Polite Quotes · Page 7

Pushing the boundaries of polite society does not just fall under the purview of crime fiction authors.

— Karin Slaughter

When thanksgiving is filled with true meaning and is not just the formality of a polite 'thank you,' it is the recognition…

— Billy Graham

“You know I don't drink." "It's still polite to ask." "And where would we be without politeness?”

— Broaddus Maurice

I love polite people, late September, weeping mortar, and my fantastic fands (fans/friends)

— Matthew Gray Gubler

I think the first prerequisite to civilization is an ability to make polite conversation.

— W. H. Auden

I hope somewhere along the way, I've inspired someone to do something. ... And I hope they say that I was nice…

— Daria Werbowy

“you're thinking too hard about how to respond to my stupidity. Have to be polite don't you?”

— Jodi Meadows

“Being polite is not only the right way to respond to people but also the easiest.”

— Dean Koontz

I wish somebody would have told me, 'Don't try too hard,' because when I was younger I wanted to try really hard.…

— Taylor Spreitler

Do what's right. Be on time, be polite, and be honest; remain free from drugs; and if you have any questions, get…

— Lou Holtz

Normally it is not polite to go into somebody’s room without knocking, but you can make an exception if the person is…

— Anonymous

I was stark raving mad, and my family was too polite to mention it. That's what living with the Yamanis does to…

— Tamora Pierce

He endeared himself to me forever the first night we met, when I was getting frustrated with my inability to find the…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

You can't compare a Super Bowl crowd, which tends to be more polite and a little more neutral to that. The Super…

— Lamar Hunt

You think a student leaves each week because they are out of the academy. This is just a cover up to hide…

— David Sneddon

Chi-Os were ideal partners for all occasions. They were discrete, desirable, tactful, polite, and fun... Every mom dreamed of her son coming…

— David Letterman

We hold back our true feelings and beliefs, whether it's from a sense of being polite or fear of hurting someone's feelings.…

— Nate Berkus

Near the end of his life, my father proved to be, at his core, a very polite, chivalrous man. He walked the…

— Jennifer L. Knox

No general description of the mode of advance of human knowledge can be just which leaves out of account the social aspect…

— Charles Sanders Peirce

For me, I felt bad for people asking the questions, cause you know their boss sent them out saying, 'Get me something…

— Jonathan Rhys Meyers

In order for us [people] to progress, we need brilliance and brilliance isn't fair and it's not polite and we can't grow…

— Augusten Burroughs

I don't think there is anything as powerful as an active heart. They do not fear the wisdom of emotion, but embody…

— Terry Tempest Williams

“Anyone can be polite to a stranger. Anyone can remain charming when spending time with an acquaintance, but what about those with…

— Donna Lynn Hope

The lack of opportunity is ever the excuse of a weak, vacillating mind. Opportunities! Every life is full of them. Every newspaper…

— Orison Swett Marden

I always say that you can be polite and nice and still know what you want and still can see your path.

— Grace VanderWaal

When five up express, as is polite, regret at laying a stymie, but rejoice in your heart.

— Charles Walter Simpson

I guess it's keep your head up, right? Killin' 'em with kindness 'cause they hate it when you're polite.

— Raghib Clitso

I would say L.A. is more polite than London - it's a very careful place. People talk a lot in code.

— Tom Hooper

If am wrong there is snow white, if am wrong there is no right...am trying tobe polite but you bitchies in my…

— Anonymous

“He was polite, respectful, not daring even to hold Mi-ran’s hand until they’d been dating for three years.”

— Barbara Demick

It is polite to apologize, but it is more polite not to do anything calling for an apology.

— Vikrant Parsai

People in France are very intrusive when they recognize you. In New York, they are very polite, with quick words, so it's…

— Audrey Tautou

I'm polite. I guess that's the dichotomy within me. I don't like to piss people off just for the sake of pissing…

— Lucinda Williams

We must stop being polite and behaved, and find new inventive tactics to shift the paradigm. We are the majority.

— Eve Ensler

In Sweden everybody has this perfect surface. Everyone's very polite and controls their feelings.

— Noomi Rapace

I'm an underdog person, so I align myself with those who seem to be not considered valuable in polite society.

— Jessica Hagedorn

A good apprentice cook must be as polite with the dishwasher as with the chef.

— Fernand Point

It's impossible to expect polite behavior from people who've never witnessed it.

— Kathleen Parker

I am a very frank person and that's how I hope to remain. I don't like to pretend to be polite. What…

— Fan Bingbing

You don't take your cat with you to go bird shopping. Not because the cat isn't polite, but because he's a cat.

— Jim Butcher