Quotes about Polite

Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself. Votes: 5

Polite conversation is rarely either. Votes: 4

Polite beggary is too common. Votes: 3

Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy. Votes: 3

Polite Conversation 'Tis happy for him, that his father was before him. Votes: 3

Polite diseases make some idiots vain, Which, if unfortunately well, they feign. Votes: 3

When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite. Votes: 3

A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect. Votes: 3

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness. Votes: 3

Polite Conversation Why, everyone one as they like; as the good woman said when she kissed her cow. Votes: 3

Polite and velvety leaders, who take care to avoid bruising others, are generally not as effective at forcing change. Votes: 3

Polite conversationalists leave no mark save the scars upon the Earth that could have been prevented had they stood their ground. Votes: 3

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. Votes: 3

Polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing and solving our real problems. Votes: 3

An armed society is a polite society. Votes: 2

Be polite to all, but intimate with few. Votes: 2

Curvy is just a polite way of saying fat. Votes: 2

No language is rude that can boast polite writers. Votes: 2

Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves. Votes: 2

Knowledge is a polite word for dead but not buried imagination. Votes: 2

Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet. Votes: 2

Sometimes we are too polite with our suffering and allow it to dominate our life. Votes: 2

I wasn't entirely sure, but a polite John Pritkin might be a sign of the apocalypse. Votes: 2

I tried to groan, Help! Help! But the tone that came out was that of polite conversation. Votes: 2

You don't take your cat with you to go bird shopping. Not because the cat isn't polite, but because he's a cat. Votes: 2

The purpose of polite behavior is never virtuous. Deceit, surrender, and concealment these are not virtues. The goal of the mannerly is comfort, per se. Votes: 2

When thanksgiving is filled with true meaning and is not just the formality of a polite 'thank you,' it is the recognition of dependence. Votes: 2

You know, sometimes, when they say you're ahead of your time, it's just a polite way of saying you have a real bad sense of timing. Votes: 2

What a polite game tennis is. The chief word in it seems to be "sorry" and admiration of each other's play crosses the net as frequently as the ball. Votes: 2

When youre a new person and a new idea, you get invited to all these different things, and everybody wants a piece of you. And you want to be polite and say yes to everything, but it gets dangerous. Votes: 2

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, is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire. For politeness is like a counter--an avowedly false coin, with which it is foolish to be stingy. Votes: 2

In Sweden everybody has this perfect surface. Everyone's very polite and controls their feelings. Votes: 1

Being politically correct means saying what's polite rather than what's accurate. I like to be accurate. Votes: 1

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect. Votes: 1

Balanced is probably what I am, although that's just a polite way to say that you don't do anything very well. Votes: 1

There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an offense against polite conventions to press our doubts too far. Votes: 1

Patience can be a good thing - but not necessarily. Sometimes it's not so bad to be impatient. I'm a little bit too polite. Votes: 1

Comedy isn't polite and it isn't correct and it isn't accurate, even. It's just a mess. So that's the way that I approach it. Votes: 1

Sometimes when you start losing detail, whether it's in music or in life, something as small as failing to be polite, you start to lose substance. Votes: 1

As youngsters, my mother taught her children that while we might not be the smartest people around, we could be courteous, polite and considerate of others. Votes: 1

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 on, isn't everyone supposed to be polite?' Votes: 1

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 you, I'll even give my life for you, and in return, you will behave. Votes: 1

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 feel like a joke is being played on you the entire time you're there. Votes: 1

People in day-to-day life tend to skim the surface of things and be polite and careful, and that's not the language I speak. I like talking about feelings, fears and memories, anguish and joy, and I find it in music. Votes: 1

Say 'Toronto' or 'Ontario,' and the immediate thought associations are with a somewhat blander version of North America: a United States with a welfare regime and a more polite street etiquette, and the additionally reassuring visage of Queen Elizabeth on the currency. Votes: 1

One's appearance bespeaks dignity corresponding to the depth of his character. One's concentrated effort, serene attitude, taciturn air, courteous disposition, thoroughly polite bearing, gritted teeth with a piercing look - each of these reveals dignity. Such outward appearance, in short, comes from constant attentiveness and seriousness. Votes: 1

A youth, when at home, should be filial and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies. Votes: 1

We hold back our true feelings and beliefs, whether it's from a sense of being polite or fear of hurting someone's feelings. But what I have seen on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' is that no one benefits from holding back and keeping things bottled up inside. So I pride myself on speaking my mind and not being afraid to give honest feedback. Votes: 1

My daughter is the biggest gift; I've said it so many times and it sounds like a cliche, but the thing about being a parent is when you think you've cracked it, and you're on top of your game, they change again and you have to catch up and adjust. I feel such a responsibility to instill good values in her, to be polite, to have discipline. Votes: 1

