when-your-remarks-are-off-the/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

> [I'm just the mere shadow of my former selfishness. I crave the silhouette of your kiss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/i-m-just-the-mere-shadow-of-my-former-selfishness-i-crave-the/)

[Elvis Costello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elvis-costello/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-breath/elvis-costello/#itemlist",
            "name": "2 Bad breath Quotes By Elvis Costello",
            "numberOfItems": 2,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Good manners and bad breath will get you nowhere.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Elvis Costello"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/good-manners-and-bad-breath-will-get-you-nowhere/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/elvis-costello-1931_bad-breath_good-manners-and-bad-breath-will-get-you_29608.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/elvis-costello-1931_bad-breath_good-manners-and-bad-breath-will-get-you_29608.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/elvis-costello-1931_bad-breath_good-manners-and-bad-breath-will-get-you_29608.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Good manners and bad breath will get you nowhere.” — Elvis Costello",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Bad lovers face to face in the morning Shy apologies and polite regrets Slow dances that left no warning of Outraged glances and indiscreet yawning Good manners and bad breath get you nowhere Even presidents have newspaper lovers Ministers go crawling under covers She's no angel He's no saint They're all covered up with white washed grease paint And you say... Chorus: The teacher never told you anything but white lies But you never see the lies And you believe Oh you know you have been captured You feel so civilized And you look so pretty in your new lace sleeves The salty lips of the socialite sisters With their continental fingers that have never seen working blisters Oh I know they've got their problems I wish I was one of them They say daddy's coming home soon With his sergeant stripes and his Empire mug and spoon No more fast buck And when are they gonna learn their lesson When are they gonna stop all of these victory processions And you say...”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Elvis Costello"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elvis-costello/bad-lovers-face-to-face-in-the-morning-shy-apologies-and-polite/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eba/elvis-costello-1931_bad-breath_bad-lovers-face-to-face-in-the-morning-s_2712193.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eba/elvis-costello-1931_bad-breath_bad-lovers-face-to-face-in-the-morning-s_2712193.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eba/elvis-costello-1931_bad-breath_bad-lovers-face-to-face-in-the-morning-s_2712193.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Bad lovers face to face in the morning Shy apologies and polite regrets Slow dances that left no warning of…” — Elvis Costello",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-breath/elvis-costello/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-breath/elvis-costello/",
            "name": "Bad breath Quotes by Elvis Costello",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-breath/elvis-costello/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/elvis-costello-1931_bad-breath_good-manners-and-bad-breath-will-get-you_29608.jpg"
            },
            "description": "2 Bad breath quotes by Elvis Costello. Plus more from Elvis Costello and more Bad breath sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-breath/elvis-costello/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-breath/elvis-costello/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Bad Breath",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-breath/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Elvis Costello",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-breath/elvis-costello/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```