In the sallies of badinage a polite fool shines; but in gravity he is as awkward as an elephant disporting. — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann Copy Share Image
Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile. — Sinclair Lewis Copy Share Image
“When you don’t know everything you could know, it’s a fine time to shut your fucking noisemaker and be polite.” — Scott Lynch Copy Share Image
I ain't saying you're a liar, because that wouldn't be polite. But I'll tell you this, ma'am. If I loved liars, I'd… — Jim Thompson Copy Share Image
“polite society is just a paper thin veil that masks the true animal nature of man”. ” — Dirk Patton Copy Share Image
A Man's penis is so polite. It stands up so girls have a place to sit down. — Green Monk Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it wasn't easy to be polite to someone who locked you in a mudpit” — Samantha Boyette Copy Share Image
It's not considered polite in Russia to count the money in someone else's pocket. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If a Democrat took Republicans on rudely, they wouldn't be elevated in the Democratic Party. There's a different standard. We're supposed to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
And the name of the one shall be Fearfulness. And the name of the other shall be Arrogance... Well, clearly you are… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
Harrison Ford comes on set, and he's very polite and says, 'Hello' to everyone. He cares about everything that's going on, on… — Liam Hemsworth Copy Share Image
A car to pick me up every day, a chair with my name on it, everybody being very polite... what can you… — Charles Dance Copy Share Image
The vocabulary of an omniscient man would embrace words and images excluded from polite conversation. What would be base, or even obscene,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
If some glorious angel suddenly descended through my living room ceiling and offered to take away the children I have and give… — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
Texas, to be respected must be polite. Santa Anna living, can be of incalculable benefit to Texas; Santa Anna dead, would just… — Sam Houston Copy Share Image
Reason is always a kind of brute force; those who appeal to the head rather than the heart, however pallid and polite,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't go out of my way to get noticed. When I'm in Scotland it's tough, because loads of people come up… — Andy Murray Copy Share Image
Give me the effing phone, Strider grumbled, opening his palm and waving his fingers. Effing? William laughed with genuine amusement. You ever… — Gena Showalter Copy Share Image
“The function of the university is not simply to teach breadwinning, or to furnish teachers for the public schools, or to be… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Among well bred people a mutual deference is affected, contempt for others is disguised; authority concealed; attention given to each in his… — David Hume Copy Share Image
In the 2012 election, Obamacare, as it's called, and I'll be more polite - the ACA ...was a major issue in the… — John McCain 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
“A Rough Guide Be polite at the reception desk. Not all the knives are in the museum. The waitresses know that a… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
What I expect from my male friends is that they are polite and clean. What I expect from my female friends is… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