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 jump right into the music industry?' It's because I knew I could never feel the kind of rejection that I felt in middle school. Because in the music industry, if they're gonna say no to you, at least they're gonna be polite about it. Votes: 1

murder is not polite. Votes: 0

Scholarship is polite argument. Votes: 0

People give out compliments because it's polite. Votes: 0

Manners without sincerity, is called polite society Votes: 0

Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy Votes: 0

My only hope was to be polite. Votes: 0

A natural, polite smile deceives no one. Votes: 0

Men of polite learning and a liberal education. Votes: 0

The king of kind hearts and polite fellows" Votes: 0

Pantheism is only a polite form of atheism. Votes: 0

To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise. Votes: 0

Argument should be polite as well as logical. Votes: 0

When one is polite in German, one lies. Votes: 0

I have seen people rude by being over-polite. Votes: 0

In polite society, we call our obsessions hobbies. Votes: 0

...Everyone had to eat, but eating people wasn't polite. Votes: 0

Killing people was far easier than making polite chitchat. Votes: 0

A lot of our lives are about being polite. Votes: 0

A question is a polite way of demanding something. Votes: 0

Troubled is a polite word for what I am. Votes: 0

Death is never polite, even when we expect it. Votes: 0

With a polite smile, I decided she was insane. Votes: 0

Me and polite have never been on close terms. Votes: 0

Canadians are nice and polite. It's not just a stereotype. Votes: 0

'Curvy' is just a polite way of saying 'fat.' Votes: 0

I seem to have very polite fans, not fanatical ones. Votes: 0

The concert is a polite form of self induced torture. Votes: 0

Nobody ever invented a polite word for a killing yet. Votes: 0

Curvy' is just a polite way of saying 'fat.' Votes: 0

As a person, I'm polite - I want to please. Votes: 0

Greatness starts with the replacement of hatred with polite disdain. Votes: 0

I’m not interested in being polite. It’s false. Votes: 0

My dad was a particularly polite kind of guy, very courteous. Votes: 0

He was never more sinister than when he was most polite... Votes: 0

I find it very eerie when somebody is being really polite. Votes: 0

The English are busy; they don't have time to be polite. Votes: 0

An insolent reply from a polite person is a bad sign. Votes: 0

I love to see a dedicated, loyal and a polite fans! Votes: 0

I've never been afraid to make a polite ask to someone. Votes: 0

Politics is the polite way of telling somone else they’re stupid. Votes: 0

It is not enough to be wrong, one must also be polite. Votes: 0

It's impossible to expect polite behavior from people who've never witnessed it. Votes: 0

Everyone Is God speaking. Why not be polite and Listen to Him? Votes: 0

It is not polite for a Russian to interfere in British politics. Votes: 0

Americans are incredibly polite as long as they get what they want. Votes: 0

Was [Adolf Hitler] rude to me? Never. He was always polite and well-mannered. Votes: 0

Political correctness is what right-wing bigots call what everybody else calls being polite Votes: 0

Presumably a movement is more polite than a revolution, and a lot slower. Votes: 0

Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile. Votes: 0

Listen, I'm from Belfast. We're not polite people. And it's language. We're direct. Votes: 0

My mother always told me it wasn't polite to ask what people make. Votes: 0

In Sweden everybody has this perfect surface. Everyones very polite and controls their feelings. Votes: 0

It was not polite for a Temujai general to allow his emotions to show. Votes: 0

It's not considered polite in Russia to count the money in someone else's pocket. Votes: 0

A real gentleman is as polite to a little girl as to a woman. Votes: 0

An excuse is a polite rejection. Men are not afraid of 'ruining the friendship. Votes: 0

Liz, you must be very polite with yourself when you are learning something new. Votes: 0

The numbers are a catalyst that can help turn raving madmen into polite humans. Votes: 0

The three C's of leadership are Consideration,Caring,and Courtesy.Be polite to everyone. Votes: 0

I think the first prerequisite to civilization is an ability to make polite conversation. Votes: 0

A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion. Votes: 0

I don't write polite letters. I don't like to plea-bargain. I like to fight. Votes: 0

A man must have very eminent qualities to hold his own without being polite. Votes: 0

The English are busy folk; they have no time in which to be polite. Votes: 0

I love polite people, late September, weeping mortar, and my fantastic fands (fans/friends) Votes: 0

Obviously I'm going to be polite, so nobody has anything to fear from me. Votes: 0

The audience was swell. They were so polite they covered their mouths when they yawned. Votes: 0

Cost recovery is the polite way of saying, make families pay to educate their children. Votes: 0

The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth. Votes: 0

It is more comfortable for me, in the long run, to be rude than polite.... Votes: 0

I'm big on my kids being conventionally polite, and it works really well for them. Votes: 0

It is more comfortable for me, in the long run, to be rude than polite. Votes: 0

To rest, the cushion and soft dean invite, who never mentions hell to ears polite. Votes: 0

I do have traditional values: I believe in being a good person and being polite. Votes: 0

