Polite Quotes - Page 7

• And I think because there is an essence of me that cares about other people and what other people think then that then makes me seem very sweet and polite.

  Renee O'Connor

  Sweet, Thinking, Essence

  "Renee O’Connor Exclusive Interview". The Star Scoop Interview, www.thestarscoop.com. March 30, 2005.

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• I find that those men who are personally most polite to women, who call them angels and all that, cherish in secret the greatest contempt for them.

  Germaine Greer

  Angel, Men, Secret

  germaine greer (1971). “the female eunuch”

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• When I went to first grade and the other children said that their fathers were farmers, I simply didn't believe them. I agreed in order to be polite, but in my heart I knew that those men were impostors, as farmers and as fathers, too. In my youthful estimation, Laurence Cook defined both categories. To really believe that others even existed in either category was to break the First Commandment.

  Jane Smiley

  Children, Father, Believe

  FaceBook post by Jane Smiley from Jun 15, 2014

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• Are you telling me that the polite little note I sent my college alumni magazine has, by some unbeknownst series of errors, come to be printed in The Paper of Record, instead? What a fiasco!

  Frank Bruni

  College, Errors, Records

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• I felt rather exhausted, and wondered, rather shocked at my callous thought, why old people were sometimes such a strain. Worse than young children or puppies because one had to be polite.

  Daphne du Maurier

  Children, People, Puppy

  Daphne Du Maurier (2012). “Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 4: Rebecca; My Cousin Rachel”, p.157, Hachette UK

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• I ain't saying you're a liar, because that wouldn't be polite. But I'll tell you this, ma'am. If I loved liars, I'd hug you to death.

  Jim Thompson

  Liars, Hug, You Re A Liar

  Jim Thompson (2010). “POP. 1280”, p.9, Hachette UK

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• There are words to describe her, my dear, but one does not repeat them in polite company.

  Gail Carriger

  Doe, Dear, Company

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• When Gansey was polite, it made him powerful. When Adam was polite, he was giving power away.

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Powerful, Giving, Adam

  Maggie Stiefvater (2012). “The Raven Boys”, p.117, Scholastic Inc.

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• An excuse is a polite rejection. Men are not afraid of 'ruining the friendship.

  Greg Behrendt

  Men, Rejection, Excuse

  Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo (2009). “He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys”, p.21, Simon and Schuster

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• Be polite to all, friendly to none. Be professional. Be ready to kill everyone and everything.

  Janet Morris

  Loyalty, Discipline, Risk

  Janet Morris, Chris Morris (2010). “The Sacred Band”, p.127, Paradise Publishing

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• Unlike what you may be told in other sectors of life, when observing the universe, size does matter, which often leads to polite ‘telescope envy’ at gatherings of amateur astronomers.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Envy, Gathering, Doe

  Neil Degrasse Tyson (2010). “The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist”, p.26, Prometheus Books

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• When I was little, I used to go to the local ice-skating rink. In my mind, I always felt like I could twirl and jump, but when I got out onto the ice, I could barely keep my blades straight. When I got older, that's how it was with people: In my mind, I am bold and forthright, but what comes out always seems to be so meek and polite. Even with Evan, my boyfriend for junior and most of senior year, I never quite managed to be that skating, twirling, leaping person I suspected I could be. But today, apparently, I can skate.

  Gayle Forman

  Senior, Years, Ice

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• A single raised eyebrow. "You've defected, sweetheart. No use worrying about the big, bad wolf now." She was aware of Judd speaking, but her attention never shifted off the man who was a predator, for all that he wore human skin. When he peeled open and held out a bar of some kind, she took it, aware low energy levels could be dangerous when it came to her ability to keep a handle on the cold fire. "Thank you." A faint smile, a strange amusement in those icy eyes. "You're welcome." It was the most polite interaction they'd ever had.

  Nalini Singh

  Eye, Men, Fire

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• She's always polite and kind, but her words lack the kind of curiosity and excitement you'd normally expect. Her true feelings- assuming such things exist- remain hidden away. Except for when a practical sort of decision has to be made, she never gives her personal opinion about anything. She seldom talks about herself, instead letting others talk, nodding warmly as she listens. But most people start to feel vaguely uneasy when talking with her, as if they suspect they're wasting her time, trampling on her private, graceful, dignified world. And that impression is, for the most part, correct.

  Haruki Murakami

  Personal Opinions, Talking, People

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• Marlee, what are you doing? Get under a tent before you burn your skin." She gave me a polite smile. "I'm happy here." "No, really," I said, putting a hand around her arm. "You'll look like my hair.

  Kiera Cass

  Hair, Hands, Skins

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• She wants to be polite and not hurt your feelings, so she's not going to laugh right now. But inside, inside she's laughing.

  Derek Landy

  Hurt, Laughing, Feelings

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• With a polite smile, I decided she was insane.

  Ann Aguirre

  Insane, Decided

  Ann Aguirre (2014). “The Razorland Trilogy”, p.640, Macmillan

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• Do what's right. Be on time, be polite, and be honest; remain free from drugs; and if you have any questions, get out your Bible. 2. Do your best. Mediocrity is unacceptable when you are capable of doing better. 3. Treat others as you want to be treated. Practice love and understanding.

  Lou Holtz

  Inspirational, Motivational, Practice

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• Common courtesy plays a big role in happy marriages. People who are permanently married are polite to one another. They don't want to hurt one another's feelings, and they don't try to make the other one feel humiliated. People who are married for life are extremely kind to one another.

  Frank Pittman

  Relationship, Hurt, Play

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• People identify with the swashbuckling individuals, not polite little men who field their position well. Sir Galahad had a big following - but I'll bet Lancelot had more.

  Bill Veeck

  Baseball, Men, People

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• Reason is always a kind of brute force; those who appeal to the head rather than the heart, however pallid and polite, are necessarily men of violence. We speak of 'touching' a man's heart, but we can do nothing to his head but hit it.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Heart, Men, Touching

  "Twelve Types". Book by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 1903.

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• Anyone who thinks we can continue to have world wars but make them nice polite affairs by outlawing this weapon or that should meditate upon the outlawing of the cross-bow by Papal authority. Setting up the machinery for international law and order must surely precede disarmament. The Wild West did not abandon its shooting irons till after sheriffs and courts were established.

  Joel Henry Hildebrand

  War, Nice, Thinking

  "Army's Atomic Bid Viewed in Making". Speech, American Library Association Conference (3 Jul 1947), New York Times, Jule 4, 1947.

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• Citizens everywhere, and especially soldiers, should remember that entrenched bureaucracy, whatever the level, can be overcome. You've got to stick to it, be polite but firm, and just not take no for an answer.

  William G. Bainbridge

  Army, Soldier, Sticks

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• It's hard to think of them polite flows when Stephano Polato suits are your night clothes, and Jordan sweat suits are your flight clothes, and you still make it even when they say your flight closed.

  Drake

  Humble, Night, Thinking

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• Nobody thanks a witty man for politeness when he puts himself on a par with a society in which it would not be polite to show one's wit.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Witty, Men, Thanks

  Friedrich Nietzsche (2012). “Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two”, p.159, Courier Corporation

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