Rudeness Quotes

127 quotes by 110 authors

America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people. — Lord Byron
A rude nature is worse than a brute nature by so much more as man is better than a beast: and those that are of… — Margaret Cavendish
Always forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. — Robert Kennedy
Straight-forwardness, without the rules of propriety, becomes rudeness. — Confucius
Let us not complain against men because otheir rudeness, their ingratitude, their injustice, their arrogance, their love oself, their forgetfulness oothers. They are so made.… — Jean de la Bruyere
There are occasions on which all apologies are rudeness. — Samuel Johnson
...stories about [the German composer Johannes] Brahms's rudeness and wit amused me in particular. For instance, I loved the one about how a great wine… — Arthur Rubinstein
Being equally convinced that aggression and rudeness are synonymous with having a "powerful personality." — Paulo Coelho
Your attitude is more important than the events happening around you. Artists develop a syndrome taught in art schools. It is a malady titled, 'Artistic… — Jack White
I listen to all these complaints about rudeness and intemperateness, and the opinion that I come to is that there is no polite way of… — Daniel Dennett
A painted landscape is always more beautiful than a real one, because there's more there. Everything is more sensual, and one takes refuge in its… — Fernando Botero
Focusnot on the rudeness of others,not on what they've done or left undone,but on what you have done and have not doneyourself. — Gautama Buddha
Arrogance is a mixture of impertinence, disobedience, indiscipline, rudeness, harshness, and a self-assertive nature. — Sivananda
Like Jesus, we can decide, daily or instantly, to give no heed to temptation (see D&C 20:22). We can respond to irritation with a smile… — Neal A. Maxwell
No one can be as calculatedly rude as the British, which amazes Americans, who do not understand studied insult and can only offer abuse as… — Paul Gallico
The big discoveries raise questions that make astronomers work feverishly and argue with an agitation that verges on rudeness. — Nigel Calder
Control yourself, it is not worth it. You will regret your rudeness afterwards, your sensitive nature will be troubled — Leila Aboulela
I want an intelligent girl whom I can talk about everything. I want her to be my friend, to be partners. I don't like when… — Bill Kaulitz
We decided that the French could never write user-friendly software because they're so rude. — Douglas Coupland
Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often. Best to say nothing at all, my dear man. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling

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