Be as polite to the custodian as you are to the chairman of the board. Votes: 0

A good apprentice cook must be as polite with the dishwasher as with the chef. Votes: 0

Politics' the polite word for antediluvian prejudices, the rags put on by enmity and tribal resentment. Votes: 0

Politics' the polite word for antediluvian prejudices, the rags put on by enmity and tribal resentment." Votes: 0

He was so excessively polite that Wallendar suspected he had endured many humiliations in his life. Votes: 0

The last thing I want to do is get togged up, go out and be polite. Votes: 0

Be polite to all, friendly to none. Be professional. Be ready to kill everyone and everything. Votes: 0

I don't want to be polite. I don't think campaigning is polite. That's a disingenuous effort. Votes: 0

It is astounding what power being kind, mannered, polite and considerate has in transforming your life. Votes: 0

Did you hear what I was playing, Lane?I didn't think it polite to listen, sir. Votes: 0

In polite society one laughs at all the jokes, including the ones one has heard before. Votes: 0

If you're going to kill the animal it seems only polite to use the whole thing. Votes: 0

I'm being ironic. Don't interrupt a man in the midst of being ironic, it's not polite. There! Votes: 0

I tend to be the type who is overly polite and sort of ingratiating to other people. Votes: 0

There's no polite way to say to somebody (religious followers) 'Do you realize you've wasted your life? Votes: 0

I will die for the art & what I believe in. The art ain't always gon' be polite. Votes: 0

Glasgow is less polite than Edinburgh but that's a good thing - they keep it very real. Votes: 0

Canadians are more polite when they are being rude than Americans are when they are being friendly. Votes: 0

There’s simply no polite way to tell people they’ve dedicated their lives to an illusion. Votes: 0

Things it is not polite to discuss at the dinner table: politics, religion, and the walking dead. Votes: 0

The path of Martial Arts begins and ends with courtesy. So be genuinely polite on every occasion. Votes: 0

Making an effort is polite, and getting ready and looking after yourself makes an event more fun. Votes: 0

Yanking his inner manwhore back to the land of polite conversating, he forced his hands to stop Votes: 0

There are words to describe her, my dear, but one does not repeat them in polite company. Votes: 0

When five up express, as is polite, regret at laying a stymie, but rejoice in your heart. Votes: 0

Pushing the boundaries of polite society does not just fall under the purview of crime fiction authors. Votes: 0

When Gansey was polite, it made him powerful. When Adam was polite, he was giving power away. Votes: 0

I think photographers are too polite. There is not enough anger in photography; it's pretty much trivialized. Votes: 0

The trouble is, if you go too far towards being polite, the label that applies is "doormat". Votes: 0

Alas! it is true: "Be polite to bores and so shall you have bores always round about you." Votes: 0

Without religion this world would be something not fit to be mentioned in polite company, I mean Hell. Votes: 0

Baltimore is warm but pleasant... I belong here, where everything is civilized and gay and rotted and polite. Votes: 0

My fans are pretty normal, they are always really nice and polite, and they don't interrupt my meals. Votes: 0

Are you out of your mind?" It's not polite to lie to your best friend. "It's a possibility. Votes: 0

When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine he is that polite all the time. Votes: 0

The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don't want to be. Votes: 0

There is no polite way to suggest to someone that they have devoted their life to a folly. Votes: 0

The fans in the United States, they are, well, more polite. The fans in Argentina can get, well, crazy. Votes: 0

Please be polite. Nothing in life should erode the habit of saying thank you to people or praising them. Votes: 0

Especially these days where everything is so polite and so proper, I think that rites of passage are good. Votes: 0

.., by universal custom, your enemy is never more polite than when he is planning or has planned your destruction. Votes: 0

I'm brash and abrasive but that's because I've noticed when people are nice and polite they never get anywhere. Votes: 0

In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism. Votes: 0

I'm okay. Nobody's bothering me. Everyone's very kind, and very polite. I don't feel like my whole life changed. Votes: 0

It's a great group of people here at Texas A&M, and everybody you run into is incredibly polite. Votes: 0

I come from people who have always been polite enough to feel that nothing has ever happened to them. Votes: 0

The help (in Japan) is very polite. They bow so much, you don't know which end to talk to. Votes: 0

A community where everyone is a ruthless murderer, with handy access to death-dealing devices, is a very polite community. Votes: 0

Women are sort of like motorcycle gangs with me. They get really shy and polite. I don't know why. Votes: 0

Women are taught that if you want to be a lady, keep your opinions to yourself and be polite. Votes: 0

I'm an underdog person, so I align myself with those who seem to be not considered valuable in polite society. Votes: 0

The author relates George Bernard Shaw's sentiments that polite conversation excludes the only two subjects that matter, religion and politics. Votes: 0

Democracy isn't solely about polite conversations in parliaments. It needs to be continually refreshed with raw passions, anger and ideals. Votes: 0

If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered. Votes: 0

In the sallies of badinage a polite fool shines; but in gravity he is as awkward as an elephant disporting. Votes: 0

