For a host, above all, must be kind to his guests.
Dr. SeussTags: polite
As a Texan, I say ma'm and sir to my age contemporaries and open doors for anyone that I can. This goes for men, too, though it is appreciated when they beat me to it and disappointing when they don't.
Tiffany MadisonTags: kindness men manners politeness men-and-women texas chivalry polite chivalrous texas-glory
I had an interview once with some German journalist—some horrible, ugly woman. It was in the early days after the communists—maybe a week after—and she wore a yellow sweater that was kind of see-through. She had huge tits and a huge black bra, and she said to me, ‘It’s impolite; remove your glasses.’ I said, ‘Do I ask you to remove your bra?
Karl LagerfeldTags: woman women interview fashion quote quotes journalist glasses polite yellow communists chanel designer karl-lagerfeld sunglasses bra huge sweater
Politeness is okay, but it gets old and boring. You want to attack life with a passion, not a politeness, you want people to think about you and remember you and say "she is so passionate" you don't want people to think about you and remember you and say "she is so polite," because, who cares about polite?
C. JoyBell C.Tags: inspirational passion inspiration politeness inspirational-quotes life-and-living inspirational-life inspiring passions polite passionate-living passionate-life passionate being-passionate passion-for-life
She is probably by this time as tired of me, as I am of her; but as she is too Polite and I am too civil to say so, our letters are still as frequent and affectionate as ever, and our Attachment as firm and sincere as when it first commenced.
Jane AustenTags: friendship letters satire jane-austen sincerity loyalty polite love-and-friendship pen-pals
I speak and help some folks only because I believe they may be god in flesh, testing me for politeness.
Darnell Lamont WalkerA polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect.
Bryant McGillTags: social manners politeness courtesy polite
Share what you like and don’t pretend to like things you don’t. There are many ways to be honest but polite.
Jay WoodmanI listen to all these complaints about rudeness and intemperateness, and the opinion that I come to is that there is no polite way of asking somebody: have you considered the possibility that your entire life has been devoted to a delusion? But that’s a good question to ask. Of course we should ask that question and of course it’s going to offend people. Tough.
Daniel C. DennettTags: life rudeness opinion delusion question polite tough
...It's probably polite to pretend you don't see people coming out of pawnshops, anyhow.
Dashiell HammettTags: humor funny polite pawn-shop
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