“In years gone by, particularly in the East and the South, ladies would attend charm school to learn how to elegantly stand,… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
Those same forces that drive a genius to create the things or ideas that entertain or enlighten us often gobble so much… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
To a high degree we are, through art and science, cultured. We are civilized - perhaps too much for our own good… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
“Among the students, the Phantom was often held up as a cautionary figure: Anybody who was too much of a grind or… — Sylvia Nasar Copy Share Image
“Aamir’s eyes narrowed. “Don’t you have something you want to say to me first?” Lightning streaked the clouds above, and a rumble… — Bella Forrest Copy Share Image
“Millwall fans are an earthy bunch, and there’s nothing wrong with that, but many of them lack social graces, and the demographics… — Karl Wiggins Copy Share Image
...even though I was getting better education at home than any of the kids in Toyah, I'd need to go to finishing… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
I was woefully ignorant in the social graces. I was being raised, after all, by Pellinore Warthrop. — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
“When the first force, social feeling and community expectation, is ignored or affronted, the person concerned will reveal certain aggressive character traits:… — Tom Butler-Bowdon Copy Share Image
“July 1936 There are betrayals in war that are childlike compared with our human betrayals during peace. The new lover enters the… — Michael Ondaatje Copy Share Image
“A lady must be born of unsullied blood for at least three generations, on each side of her house. Think for a… — Gene Stratton-Porter Copy Share Image
A love story is not about those who lost their heart but about those who find that sullen inhabitant who, when it… — Michael Ondaatje Copy Share Image
Social grace, inner discipline and joy. These are the birthright of the human being who has been allowed to develop essential human… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
If YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY ABOUT ANYONE..COME SIT BY ME. — Alice Roosevelt Longworth Copy Share Image
“Face-book has all the social graces of a nose-picking, hyperactive six-year-old, standing at the threshold of your attention and chanting, “I know… — Cory Doctorow Copy Share Image
“The widower was so full of questions that I half expected him to ask for an identity card. The only thing I… — Joy Kagawa Copy Share Image
The stresses of high-altitude climbing reveal your true character; they unmask who you really are. You no longer have all the social… — David Breashears Copy Share Image
Allowing an unimportant mistake to pass without a comment is a wonderful social grace ... Children who have the habit of constantly… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
“Life’s not fair. It’s not even, not balanced, not right. Why should relationships between people be any different? There’s always going to… — wildbow Copy Share Image
The big part of that Victorian era, particularly in Canada, was people being more cultured and not being in the colonies and… — Yannick Bisson Copy Share Image
Those of us with ravaged faces, lacking in the social graces, desperately remained at home, inventing lovers on the phone. — Janis Ian Copy Share Image
“Dad’s favorite subject was history, but he taught it with a decidedly west-of-the-Pecos point of view. As the proud son of an… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
The Pride of every Jew finds cause to believe that the cause of their down fall is not their detestable politics, or… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
“Aamir’s eyes narrowed. “Don’t you have something you want to say to me first?” Lightning streaked the clouds above, and a rumble… — Bella Forrest Copy Share Image
“Along with the usual secular values (such as appropriate tolerance/intolerance, morality, critical thinking, appreciation for reason and science), don’t forget to impart… — Dale McGowan Copy Share Image