Genteel women suppose that those things do not really exist about which it is impossible to talk in polite company. Votes: 0

We must stop being polite and behaved, and find new inventive tactics to shift the paradigm. We are the majority. Votes: 0

In a polite age almost every person becomes a reader, and receives more instruction from the Press than the Pulpit. Votes: 0

How long is it polite to continue to be interested in what someone says after they reveal they've got a boyfriend? Votes: 0

I've never had a meth habit, I don't walk around naked, and unless I'm actively provoked, I'm generally polite and well-spoken. Votes: 0

I want someone honest, someone who's very sweet to my family and friends, and polite to the other people around me. Votes: 0

It is always well to accept your own shortcomings with candor but to regard those of your friends with polite incredulity. Votes: 0

Man is the only animal that learns by being hypocritical. He pretends to be polite and then, eventually, he becomes polite. Votes: 0

Etiquette is the ceremonial code of polite life, more voluminous and minute in each portion of society according to its rank. Votes: 0

What are sisters for if not to point out the things the rest of the world is too polite to mention. Votes: 0

Ninety percent of the people in any group are nice, raised to be polite, and have more in common than not. Votes: 0

You have to be polite with your friends and your family, but in your art, it's important to not be polite. Votes: 0

Track is full of the absolute nicest and most polite athletes in all of sports, and where does it get us? Votes: 0

A traveler of taste will notice that the wise are polite all over the world, but the fool only at home. Votes: 0

We pretend that no one's a racist anymore, but it's easier to talk about pornography in polite company than racial integration Votes: 0

No one who is at all acquainted with the Indian in his home can deny that we are a polite people. Votes: 0

I would say L.A. is more polite than London - it's a very careful place. People talk a lot in code. Votes: 0

The common people say, that physicians are the class of people who kill other men in the most polite and courteous manner. Votes: 0

With the movies, people are not going to wait around. The deadline is a deadline. In publishing it's more a polite suggestion. Votes: 0

One needs no particular talent to be polite. On the contrary, being nice is what's left when you've failed at everything else. Votes: 0

I can be very polite, but I've found that doesn't always get a result. You have got to bang and thump tables. Votes: 0

When your family is twice as weird as normal, you have to be twice as polite to authority, because authority hates weird. Votes: 0

To succeed inside a political party, one must cultivate an ability to sit still and remain polite while foolish people speak nonsense Votes: 0

Have we failed to slow global warming pollution in part because climate and environmental activists have been too polite and well behaved? Votes: 0

I can't tell you. I would say that if I did, I would have to kill you, but that wouldn't be polite. Votes: 0

If a man isn't being nice when you're out, all you have to do is remain polite and then go home early. Votes: 0

When politeness is used to show up other people, it is reclassified as rudeness. Thus it is technically impossible to be too polite. Votes: 0

This nice and subtle happiness of reading, this joy not chilled by age, this polite and unpunished vice, this selfish, serene life-long intoxication. Votes: 0

The Germans and Austrians are very polite, the Swiss are very reserved and the Spanish usually kiss me. The Brits write me letters. Votes: 0

People in France are very intrusive when they recognize you. In New York, they are very polite, with quick words, so it's great. Votes: 0

I pride myself on being fairly polite on a set so it's kind of a guilty pleasure to poke others on the set. Votes: 0

She wants to be polite and not hurt your feelings, so she's not going to laugh right now. But inside, inside she's laughing. Votes: 0

I do not see why I should be polite to tyrants, who slobber of humanitarianism and think only of their own petty interests. Votes: 0

Love thy enemies, it says in the scriptures. My foster mother always added, "At the very least, you will be polite to them. Votes: 0

I grew up being taught, 'Do unto others as they would do unto you.' I would get scolded for not being polite. Votes: 0

I hope somewhere along the way, I've inspired someone to do something. ... And I hope they say that I was nice and polite. Votes: 0

War is not a polite recreation but the vilest thing in life, and we ought to understand that and not play at war. Votes: 0

The secret of a happy marriage is simple: Just keep on being as polite to one another as you are to your friends. Votes: 0

Make me, dear Lord, polite and kind, To everyone, I pray. And may I ask you how you find Yourself, dear Lord, today? Votes: 0

Those who have accomplished the greatest results are those...who never grow excited or lose self-control, but are always calm, self-possessed, patient and polite. Votes: 0

I have never been able to understand why pigeon-shooting at Hurlingham should be refined and polite, while a rat-killing match in Whitechapel is low. Votes: 0

It is not very polite to interrupt a person, of course, but sometimes if the person is very unpleasant you can hardly stop yourself. Votes: 0

Under my leadership the Liberal Democrats would not be making polite interjections from the sidelines, we would be hammering on the doors of power. Votes: 0

Charity, if you have the means, is a personal choice, but charity which is expected or compelled is simply a polite word for slavery. Votes: 0

Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions. Vigilantly practice polite indifference to that which we can't control. Your happiness can only be found within. Votes: 0

I grew up in a family where the women were just nuts. They didn't stand around in cardigans making polite conversation while they chopped tomatoes. Votes: 0

That quality is what makes women great collaborators; we understand it's a team effort. Even if it comes from society telling us to be polite. Votes: 0

Gran was just being polite. Southern people are supposed to be polite and gracious. She's trying to show me how to be the same way. Votes: 0

I was a very polite schoolgirl who did her work very well and hid under tables. I'd hate to think I haven't changed at all. Votes: 0

Atticus had said it was the polite thing to talk to people about what they were interested in, not about what you were interested in. Votes: 0

I ain't saying you're a liar, because that wouldn't be polite. But I'll tell you this, ma'am. If I loved liars, I'd hug you to death. Votes: 0

Lyall had spent centuries nibbling about the great layered cake that was polite society while Lord Akeldama acted the part of the frosting on its top. Votes: 0

Being polite to a person is not a sign of respect for them. It is merely a sign of a good upbringing and a balanced nature. Votes: 0

You have to hold your audience in writing to the very end-much more than in talking, when people have to be polite and listen to you. Votes: 0

I'm teaching my daughters to be ladies by showing them how to dress appropriately when they leave the house, and how to be thoughtful and polite. Votes: 0

Always be polite to a dragon. It's harder than it sounds. Dragon etiquette is incredibly complicated, and if you make a mistake, the dragon eats you. Votes: 0

If a Democrat took Republicans on rudely, they wouldn't be elevated in the Democratic Party. There's a different standard. We're supposed to be polite to people. Votes: 0

If a Democrat took Republicans on rudely, they wouldn't be elevated in the Democratic Party. There's a different standard. We're supposed to be polite to people. Votes: 0

There was a nice dilemma. How does one interject into a polite conversation, "By the way, in case you're ever interested, I do have a penise."? Votes: 0

We must recall the most important of humanity guidelines: Be polite. Being polite is possibly the greatest daily contribution everyone can make to life on Earth. Votes: 0

Texas, to be respected must be polite. Santa Anna living, can be of incalculable benefit to Texas; Santa Anna dead, would just be another dead Mexican. Votes: 0

The best advice that was given to me was that I had to be 10 times smarter, braver and more polite to be equal. So I did. Votes: 0

Who is the brave man--he who feels no fear? If so, then bravery is but a polite term for a mind devoid of rationality and imagination. Votes: 0

I think I've realized that business and being polite [don't] match. You can be fair, but me being polite was not me being fair to myself. Votes: 0

Just because I'm flaunting it doesn't mean you can stare for hours on end. A polite ogle is appreciated and suitable for a flaunt. Slobbering is not. Votes: 0

A nasty letter or a sarcastic one can make you righteously angry, but what can you do about a polite letter of rejection? Nothing, really, except cry. Votes: 0

Being polite and grateful will make people more inclined to help you. And if people are willing to help you, you may accidentally get something you want. Votes: 0

When you sit face to face with someone who is pleasant, respectful, and polite, you have hard time reminding yourself that nothing he says is true/sincere. Votes: 0

Seattle is a liberal city, its politics not so much blue (in the American, not the British, sense) as deep ultramarine, and its manners are studiously polite. Votes: 0

Girls are small and polite and smiley. They wear dresses and their hair is long and it's pulled into shapes behind their heads or on either side. Votes: 0

Sometimes you must agree with someones opinion for the sake of being polite and modest, but within you, you know that you are not foolish and crazy. Votes: 0

I find that those men who are personally most polite to women, who call them angels and all that, cherish in secret the greatest contempt for them. Votes: 0

She didn't want to alienate herself from the very wealthy man that was about to offer her a job by declining the polite offer of a drink. Votes: 0

I've been polite and I've always shown up. Somebody asked me if I had any advice for young people entering the business. I said: "Yeah, show up. Votes: 0

Poetry is an act of distillation. It takes contingency samples, is selective. It telescopes time. It focuses what most often floods past us in a polite blur. Votes: 0

Congress's definition of torture in those laws - the infliction of severe mental or physical pain - leaves room for interrogation methods that go beyond polite conversation. Votes: 0

Filmmaking, like sex, isn't a polite enterprise. It involves a lot of mess and the bottom line is, if somebody ain't screaming, you're not doing your job. Votes: 0

Books are necessary to correct the vices of the polite; but those vices are ever changing, and the antidote should be changed accordingly should still be new. Votes: 0

I've had fans come and knock on my door. I'm usually polite, but I'm usually very direct and say, 'It's not cool that you come here uninvited. Votes: 0

When we are polite to children, we show in the most simple and direct way possible that we value them as people and care about their feelings. Votes: 0

The pursuit of truth is just a polite name for the intellectual's favorite pastime of substituting simple and therefore false abstractions for the living complexities of reality. Votes: 0

Self-improvement books, friends, and polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing, and solving our real problems. Votes: 0

I am a very frank person and that's how I hope to remain. I don't like to pretend to be polite. What you see is what you get. Votes: 0

The practice of all ages and all countries (whether Christian or heathen, polite or barbarous) hath been ... to do honour to those who are invested with public authority. Votes: 0

I've had so many experiences where everyone is very polite about each other's working process, which can lead to work where everyone seems to be in different plays. Votes: 0

I'm English and I'm used to coming from a world of period dramas, where there's a very polite restraint to everything. Everybody's sort of sitting in drawing rooms. Votes: 0

We cannot become starched Christians, too polite, who speak of theology calmly over tea. We have to become courageous Christians and seek out those (who need help most). Votes: 0

Shane settled his flamethrower more comfortably on his shoulders. "Ladies? After you." "Rude," Claire said. "I was being polite!" "Not when you have a flamethrower. Votes: 0

People identify with the swashbuckling individuals, not polite little men who field their position well. Sir Galahad had a big following - but I'll bet Lancelot had more. Votes: 0

The fifties were when people started coming down on "juvenile delinquents," "hoodlums," "vandals"--anybody that was young, wore a motorcycle jacket, and didn't act polite around older people. Votes: 0

You're a big boy, you ought to understand that punctual transport, public order and safe streets, polite people and good medical services are all the achievements of dictatorship. Votes: 0

To act in a way both sexist and racist, to maintain one's class privilege, it is only necessary to act in the customary, ordinary, usual, even polite manner. Votes: 0

Whatever the skill of any country may be in the sciences, it is from its excellence in polite learning alone that it must expect a character from posterity. Votes: 0

Nobody thanks a witty man for politeness when he puts himself on a par with a society in which it would not be polite to show one's wit. Votes: 0

Telling a lie is called wrong. Telling the truth is called right. Except when telling the truth is called bad manners and telling a lie is called polite. Votes: 0

I've had fans come and knock on my door. I'm usually polite, but I'm usually very direct and say, 'It's not cool that you come here uninvited.' Votes: 0

I really don't understand minimalism. It is so polite and boring. If you don't want anyone to notice you, you should stay home and grow your own vegetables. Votes: 0

Emily Post says that talking about oneself isn't very polite.' 'I'm sure Miss Post is perfectly correct, but that doesn't seem to stop the rest of us. Votes: 0

I'm polite. I guess that's the dichotomy within me. I don't like to piss people off just for the sake of pissing them off. I pick my battles. Votes: 0

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 it's weird. Votes: 0

If an armed nation were a polite nation, America would be paradise. We have more than 200 million guns in private owernship here. But our manners are not getting better. Votes: 0

People are always surprised when they spend time with my children by how normal they are. They're polite. They're well mannered. They're very down to earth, in a way. Votes: 0

No use to preach to the working-man courtesy & politeness when at the same time the working-man is not given working conditions under which he can stay polite and soft-mannered. Votes: 0

Tequila. Straight. There's a real polite drink. You keep drinking until you finally take one more and it just won't go down. Then you know you've reached your limit. Votes: 0

An environment-based education movement--at all levels of education--will help students realize that school isn't supposed to be a polite form of incarceration, but a portal to the wider world. Votes: 0

Normally it is not polite to go into somebody’s room without knocking, but you can make an exception if the person is dead, or pretending to be dead. Votes: 0

Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder. It is a howling reproach. Votes: 0

It annoys me how pretty my voice is...that sounds incredibly immodest, but it annoys me how polite it can sound when perhaps what I'm singing is deeply acidic. Votes: 0

The country has always been governed by a coalition but today it is governed by a so-called Grand Coalition which is a more polite word for all and sundry. Votes: 0

And I think because there is an essence of me that cares about other people and what other people think then that then makes me seem very sweet and polite. Votes: 0

Can he love her? Can the soul really be satisfied with such polite affections? To love is to burn - to be on fire, like Juliet or Guinevere or Eloise... Votes: 0

How's it going down there?" "It's weird. They're too polite, they talk funny, and stuff has too much shine on it. But the coffee's worse than Central's, so that's something. Votes: 0

My mom always taught me to be sweet and polite and cross my legs because it's what the guys like. Actually, they like a raunchy girl once in a while. Votes: 0

How foolish to think that one can ever slam the door in the face of age. Much wiser to be polite and gracious and ask him to lunch in advance. Votes: 0

Normally when people say they haven't decided, they're being polite but they're definitely not voting for you. I think it's different this time. People are thinking hard about the issues. Votes: 0

(Americans think we Brits drink tea because we're polite and genteel or something, whereas we really drink it because it's a stimulant and it's hot enough to sterilize cholera bacteria.)" Votes: 0

Unlike what you may be told in other sectors of life, when observing the universe, size does matter, which often leads to polite "˜telescope envy' at gatherings of amateur astronomers. Votes: 0

