Polite Quotes

407 Polite quotes by 351 unique authors

Do what's right. Be on time, be polite, and be honest; remain free from drugs; and if you have any questions, get out your Bible.… — Lou Holtz
Common courtesy plays a big role in happy marriages. People who are permanently married are polite to one another. They don't want to hurt one… — Frank Pittman
People identify with the swashbuckling individuals, not polite little men who field their position well. Sir Galahad had a big following - but I'll bet… — Bill Veeck
When we talk to somebody and we want to be nice or polite or show our more beautiful side, we try to use the best… — Roberto Benigni
Being polite does not mean being mummified. — Judith Martin
When I started blogging in 2004, I responded to every comment no matter how nasty the reader was. I was generally polite, believing that these… — Jessica Valenti
Every time a pundit or elected official is on any TV news program, it should be a polite formality to mention that GE has made… — Adam McKay
My mother is old-fashioned; she raised us like girls from a 19th-century book. My sisters and I are known for being the most polite girls… — Lou Doillon
The last thing I want to do is get togged up, go out and be polite. — Greg Wise
As far as I have been able to understand, the Japanese seem to keep things close to the vest. Friendly but remote and polite to… — Henry Rollins
As youngsters, my mother taught her children that while we might not be the smartest people around, we could be courteous, polite and considerate of… — Zig Ziglar
Be as polite to the custodian as you are to the chairman of the board. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
All that is known for sure is that endometriosis is endemic and that it cannot be cured. Management is the best hope. This makes for… — Rose George
There is no polite way to say that business is destroying the world. — Paul Hawken
My ego every day is more and more polite. I tame it. — Alejandro Jodorowsky
Self-improvement books, friends, and polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing, and solving our… — Martha Beck
Women are taught that if you want to be a lady, keep your opinions to yourself and be polite. — Judy Gold
Death is never polite, even when we expect it. — Tiny Tim
Pushing the boundaries of polite society does not just fall under the purview of crime fiction authors. — Karin Slaughter
In society, there is enormous pressure for us to try and look good, to be politically correct, to say the right things, to be polite… — Thalia
Nobody ever invented a polite word for a killing yet. — Thelma Ritter
Cost recovery is the polite way of saying, make families pay to educate their children. — Susan George
Most victims of my autobiographical verse are either far too polite, remarkably understanding unaware that I have written poems about them. — John Barton
And opposite the bench, the dock, divided by a partition, with the women to the left and the men to the right, as it is… — Henry Lawson
In polite society one laughs at all the jokes, including the ones one has heard before. — Frank Dane

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