Miss Manners Quotes
10 quotes by 3 authors
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Indeed, Miss Manners has come to believe that the basic political division in this country is not between liberals and conservatives but between those who…
— Judith Martin
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Miss Manners herself, while never rude, is given to pulling a fast pinch in the way of a handshake on those who believe in kissing…
— Judith Martin
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It is one of Miss Manners's great discoveries that one needn't contradict others in order to set them straight.
— Judith Martin
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It is, indeed, a trial to maintain the virtue of humility when one can't help being right.
— Judith Martin
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I sat on the bed. Neither of us said anything. I wasn't slick and sophisticated enough for this. What do you say to boyfriend A…
— Laurell K. Hamilton
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GENTLE READER: You, sir, are an anarchist, and Miss Manners is frightened to have anything to do with you. It is true that questioning the…
— Judith Martin
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Nowadays, we never allow ourselves the convenience of being temporarily unavailable, even to strangers. With telephone and beeper, people subject themselves to being instantly accessible…
— Judith Martin
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. . . women were brought up to have only one set of manners. A woman was either a lady or she wasn't, and we…
— Judith Martin
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Nobody believes that the man who says, 'Look, lady, you wanted equality,' to explain why he won't give up his seat to a pregnant woman…
— Judith Martin
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Corporate America was hurling offers at her. Thinking even bigger, wanting even more, she had dreams of starting a Martha Stewart magazine and starring in…
— Jerry Oppenheimer
Who Wrote These Miss Manners Quotes
3 authors contributed a total of 10 Miss Manners Quotes as follows: