Being Polite Quotes

• And why is our music called world music? I think people are being polite. What they want to say is that it's third world music. Like they use to call us under developed countries, now it has changed to developing countries, it's much more polite.

  Miriam Makeba

  Country, Thinking, People

  66 Copy quote

• 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.

  Caitlin Moran

  Feminist, Humanity, Important

  56 Copy quote

• 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.

  Jason Sudeikis

  Grateful, People, May

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

  59 Copy quote

  Show source

• Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Desire, Polite, Treated

  16 Copy quote

• Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Hypocrisy, Manners, Etiquette

  Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.184, University of Georgia Press

  14 Copy quote

  Show source

• 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.

  Nate Berkus

  Hurt, Pride, Speaking My Mind

  11 Copy quote

• 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.

  Beyonce Knowles

  Dream, Thinking, Polite

  8 Copy quote

• You lose nothing by being polite. The answer is 'No', but please say it politely and give the reasons. ... Explain to me why 'No'. Don't change 'No' to 'Yes'. Don't be a fool. If there was a good reason why it is 'No', it must remain 'No', but the man must be told politely.

  Mr. Lee

  Men, Giving, Answers

  7 Copy quote

• Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.

  Wendy Mass

  Inspirational, Life, Karma

  "The Candymakers (The Candymakers, Book 1)". Book by Wendy Mass, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 5, 2010.

  164 Copy quote

  Show source

• Lies hold civilization together. If people ever seriously begin telling each other what they really think, there'd be no peace. Good-bye to tact. Good-bye to being polite. Good-bye to showing tolerance for other people's buffooneries. The fact that we claim to admire Truth is probably the biggest lie of all. But that's part of the charade, part of what makes us human, and we do not even think about it. In effect, we lie to ourselves. Lies are only despicable when they betray a trust.

  Jack McDevitt

  Lying, Thinking, Civilization

  5 Copy quote

• It’s time for women to stop being politely angry.

  Leymah Gbowee

  Angry

  "Women in the World Summit 2012" by Marcia G. Yerman, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 16, 2012.

  48 Copy quote

  Show source

• Political correctness is what right-wing bigots call what everybody else calls being polite

  Iain Banks

  Wings, Political, Polite

  Iain Banks (2008). “Dead Air”, p.118, Hachette UK

  9 Copy quote

  Show source

• A lot of our lives are about being polite.

  Rachelle Lefevre

  Polite, Our Lives

  Source: twilight.tribute.ca

  8 Copy quote

  Show source

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

  FKA twigs

  Believe, Good Person, Polite

  Source: www.vanityfair.com

  13 Copy quote

  Show source

• Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others.

  Emily Post

  Feelings, Awareness Of Others, Sensitive

  "Reader's Digest" Magazine, Vol. 68, 1956.

  32 Copy quote

  Show source

• Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.

  Emily Post

  Feelings, Awareness Of Others, Behaviour

  Reader's Digest, Volume 68, 1956.

  96 Copy quote

  Show source

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

  Charles Stross

  Labels, Trouble, Doormat

  4 Copy quote

• Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

  Inspirational, Mean, People

  97 Copy quote

• We're so concerned about being polite in society, and rightfully so, that it carries over onto a football team. But on a good football team, they are your friends, but first and foremost they have to be good teammates.

  Scott Frost

  Football, Team, Firsts

  Source: www.chicagotribune.com

  9 Copy quote

  Show source

• Humility in this business [acting] isn't just a matter of being polite, it's kind of a matter of survival. You can't ever afford to think that you're the bee's knees, because you could always afford to be better. You have to always be searching for something better.

  Michael Shannon

  Humility, Thinking, Survival

  Source: www.avclub.com

  5 Copy quote

  Show source

• 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.

  Muriel Spark

  Funny, Humor, People

  Muriel Spark (2011). “Curriculum Vitae: A Volume of Autobiography”, p.15, New Directions Publishing

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• 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.'

  Helen Mirren

  Girl, Children, Firsts

  Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

  94 Copy quote

  Show source

• Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Happiness, Sacrifice, Good Man

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.2581, Delphi Classics

  8 Copy quote

  Show source

• 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.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Good Upbringing, Polite, Persons

  Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2013). “A Memory of Light”, p.50, Macmillan

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• What have you done to my cat?" Magnus demanded... "You drank his blood, didn't you? You said you weren't hungry!" Simon was indignant. "I did not drink his blood. He's fine!" He poked the Chairman in the stomach. The cat yawned. "Second, you asked me if I was hungry when you were ordering pizza, so I said no, because I can't eat pizza. I was being polite." "That doesn't get you the right to eat my cat." "Your cat is fine!" Simon reached to pick up the tabby, who jumped indignantly to his feet and stalked off the table. "See?" "Whatever.

  Cassandra Clare

  Cat, Feet, Blood

  4 Copy quote