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
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
“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
“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
You rang, Mino- well, you’re not really the Minor Master anymore, are you? What should I call you? (Asmodeus) Think of a… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
You can go back 150 years and literally find the same people saying the same thing in the same way. "If we… — Nick Hanauer Copy Share Image
I only asked my friends to be friendly and polite, I found them indifferent and censorious; The one I left to silence,… — Stevie Smith Copy Share Image
Jazz was formerly a crude term for indulging in an action which in polite society is referred to, if at all, only… — Charlton Laird 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
Contrary to popular opinion, Christians are not nice polite people who never get angry with one another. Those are not the virtues… — Barbara Brown Taylor Copy Share Image
I'm often at odds with my colleagues, but I've managed to get legislation passed which will not even be attempted in other… — Ernie Chambers Copy Share Image
The hundred-point man is one who is true to every trust; who keeps his word; who is loyal to the firm that… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
“When people related by blood were so careful with each other, when they were so very polite, there was soon nothing left… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
I don't worry too much about what people think about my image, but I think I am pretty polite. My colleagues say… — Russ Feingold Copy Share Image
I know, I say, after he says, This is hard, for the third time. This is what happens when you have a… — Kathryn Erskine Copy Share Image
I tell you these stories because these things happen to everyone. It's not about being starched or polished or cute or polite.… — Maira Kalman Copy Share Image
Being polite is not only the right way to respond to people but also the easiest. Life is so filled with unavoidable… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
You lose nothing by being polite. The answer is 'No', but please say it politely and give the reasons. ... Explain to… — Mr. Lee Copy Share Image
We cannot become starched Christians, too polite, who speak of theology calmly over tea. We have to become courageous Christians and seek… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
How's it going down there?" "It's weird. They're too polite, they talk funny, and stuff has too much shine on it. But… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I had long ago learned that when you are the giant, alien visitor to a remote and foreign culture it is sort… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I am terribly British. Especially in the eyes of Americans. I drink several gallons of tea a day, I'm often excessively polite… — Rhianna Pratchett Copy Share Image
Don't be polite. Bite in. Pick it up with your fingers and lick the juice that may run down your chin. It… — Eve Merriam Copy Share Image
I get recognized in the street really frequently, which is really shocking. I'm excruciatingly wary of any female under the age of… — Ian Harding Copy Share Image
Swedes are such a civilised, perfect society - at least on the surface. There's a great safety net, a huge middle class,… — Alexander Skarsgard Copy Share Image
I am trying to call attention to the elephant in the room that everybody is too polite - or too devout -… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
But I don't want to be fine, not if it means she's going to let go of my hand; not if it… — Tabitha Suzuma Copy Share Image
I'm willing to show good taste, if I can, in somebody else's living room, but our reading life is too short for… — John Updike Copy Share Image
If you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
The uber polite people who are the neighbors to our north and how we can be so different and yet so the… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
“As a Texan, I say ma'm and sir to my age contemporaries and open doors for anyone that I can. This goes… — Tiffany Madison Copy Share Image
I feel very uncomfortable when I eat in restaurants. I'm obnoxiously polite with the waiters: 'I just want a tuna sandwich. I'll… — Dana Gould Copy Share Image
Personally, I don't want to do a lot of angel deals in a year. I get approached a lot. I'm becoming less… — Jim McKelvey Copy Share Image
It was always so hot, and everyone was so polite, and everything was all surface but underneath it was like a bomb… — James McBride Copy Share Image
I always find that I'm less sarcastic in France and maybe I'm a bit more shy and a bit more reserved, even… — Freya Mavor Copy Share Image
I always had that adolescent notion that I had to get out of Texas. But I'm really glad I grew up there.… — Sarah Shahi Copy Share Image
The pursuit of truth is just a polite name for the intellectual's favorite pastime of substituting simple and therefore false abstractions for… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
When you sit face to face with someone who is pleasant, respectful, and polite, you have hard time reminding yourself that nothing… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
And why is our music called world music? I think people are being polite. What they want to say is that it's… — Miriam Makeba Copy Share Image
Only a person with convictions has a genuine possibility to be tolerant. He who accepts no absolute values but clings to polite… — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn Copy Share Image
