Affable Quotes

• Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Addresses, Introduction, Politeness

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• Being cheerful and affable with people is by itself half of wisdom.

  Ja'far al-Sadiq

  Happiness, People, Cheerful

  "Bihārul Anwār". Book by Majlisi, vol.76, p. 60, d. 1110/1698.

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• It is part of the business of life to be affable and pleasing to those whom either nature, chance or circumstance has made our companions.

  Thomas More

  Friendship, Chance, Made

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• Two persons who have chosen each other out of all the species with a design to be each other's mutual comfort and entertainment have, in that action, bound themselves to be good-humored, affable, discreet, forgiving, patient, and joyful, with respect to each other's frailties and perfections, to the end of their lives.

  Joseph Addison

  Anniversary, Two, Perfection

  Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele (1860). “The Spectator: A New Edition”, p.583

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• Whoever is open, loyal, true; of humane and affable demeanour; honourable himself, and in his judgement of others; faithful to his word as to law, and faithful alike to God and man....such a man is a true gentleman.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Motivational, Men, Law

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• That affable familiar ghost Which nightly gulls him with intelligence.

  William Shakespeare

  Intelligence, Gulls, Ghost

  Sonnet 86

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• I am generally cast as the dependable, affable, loving, friend-wife-girlfriend.

  Rashida Jones

  Girlfriend, Wife, Loving Friends

  "Breaking the Mold by Writing a Part for Herself" by Melena Ryzik, www.nytimes.com. August 1, 2012.

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• I could say analogously that tolerance is the affable appreciation of qualities, views, and actions of other individuals which are foreign to one`s own habits, beliefs, and tastes. Thus being tolerant does not mean being indifferent towards the actions and feelings of others. Understanding and empathy must also be present.

  Albert Einstein

  Appreciation, Mean, Views

  Albert Einstein (2013). “Albert Einstein, The Human Side: Glimpses from His Archives”, p.89, Princeton University Press

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• I wasn't good at being affable. You get beyond that and realise the attraction in any human being has more to do with what they give to someone rather than just being face candy.

  Alison Moyet

  Giving, Faces, Just Being

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• A large nose is the mark of a witty, courteous, affable, generous and liberal man.

  Cyrano de Bergerac

  Witty, Men, Noses

  Cyrano de Bergerac (1965). “Other Worlds: The Comical History of the States and Empires of the Moon and the Sun”, London : Oxford University Press

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• A large nose is in fact the sign of an affable man, good, courteous, witty, liberal, courageous, such as I am.

  Edmond Rostand

  Witty, Men, Noses

  'Cyrano de Bergerac' (1897) act 1, sc. 1

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• There can be no fairer ambition than to excel in talk; to be affable, gay, ready, clear, and welcome.

  Robert Louis Stevenson

  Ambition, Gay, Welcome

  Robert Louis Stevenson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Robert Louis Stevenson (Illustrated)”, p.4809, Delphi Classics

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• Live loath'd and long,
  Most smiling, smooth, detested parasites,
  Courteous destroyers, affable wolves, meek bears,
  You fools of fortune, trencher friends, time flies
  Cap and knee slaves, vapors, and minute jacks.

  William Shakespeare

  Long, Time Flies, Knees

  William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson (1766). “THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.: CONTAINING, TIMON OF ATHENS. TITUS ANDRONICUS. MACBETH. C. MMARCIUS CORIOLANUS. VOLUME the EIGHTH”, p.59

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• It turns out that one can perpetrate all manner of heinous villainy under a cloak of courtesy and good cheer. . .a man will forfeit all sensible self-interest if he finds you affable enough to share your company over a flagon of ale.

  Christopher Moore

  Cheer, Men, Self

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• We have observed for thirty centuries that a large nose is a sign on the door of our face that says 'Herein dwells a man who is intelligent, prudent, courteous, affable, noble-minded and generous'. A small nose is a cork on the bottle of the opposite vices.

  Cyrano de Bergerac

  Intelligent, Men, Doors

  "The Other World: Comical History of the States and Empires of the Moon". Book by Cyrano de Bergerac, 1657.

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• Please, trust me, I most definitely can be cheerful. I can be amiable. Agreeable. Affable. And that's only the A's. Just don't ask me to be nice. Nice has nothing to do with me.

  Markus Zusak

  Nice, Cheerful, Trust Me

  Markus Zusak (2013). “The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition”, p.16, RH Childrens Books

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• I believe I am quite amiable and affable and quite fair, and I've rarely worked with people who are the opposite. Moodiness scares me. What gets to me is unkindness. Madness. Unwarranted cruelty through words. People who scream and shout at work. I hate confrontation and violence. I've done it in the past and I don't want to do it again. I guess I want a perfect world.

  Anthony Hopkins

  Hate, Believe, Past

  "New Again: Anthony Hopkins". Interview with Lisa Liebman, www.interviewmagazine.com. March, 1992.

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• Benedict is bumbly, sweet, affable; the nicest man you've met.

  Mark Gatiss

  Sweet, Men, Mets

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• Leadership must be likeable, affable, cordial, and above all emotional. The fashion of authoritarian leadership is gone. Football is about life. You can't be angry all day.

  Vicente del Bosque

  Football, Fashion, Emotional

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• She'd been impressed by his looks at first--those sharply planed cheekbones and those black, fathomless eyes--but his affable, sympathetic personality grated on her now. She didn't like boys who looked as if they never got mad about anything. In Isabelle's world, rage equaled passion equaled a good time.

  Cassandra Clare

  Passion, Eye, Boys

  Cassandra Clare (2010). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass”, p.987, Simon and Schuster

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• You felt it as a depth of ease in certain boys, their innate, affable assurance that they would not have to struggle for a place in the world; that is already reserved for them.

  Tobias Wolff

  Struggle, Boys, Depth

  Tobias Wolff (2004). “Old School”, p.15, Vintage

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• We have to remember examples of many artists of conscious rap who have been coopted by the Department of State of the United States to be cultural ambassadors in different parts of the world, like Syria, like other parts of the Middle East, including conscious Islamic-American rappers that are representing an international political agenda for the United States through cultures more affable for people of color in other parts of the world.

  Bocafloja

  Rap, Islamic, Artist

  "Decolonial Rap". Interview with Andrew Smolski, www.counterpunch.org. May 15, 2015.

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• I'm known for playing bad guys, so this was an interesting departure from what I'm known to play, which is a softer, more likable, affable character.

  Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

  Character, Play, Interesting

  Source: collider.com

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• You're talking to a modern, nice, affable German person and they're saying to you something like 'You know, vell, it's a critical time now for Germany within Europe, also globally, economically ve are pretty good, ve have been better. But ve are very vibrant in the theater and arts...' and all the time you'll be listening to this, you're thinking Mmm, yeah, mmm... Hitler, Hitler, Hitler, Hitler, Hitler.

  Dylan Moran

  Funny, Art, Nice

  "Dylan Moran: Like, Totally". Video, December 2006.

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• Mother of three; divorcee; American. Twenty years experience as an actress in motion pictures. Mobile still and more affable than rumour would have it. Wants steady employment in Hollywood. (Has had Broadway). References upon request.

  Bette Davis

  Mother, Years, Experience

  1962 Advertisement placed in the Hollywood trade papers.

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