--- title: "11 Polite People Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Polite People quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Polite People sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b74/karl-pilkington-1541_always_all-fame-is-is-having-people-you-don-t-k_1749407.png" --- > [All fame is is having people you don't know coming up to you and saying, 'Hello.' I'm always polite and people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-pilkington/all-fame-is-is-having-people-you-don-t-know-coming-up-to-you-and/) [Karl Pilkington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-pilkington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b74/karl-pilkington-1541_always_all-fame-is-is-having-people-you-don-t-k_1749407.png) > [No one who is at all acquainted with the Indian in his home can deny that we are a polite people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/no-one-who-is-at-all-acquainted-with-the-indian-in-his-home-can-deny/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/555/anonymous-1_deny_no-one-who-is-at-all-acquainted-with-the_2606101.jpg) > [Listen, I'm from Belfast. We're not polite people. And it's language. We're direct.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-malcomson/listen-i-m-from-belfast-we-re-not-polite-people-and-it-s-language-we/) [Paula Malcomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-malcomson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/762/paula-malcomson-21448_belfast_listen-i-m-from-belfast-we-re-not-polite_638739.jpg) > [“Polite people tend to be more respected, admired, and appreciated than their rude counterparts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-c-young/polite-people-tend-to-be-more-respected-admired-and-appreciated-than/) [Susan C. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-c-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87a/susan-c-young-156_communication-skills_polite-people-tend-to-be-more-respected_1544894.jpg) > [I love polite people, late September, weeping mortar, and my fantastic fands (fans/friends)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-gray-gubler/i-love-polite-people-late-september-weeping-mortar-and-my-fantastic/) [Matthew Gray Gubler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-gray-gubler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55d/matthew-gray-gubler-9470_fans_i-love-polite-people-late-september-weep_1760520.jpg) > [The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-sandburg/the-sea-speaks-a-language-polite-people-never-repeat-it-is-a-colossal/) [Carl Sandburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-sandburg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa5/carl-sandburg-952_language_the-sea-speaks-a-language-polite-people_2663089.png) > [The uber polite people who are the neighbors to our north and how we can be so different and yet so the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/the-uber-polite-people-who-are-the-neighbors-to-our-north-and-how-we/) [Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdf/tamlyn-tomita-9730_art_the-uber-polite-people-who-are-the-neigh_2361022.jpg) > [“Plus, it is basic human nature to treat polite people worse than rude people. It is easier to assert dominance over a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fink/plus-it-is-basic-human-nature-to-treat-polite-people-worse-than-rude/) [Joseph Fink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fink/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09f/joseph-fink-6998_human-nature_plus-it-is-basic-human-nature-to-treat-p_1076555.jpg) > [My family trained me to be polite to people I had just met, and that included strangers. You speak when you're spoken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-r-delany/my-family-trained-me-to-be-polite-to-people-i-had-just-met-and-that/) [Samuel R. Delany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-r-delany/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45b/samuel-r-delany-2591_address_my-family-trained-me-to-be-polite-to-peo_3034382.png) > [I'm often at odds with my colleagues, but I've managed to get legislation passed which will not even be attempted in other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-chambers/i-m-often-at-odds-with-my-colleagues-but-i-ve-managed-to-get/) [Ernie Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-chambers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cb/ernie-chambers-47044_charming_i-m-often-at-odds-with-my-colleagues-but_219375.jpg) > [“Often people that tell others they are "extremely polite" when the situation calls for tact and bluntness are not actually polite people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-l-alder/often-people-that-tell-others-they-are-extremely-polite-when-the/) [Shannon L. Alder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-l-alder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f33/shannon-l-alder-363_agenda_often-people-that-tell-others-they-are-e_3189093.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/polite-people/#itemlist", "name": "Polite People Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All fame is is having people you don't know coming up to you and saying, 'Hello.' 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