My mom is the No. 1 person who has taught me to be courteous towards women, to always be respectful and polite to them, and to always lead with your heart. Votes: 0

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 Chi Omega, a woman's woman. Votes: 0

I'll have pot in my home for guests - I'm polite! - but I don't sit around and smoke by myself, ever. Not like I did when I was young. Votes: 0

You can't compare a Super Bowl crowd, which tends to be more polite and a little more neutral to that. The Super Bowl only has 7,000 to 8,000 fans for each team. Votes: 0

It's still so rare for anyone to be personally acknowledged by a brand that the impact of such a simple, polite gesture on a customer's buying habits could be huge. Votes: 0

Jazz was formerly a crude term for indulging in an action which in polite society is referred to, if at all, only with such vague Latin terms as intercourse and cohabitation. Votes: 0

Women have got to stop being polite. If I ever had children, which I don't, the first thing I'd teach a girl of mine is the words 'f - off.' Votes: 0

Because Cards' fans are the most knowledgeable and loyal in all of baseball, they booed almost reluctantly, polite as booing goes, what would have passes as a standing ovation in Philly. Votes: 0

I did think reviewers were supposed to be polite about story collections - collections are rather delicate creatures in the literary environment - but not everybody got this memo, I guess. Votes: 0

I hate it when people are impolite to waiters or to the valet or the guy in the supermarket. There's no need for that; it doesn't cost anything to be polite. Votes: 0

The good four. Honest with ourselves and with whatever is friend to us; courageous toward the enemy; generous toward the vanquished; polite-always that is how the four cardinal virtues want us. Votes: 0

Japanese naval officers in dress whites are frequent guests at Pearl Harbor's officers' mess and are very polite. They always were. Except, of course, for that little interval there between 1941 and 1945. Votes: 0

In the daylight, order ruled, fences stood, how-do-you-do's and polite nods were the recipe. But at night, darkness rendered everything still and hush and secret. Minnie was a curator of secrets. Votes: 0

We often laughed at others in our house, and I picked up the craft of being polite while people were present and laughing later if there was anything to laugh about. Votes: 0

It's one of the advantages of being a woman. I get to do all sorts of unfair things, and you have to accept them because you're too polite not to. --Polgara Votes: 0

In later life, we don't easily talk of fears, but instead we discuss our 'concerns.' Fear seems too primal and hysterical, but concern is polite and intellectual and nicely under control. Votes: 0

I felt rather exhausted, and wondered, rather shocked at my callous thought, why old people were sometimes such a strain. Worse than young children or puppies because one had to be polite. Votes: 0

But are they all horrid, are you sure they are all horrid? [Referring to Gothic novels, fashionable in England at the beginning of the 19th century, but frowned upon in polite society.] Votes: 0

I think if anything I am perhaps more inclined than most people are to be polite and considerate because I am aware that human relationships are innately fragile and kind of dangerous. Votes: 0

I was stark raving mad, and my family was too polite to mention it. That's what living with the Yamanis does to people. They get so well-mannered they won't mention you're crazy. Votes: 0

But I don't want to be fine, not if it means she's going to let go of my hand; not if it means we're going to go back to being polite strangers. Votes: 0

I like the laid-back, polite, respectful courteous personality cowboys have. Guys almost lay down their life for you if they're your friends. You exist on a handshake rather than a signed contract. Votes: 0

Being polite is not only the right way to respond to people but also the easiest. Life is so filled with unavoidable conflict that I see no reason to promote more confrontations. Votes: 0

Smoking is very bad for you and should only be done because it looks so good. People who don't smoke have a terrible time finding something polite to do with their lips. Votes: 0

I stepped forward. Call me old-fashioned, but I wanted to keep his focus on me and not Annabeth. I think it's polite for a guy to protect his girlfriend from instant incineration. Votes: 0

Do what comes into your life and do it well... Be polite without groveling. If you are ever afraid of anything, do not deny it, but behave as if you feared nothing. Votes: 0

The important thing was that we were being polite and not saying all the things that were making us unhappy, which was the only way we knew how to love each other. Votes: 0

Ryssa? How do you know her name was Ryssa? (Tory) Uh"I don't. I just gave her a name. It seemed more polite than calling her "˜hey, you, ancient chick.' (Acheron) Votes: 0

In the first place you can be so absolutely honest and so absolutely wrong at the same time that I think it is better to be a combination of cautious and polite Votes: 0

The Irish are hearty, the Scotch plausible, the French polite, the Germans good-natured, the Italians courtly, the Spaniards reserved and decorous - the English alone seem to exist in taking and giving offense. Votes: 0

"but all day long I would be training myself to think, to understand, to criticize, to know myself; I was seeking for the absolute truth: this preoccupation did not exactly encourage polite conversation. Votes: 0

My immune system has always been overly welcoming of germs. It's far too polite, the biological equivalent of a southern hostess inviting y'all nice microbes to stay awhile and have some artichoke dip. Votes: 0

