Aggression Quote by Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Amazing what the British do with language; the nuances of politeness. The world's great diplomats, surely.

— Anne Rice

The English are busy; they don't have time to be polite.

— Baron de Montesquieu

What I see as specially English is the charm - everyone is so polite. Being restrained is part of the charm. And I love…

— Danielle de Niese

Politeness is the result of good sense and good nature.

— Oliver Goldsmith

Politeness is good nature regulated by good sense.

— Sydney Smith

The English are busy folk; they have no time in which to be polite.

— Baron de Montesquieu

It turns out that understanding the British public is not rocket science. The British appreciate honesty and they also have a bonkers, off-the-wall sense…

— Nicole Scherzinger

I'm so British and polite that creating a scene or being confrontational is so not my vibe.

— Joe Lycett

Politeness is one of those advantages which we never estimate rightly but by the inconvenience of its loss.

— Samuel Johnson

The English probably do that wordplay kind of humour and whimsy better than anyone, and I've always felt that my writing goes more to…

— Graeme Base

“Politeness can at once be the indifferent affliction of the ‘civilized’ as well as a subterfuge for the designed offence.”

— Vinod Pande

All good conversation, manners, and action come from a spontaneity which forgets usages and makes the moment great.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson