Polite Quotes

407 Polite quotes by 351 unique authors

In Japan, you have no idea what they are saying, and they can't help you either. Nothing makes any sense. They're very polite, but you… — Bill Murray
Genteel women suppose that those things do not really exist about which it is impossible to talk in polite company. — Friedrich Nietzsche
All fame is is having people you don't know coming up to you and saying, 'Hello.' I'm always polite and people are always nice, but… — Karl Pilkington
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect. — Carl Sandburg
There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an offense against polite conventions to press our doubts too far. — George Santayana
The only jobs kids have are to do well in school, to be charming and polite, and be thankful. That's it. I'll house you, protect… — Gene Simmons
Swedes are such a civilised, perfect society - at least on the surface. There's a great safety net, a huge middle class, free education, free… — Alexander Skarsgard
When a book of mine comes out, I instantly go hunting the net, not for praise, but for criticism, because that's how you learn, from… — J. Michael Straczynski
A lot of people ask me, 'How did you have the courage to walk up to record labels when you were 12 or 13 and… — Taylor Swift
There's no chivalry in culture any more. Sometimes you meet someone who everyone says is polite and you're like, 'Wow,' but then it's like, 'Hang… — will.i.am
Democracy isn't solely about polite conversations in parliaments. It needs to be continually refreshed with raw passions, anger and ideals. — Geoff Mulgan
It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility,… — Arthur Schopenhauer
It was always so hot, and everyone was so polite, and everything was all surface but underneath it was like a bomb waiting to go… — James McBride
One needs no particular talent to be polite. On the contrary, being nice is what's left when you've failed at everything else. — Diane Setterfield
I'm willing to show good taste, if I can, in somebody else's living room, but our reading life is too short for a writer to… — John Updike
Me and polite have never been on close terms. — Jim Butcher
This nice and subtle happiness of reading, this joy not chilled by age, this polite and unpunished vice, this selfish, serene life-long intoxication. — Logan Pearsall Smith
And the name of the one shall be Fearfulness. And the name of the other shall be Arrogance... Well, clearly you are not Fearfulness, so… — Susanna Clarke
If you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and… — Stephen King
Can he love her? Can the soul really be satisfied with such polite affections? To love is to burn - to be on fire, like… — Emma Thompson
Charity, if you have the means, is a personal choice, but charity which is expected or compelled is simply a polite word for slavery. — Terry Goodkind
People were always saying to Margaret, 'Well, Julia sings and Betsy writes. Now what is little Margaret going to do?' Margaret would smile politely, for… — Maud Hart Lovelace
Passion and courtesy are two polar opposite traits that serve to balance each other into a full-blooded whole. Without socialization, passion is a crude barbarian,… — Vera Nazarian
Most people, when they imagine New England, think about old colonial homes, white houses with black shutters, whales, and sexually morbid WASPs with sensible vehicles… — Matt Taibbi

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