Polite Quotes

407 Polite quotes by 351 unique authors

I'm being ironic. Don't interrupt a man in the midst of being ironic, it's not polite. There! — Ray Bradbury
Trust me, it's paradise. This is where the hungry come to feed. For mine is a generation that circles the globe and searches for something… — Alex Garland
I stepped forward. Call me old-fashioned, but I wanted to keep his focus on me and not Annabeth. I think itâ€™s polite for a guy… — Rick Riordan
If a man isn't being nice when you're out, all you have to do is remain polite and then go home early. — Sherry Argov
It took us most of the morning to put together the letter she sent to the Frontier Management Department, and I learned a lot about… — Patricia C. Wrede
Next year, Equality Now will celebrate - if thatâ€™s the word - will clock its twentieth year. Two decades of fighting the good fight, fighting… — Joss Whedon
I lapsed into my pathetic cut-off period. Often with humans, both good and bad, my senses simply shut off, they get tired, I give up.… — Charles Bukowski
...Everyone had to eat, but eating people wasn't polite. — Kim Harrison
I donâ€™t bite Marcus. You can come sit on the comfy old couch with me. That chair is incredibly uncomfortable.â€ Just the opening I needed.… — Abbi Glines
Iâ€™m not interested in being polite. Itâ€™s false. — Libba Bray
I felt rather exhausted, and wondered, rather shocked at my callous thought, why old people were sometimes such a strain. Worse than young children or… — Daphne du Maurier
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 hug you to… — Jim Thompson
There are words to describe her, my dear, but one does not repeat them in polite company. — Gail Carriger
When Gansey was polite, it made him powerful. When Adam was polite, he was giving power away. — Maggie Stiefvater
An excuse is a polite rejection. Men are not afraid of 'ruining the friendship. — Greg Behrendt
I tried to groan, Help! Help! But the tone that came out was that of polite conversation. — Samuel Beckett
Unlike what you may be told in other sectors of life, when observing the universe, size does matter, which often leads to polite â€˜telescope envyâ€™… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
When I was little, I used to go to the local ice-skating rink. In my mind, I always felt like I could twirl and jump,… — Gayle Forman
A single raised eyebrow. "You've defected, sweetheart. No use worrying about the big, bad wolf now." She was aware of Judd speaking, but her attention… — Nalini Singh
We must recall the most important of humanity guidelines: Be polite. Being polite is possibly the greatest daily contribution everyone can make to life on… — Caitlin Moran

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