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The ability to compromise is not a diplomatic politeness toward a partner but rather taking into account and respecting your partner's legitimate interests. — Vladimir Putin
Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Be sincere; be brief; be seated. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
With everybody having a Facebook and a Twitter, I feel like regular people consider themselves stars. It's a live, real-time upload of every time we… — Jeff Ross
Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax. — Arthur Schopenhauer
The only true source of politeness is consideration. — William Gilmore Simms
Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts. — Madame de Stael
I'm sitting in my home office wearing a bathrobe. The same way I'm not going to start wearing ties, I'm also not going to buy… — Linus Torvalds
Politeness is organized indifference. — Paul Valery
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
A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is… — Robert A. Heinlein
Librarians, Dusty, possess a vast store of politeness. These are people who get asked regularly the dumbest questions on God's green earth. These people tolerate… — Garrison Keillor
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 making a list I'm making a list of things I must say For politeness, And goodness and kindness and gentleness Sweetness and rightness: Hello… — Shel Silverstein
As I am sure you know, when people say 'It's my pleasure,' they usually mean something along the lines of, 'There's nothing on Earth I… — Daniel Handler
He was the soul of politeness to everyone -- to some with a hint of aversion, to others with a hint of respect. — Ivan Turgenev
His cold politeness, his ceremonious grace, were worse than anything. — Jane Austen
The steward, according to custom, had stopped all the clocks. This, in the language of Narouz, said, "Your stay with us is so brief, let… — Lawrence Durrell
He rose, offering his hand to Evanlyn to assist her. Even though she was lithe and athletic as a cat, she took it, enjoying the… — John Flanagan
I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness. And then, you… — Coco Chanel
Never start a sentence with the words 'No offense. — Gretchen Rubin
I smiled back, the importance of manners, my mother always said, is inversely related to how inclined one is to use them, or, in other… — Nicole Krauss
A real gentleman is as polite to a little girl as to a woman. — Louisa May Alcott
So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof — John F. Kennedy

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