Tactful Quotes

25 Tactful quotes by 22 unique authors

Whenever your well-being feels at risk around certain people, make a tactful and swift exit. — Judith Orloff
I'm honest. I say what I feel. I try to be tactful, but I can't not say what I feel. I have a really big… — Sherilyn Fenn
Some people mistake weakness for tact. If they are silent when they ought to speak and so feign an agreement they do not feel, they… — Frank Medlicott
Empathically accurate perceivers are those who are consistently good at 'reading' other people's thoughts and feelings. All else being equal, they are likely to be… — William Ickes
Sometimes I can be tactful and sometimes not. It all depends on the mood I'm in. — Melanie Brown
Everybody admires a go-getter if he is tactful. — Earl Tupper
Intelligent and alert, wistful but enthusiastic, frank yet tactful, assured without conceit and tender without sentimentality. — Cecil Beaton
I recall that my workshop leaders were tactful in their ways of acquainting me with my shortcomings as a writer. So much so that I… — Tobias Wolff
No. I don't have the patience, and I'm not very tactful. People say I can be frightening. — Zaha Hadid
Chi-Os were ideal partners for all occasions. They were discrete, desirable, tactful, polite, and fun... Every mom dreamed of her son coming home with a… — David Letterman
Talk about tactful - she's got a tongue like a Kalashnikov! — Steve Fowler
The best of merchandise will go back to the shelf unless handled by a conscientious, tactful salesman. — James Cash Penney
Albus Severus," Harry said quietly, so that nobody but Ginny could hear, and she was tactful enough to pretend to be waving to Rose, who… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Be an example to your men, in your duty and in private life. Never spare yourself, and let the troops see that you don'tin your… — Erwin Rommel
If hatred strikes you, if you get accused, thrown to the lions, you can expect one of two reactions from people who know you: some… — Milan Kundera
The worst of having so much tact was that you never quite knew whether other people were acting naturally or being tactful too. [The human… — W. Somerset Maugham
That is what I like about you, Mr. Dashwood," she said. "You are so decisive. It saves me the bother of thinking for myself." "That… — Loretta Chase
Slender Youth. A tour companion who may be either a lost prince or a girl/princess in disguise. In the latter case it is tactful to… — Diana Wynne Jones
I hate the way, once you start to know someone, care about them, their behavior can distress you, even when it's unreasonable and not your… — Tanith Lee
It is not good to want a thing too much. It sometimes drives the luck away. You must want it just enough, and you must… — John Steinbeck
As an editor, I have to be tactful, of course. — Robert Gottlieb
To be meek, patient, tactful, modest, honorable, brave, is not to be either manly or womanly; it is to be humane. — Jane Harrison
Some people mistake weakness for tact. If they are silent when they ought to speak and so feign an agreement they do not feel, they… — Frank Medlicott

Who Wrote These Tactful Quotes

22 authors contributed a total of 25 Tactful Quotes as follows: