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Blue bloods Quote by Ann Landers

“Class never runs scared. It is sure-footed and confident. It can handle anything that comes along. Class has a sense of humor. It knows a good laugh is the best lubricant for oiling the machinery of human relations. Class never makes excuses. It takes its lumps and learns from past mistakes. Class…” quote by Ann Landers
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““Class never runs scared. It is sure-footed and confident. It can handle anything that comes along. Class has a sense of humor. It knows a good laugh is the best lubricant for oiling the machinery of human relations. Class never makes excuses. It takes its lumps and learns from past mistakes. Class knows that good manners are nothing more than a series of small, inconsequential sacrifices. Class bespeaks an aristocracy that has nothing to do with ancestors or money. Some wealthy “blue bloods” have no class, while individuals who are struggling to make ends meet are loaded with it. Class is real. It can’t be faked. Class never tried to build itself by tearing others down. Class is already up and need not strive to look better by making others look worse. Class can “walk with kings and keep it’s virtue and talk with crowds and keep the common touch.” Everyone is comfortable with the person who has class because that person is comfortable with himself. If you have class, you’ve got it made. If you don’t have class, no matter what else you have, it doesn’t make any difference.””

Ann Landers

About This Quote

Class is a set of enduring qualities—confidence, humor, humility, and genuine respect—that cannot be pretended and are independent of wealth or status.

In simple terms: Class means genuine confidence, humility, and respect.

Key Takeaway

Cultivate genuine humility and confidence.

Themes

confidence humility respect authenticity social grace

Mood

respectful calm inspirational

Type

advice philosophical

When to use this quote

  • leadership
  • customer service
  • personal relationships
  • conflict resolution

Key Concepts

aristocracy social capital behavioral integrity

Questions to Reflect On

  • How do you demonstrate class in everyday interactions?
  • Can class be taught or is it innate?
A Different Perspective

Class can be misunderstood as elitism if not expressed with empathy.

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