The Japanese are, to the highest degree, both aggressive and unaggressive, both militaristic and aesthetic, both insolent and polite, rigid and adaptable,… — Ruth Benedict 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
The White Palace was pretty impressive. Very impressive, in fact. The day to day running of the set was everybody showed up… — Pierce Brosnan Copy Share Image
It is always well to accept your own shortcomings with candor but to regard those of your friends with polite incredulity. — Russell Lynes Copy Share Image
She wants to be polite and not hurt your feelings, so she's not going to laugh right now. But inside, inside she's… — Derek Landy Copy Share Image
Glasgow is less polite than Edinburgh but that's a good thing - they keep it very real. — Nik Kershaw Copy Share Image
I’m saying a prayer. Maybe you ought to, too. It’s going to take us a miracle to get through this.” Whether he… — Rachel Caine Copy Share Image
Telling a lie is called wrong. Telling the truth is called right. Except when telling the truth is called bad manners and… — Judith Viorst 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
Even the street, the sunshine, the very air had a special Sunday quality. We walked differently on Sundays, with greater propriety and… — Rose Wilder Lane Copy Share Image
Trust me, it's paradise. This is where the hungry come to feed. For mine is a generation that circles the globe and… — Alex Garland Copy Share Image
You ask me about my ex-wife? That is not polite. But I will answer. I got another wife now. Much younger, much… — Oliviero Toscani Copy Share Image
When I started blogging in 2004, I responded to every comment no matter how nasty the reader was. I was generally polite,… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
Elegance is like manners. You can’t be polite only on Wednesday or Thursday. If you are elegant, you should be every day… — Aldo Gucci Copy Share Image
When five up express, as is polite, regret at laying a stymie, but rejoice in your heart. — Charles Walter Simpson Copy Share Image
Making an effort is polite, and getting ready and looking after yourself makes an event more fun. — Jude Law Copy Share Image
“Politeness is the first thing people lose once they get the power.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Be polite to all, friendly to none. Be professional. Be ready to kill everyone and everything. — Janet Morris 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
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
It's still so rare for anyone to be personally acknowledged by a brand that the impact of such a simple, polite gesture… — Gary Vaynerchuk 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
Atticus had said it was the polite thing to talk to people about what they were interested in, not about what you… — Harper Lee Copy Share Image
An environment-based education movement--at all levels of education--will help students realize that school isn't supposed to be a polite form of incarceration,… — Richard Louv Copy Share Image