When I left art school and went in search of work, visiting publishers and showing them my drawings and illustrations, I was met with a polite and sometimes enthusiastic response but no commissions. Votes: 0

I had a holiday job in a kitchen, but I think well draw a polite veil over that. There was nothing joyous or creative about it. And none of this helped my studies. Votes: 0

Racist people, interestingly, are never as polite as smokers. Have you noticed that? Smokers always go, "Do you mind if I smoke? Oh, you do? Okay, I'll go outside and have a cigarette. Votes: 0

I'm more attracted to the bad guys. Why? Because in real life, I don't know any good guys. I know okay guys. I know polite guys. I know people who can control themselves. Votes: 0

There is this immediate connection, this intimacy when you're acting because there's no room to be polite or shy. Also, as an actor I get to connect with women I've never met before. Votes: 0

I had a holiday job in a kitchen, but I think we'll draw a polite veil over that. There was nothing joyous or creative about it. And none of this helped my studies. Votes: 0

In society, there is enormous pressure for us to try and look good, to be politically correct, to say the right things, to be polite and basically to sacrifice ourselves on the way. Votes: 0

Sometimes if you have very confident people, you have to tell them please, be polite, there are other players are good enough as you and you should never speak out of an orchestra. Votes: 0

The nerves are a problem on trumpet, because when you mess up everyone can hear it. Just remember most people are too polite to say anything about it. That should calm your nerves. Votes: 0

The way to deal with superstition is not to be polite to it, but to tackle it with all arms, and so rout it, cripple it, and make it forever infamous and ridiculous. Votes: 0

You ask me about my ex-wife? That is not polite. But I will answer. I got another wife now. Much younger, much nicer, much prettier. And so much more intelligent than Benetton.' Votes: 0

I can’t remember how many times I advised students to stop writing the sunny hours and write from where it hurts: No one wants to read polite. It puts them to sleep. Votes: 0

The vocabulary of an omniscient man would embrace words and images excluded from polite conversation. What would be base, or even obscene, to the obscene, becomes illustrious, spoken in a new connexion of thought. Votes: 0

Citizens everywhere, and especially soldiers, should remember that entrenched bureaucracy, whatever the level, can be overcome. You've got to stick to it, be polite but firm, and just not take no for an answer. Votes: 0

And opposite the bench, the dock, divided by a partition, with the women to the left and the men to the right, as it is on the stairs or the block in polite society. Votes: 0

A dearth of words a woman need not fear; But 'tis a task indeed to learn to hear: In that the skill of conversation lies; That shows and makes you both polite and wise. Votes: 0

People pretend to be nice, people pretend to be smooth, and polite and everything, but this is only an appearance, because the way we're built as human beings is only in paradox and contradictions. Votes: 0

Be aware of who in your life is actually interested in hearing you discuss your writing, and who's just asking to be polite. Listening to writers talk about their work is often excruciatingly dull. Votes: 0

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 people who don't have to be polite to you. Votes: 0

I wish my nose was smaller and that I was a little taller. I also had this perennial pimple problem, so I felt people were just being polite when they said I was beautiful. Votes: 0

The great thing about novels is that you can be as unshy as you want to be. I'm very polite in person. I don't want to talk about startling or upsetting things with people. Votes: 0

I can be very polite, and I think that people can confuse that for all sorts of things ... But I'll take that over people assuming that I'm smart just because I'm short and rude. Votes: 0

I only asked my friends to be friendly and polite, I found them indifferent and censorious; The one I left to silence, the other to reproach: God send me over all such friends victorious. Votes: 0

A man needs to be polite, not just to me but to everyone. I watch that. How does he treat the waiter? How does he treat the coat-check girl? How does he treat the driver? Votes: 0

Elegance is like manners. You can’t be polite only on Wednesday or Thursday. If you are elegant, you should be every day of the week. If you are not, then it’s another matter. Votes: 0

Are you telling me that the polite little note I sent my college alumni magazine has, by some unbeknownst series of errors, come to be printed in The Paper of Record, instead? What a fiasco! Votes: 0

I am the common man. I'm polite, I love my family and I play by the rules. And sometimes I get pushed around. That's my lifestyle, and that's what I try to bring to characters. Votes: 0

Most magicians consider the palm an easy move to make. They are inclined to believe that they are 'getting away with it,' when they are in fact fortunate enough to have a polite audience. Votes: 0

I feel very uncomfortable when I eat in restaurants. I'm obnoxiously polite with the waiters: 'I just want a tuna sandwich. I'll go get it. You sit here - I'll get it, I'll make it. Votes: 0

I wish somebody would have told me, 'Don't try too hard,' because when I was younger I wanted to try really hard. I wanted to please everybody and be this perfect, polite little girl. Votes: 0

I think that Canadians have an incredible reverence for authority and regard for authority, and I think one of the healthy ways that it's challenged is through questioning it, through the polite hostility of comedy. Votes: 0