Being Nice Quotes

• Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.

  Wilson Mizner

  Inspirational, Success, Graduation

  Quoted in Evan Esar, The Dictionary of Humorous Quotations (1949). Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager, is said to have remarked, "You don't have to be nice to people you meet on the way up if you're not coming back down again."

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• It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

  John Templeton

  Inspiring, Thank You, Kindness

  John Templeton (1994). “Discovering Laws Of Life: Tfp”, p.287, Templeton Foundation Press

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  Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Relationship, Positive

  Mark Twain (2015). “Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend”, p.18, St. Martin's Press

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• Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

  "Weekly Meditations for Healthy Sex (Jan. 25-31)" by Alexandra Katehakis, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 25, 2013.

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• Don't just show kindness in passing or to be courteous. Show it in depth, show it with passion, and expect nothing in return. Kindness is not just about being nice; it's about recognizing another human being who deserves care and respect.

  Colin Powell

  Kindness, Nice, Passion

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• It's hard to be nice when the rest of the world is so mean.

  Sarah Dessen

  Nice, Mean, Insightful

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• It is nice to be around people who think differently than you. They challenge your ideas and keep you from being complacent.

  Tucker Carlson

  Nice, Thinking, Ideas

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• Don't take the attitude of waiting for people to be nice to you - be nice to them. Don't sit in front of a cold stove waiting for the heat. Put in the fuel. Act first.

  Earl Nightingale

  Attitude, Nice, People

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• No person in the world ever lost anything by being nice to me.

  Lillie Langtry

  Nice, World, Lost

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• Kindness is always fashionable.

  Amelia Barr

  Thank You, Fashion, Kindness

  Amelia Barr (2017). “All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography”, p.98, Litres

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• This will wreck you! Today, treat everyone you meet as if they're going to be dead by midnight. extend all the kindness and understanding you can, and do it with no thought of any reward.

  Ted Dekker

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  FaceBook post by Ted Dekker from Jul 14, 2012

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• I think, especially in our business we meet a lot of people, and sometimes you spend so much time being nice to strangers... and so, you know, keeping a clear head and just being nice to each other. And that's all the advice I can give.

  Catherine Zeta-Jones

  Nice, Thinking, Clear Head

  Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. October 8, 2003.

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• I think being a woman is like being Irish. Everyone says you're important and nice, but you take second place all the same.

  Iris Murdoch

  Nice, Women, Reality

  The Red and the Green ch. 2 (1965)

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• It's no good being nice and young and naive. There's no good in that at all. You've got to do it all yourself, and you've gotta learn quick. And you can't look for sympathy either.

  John Lydon

  Sympathy, Nice, Looks

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• My two favorite things about being a pro player are Sunday afternoons being able to excite many fans and the money because I get to treat my family and friends and myself to nice things.

  Dante Hall

  Nice, Sunday, Player

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• Young women especially have something invested in being nice people, and it's only when you have children that you realize you're not a nice person at all, but generally a selfish bully.

  Marjorie Holmes

  Children, Selfish, Nice

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• Everybody likes the underdog, because everybody feels like the underdog. No matter how successful you are, you always think, No one's being nice enough to me!

  Kate Beckinsale

  Nice, Successful, Thinking

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• I was a really crazy kid. I'm still a crazy kid. That's the nice thing about being in a rock band. You can feel 14 forever.

  Max Weinberg

  Crazy, Nice, Kids

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• The only difference between me and others is that they think they can change something with cute little poems, nice cards or embracing trees and being nice to little lapdogs.

  Henry Rollins

  Cute, Nice, Thinking

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• It's still National Library Week. You should be especially nice to a librarian today, or tomorrow. Sometime this week, anyway. Probably the librarians would like tea. Or chocolates. Or a reliable source of funding.

  Neil Gaiman

  Motivational, Appreciation, Kindness

  FaceBook post by Neil Gaiman from Apr 14, 2010

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• Now here's a funky introduction of how nice I am
  Tell your mother, tell your father, send a telegram.

  Phife Dawg

  Mother, Song, Attitude

  "Song: 'Check The Rhime'". 1991.

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• Try to be "good", you'll be judged. Try to be yourself, you'll be criticized. Therefore, choose the second option. Evil uses the "nice good people" as puppets. It appears dressed as a poor guy, telling them that he needs help...When these people realize they have been used, it is already too late.

  Paulo Coelho

  Spiritual, Wisdom, Being Yourself

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Oct 25, 2009

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• Good people are found not changed. Recently I read a headline that said, 'We don't teach people to be nice. We simply hire nice people.' Wow! What a clever short cut.

  Jim Rohn

  Inspirational, Motivational, Clever

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Mar 25, 2016

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• I think sometimes people forget how to be nice to people. I try not to let it get to me.

  Charlyne Yi

  Nice, Thinking, People

  Interview with Sheila Heti, believermag.com. March 1, 2010.

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• Being nice should never be perceived as being weak. It's not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of courtesy, manners, grace, a woman's ability to make everyone...feel at home, and it should never be construed as weakness.

  Benazir Bhutto

  Nice, Home, Grace

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