Once I said to my mother: 'You would be happy if I just kept well-dressed and had good manners,' and she said:… — Cy Twombly Copy Share Image
Good manners come, as we say, from good breeding or rather are good breeding; and breeding is acquired by habitual action, in… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
YES - I have good manners. YES - I show others respect YES - I help a stranger in need. I do… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
Ellen Cherry was from the south and had good manners. She didn´t have any panties on, but she had good manners. — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
Good manners consist of doing precisely what everyone thinks should be done, especially when no one knows quite what that is. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Variant: I was driven to drink by a woman. I am forever grateful, yet I never had the good manners to thank… — W. C. Fields Copy Share Image
It's not polite to refuse to dress for a parly. It's an insult to your hostess. After all, correct dress is a… — Elsa Schiaparelli Copy Share Image
“Then [good manners] must be inspired by the good heart. There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Good manners, to those one does not love, are no more a breach of truth, than "your humble servant," at the bottom… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
“FIRST MORAL Good manners are not easy They need a little care, But when we least expect it Bring rewards both rich… — Charles Perrault Copy Share Image
Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and… — Charles Simmons Copy Share Image
They had a silent staring contest, but Percy didn’t back down. When he and Annabeth started dating, his mother had drummed it… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I think sometimes people project things on you, but I'm trying to handle everything that's happened to me with a certain amount… — Katie Couric Copy Share Image
“I had never come across a talking cat before, but good manners, as my father used to say, cost nothing.” — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
One of the few things I like about Bill Clinton is that he has very good manners. If his momma were still… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
“It is laughable how often good manners interfere with my survival.” — Andrew Levkoff Copy Share Image
“If you look at it from the right point of view, lying is just good manners.” — Gary Paulsen Copy Share Image
Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My parents raised me right, so I always open doors for people and try to have good manners. — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
When people talk about political correctness, the only element of any value is good manners. — Paul Johnson Copy Share Image
“It’s just good manners. You don’t take your fight to a party. It’s no one else’s business.” — Liane Moriarty Copy Share Image
Every man depends on the quantity of sense, wit, or good manners he brings into society for the reception he meets with… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
“I believe very strongly in kindness, in good manners, in treating people with equanimity and a sense of humour and all those… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
The great secret...is not having bad manners or good manners...but having the same manner for all human souls. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
“Our privacy can serve as a form of protection during times of crisis and can offer a polite boundary of respect and… — Christopher Manske Copy Share Image
Evil communication corrupts good manners. I hope to live to hear that good communication corrects bad manners. — Benjamin Banneker Copy Share Image
Music is a discipline, and a mistress of order and good manners, she makes the people milder and gentler, more moral and… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Too many people think that "good manners" are about subjugating yourself to others. Not true. Respect, and just as important, self-respect are… — Steven Petrow Copy Share Image
Golf in the interest of good health and good manners. It promotes self-restraint and affords a chance to play the man and… — William Howard Taft Copy Share Image
Would we codify the laws that should reign in households, and whose daily transgression annoys and mortifies us, and degrades our household… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I want an intelligent girl whom I can talk about everything. I want her to be my friend, to be partners. I… — Bill Kaulitz Copy Share Image
For the world was changing, and sweetness was gone, and virtue too. Worry had crept on a corroding world, and what was… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I am a stickler for good manners, and I believe that treating other people well is a lost art. In the workplace,… — Tim Gunn Copy Share Image
in love, gallantry is necessary. Even when the first wild desire is gone, especially then, there is an inherent need for good… — Ilka Chase Copy Share Image