Niceness Quotes - Page 3

• It's a dirty little secret that most New Yorkers are pleasant, thoughtful, patient, and polite. The Chamber of Commerce must work overtime to maintain the surly, off-putting image that is widely believed to define the city. In truth, niceness is nearly epidemic in this town.

  Judith Kelman

  Dirty, Thoughtful, Cities

  Judith Kelman (2004). “Every Step You Take”, Jove Publications

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• Too often we underestimate the power of a touch.

  Leo Buscaglia

  Smile, Appreciation, Kindness

  "Love". Book by Leo Buscaglia, 1972.

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• You cannot do a kindness too soon.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Karma, Thankful, Appreciation

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• Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.

  Jesse Jackson

  Inspirational, Life, Respect

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• 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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• I'd be more willing to accept religion, even if I didn't believe it, if I thought it made people nicer to each other but I don't think it does.

  Andy Rooney

  Atheist, Believe, Thinking

  Andy Rooney (2009). “Sincerely, Andy Rooney”, p.226, Hachette UK

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