118 Polite Quotes for You to Enjoy

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. Robert A. Heinlein

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A youth, when at home, should be filial and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies. Confucius

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Political civility is not about being polite to each other. It's about reclaiming the power of 'We the People' to come together, debate the common good and call American democracy back to its highest values amid our differences. Parker Palmer

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Being a nice person is about courtesy: you're friendly, polite, agreeable, and accommodating. When people believe they have to be nice in order to give, they fail to set boundaries, rarely say no, and become pushovers, letting others walk all over them. Adam Grant

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My daughter is the biggest gift; I've said it so many times and it sounds like a cliche, but the thing about being a parent is when you think you've cracked it, and you're on top of your game, they change again and you have to catch up and adjust. I feel such a responsibility to instill good values in her, to be polite, to have discipline. Geri Halliwell

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There's a personality trait known as agreeableness. Agreeable people are compassionate and polite. And agreeable people get paid less than disagreeable people for the same job. Women are more agreeable than men. Jordan Peterson

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When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite. Winston Churchill

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Throw a stick, and the servile dog wheezes and pants and shambles to bring it to you. Do the same before a cat, and he will eye you with coolly polite and somewhat bored amusement. H. P. Lovecraft

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Be polite to all, but intimate with few. Thomas Jefferson

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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness. Otto von Bismarck

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Knowledge is a polite word for dead but not buried imagination. E. E. Cummings

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A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect. Bryant H. McGill

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Being polite, being respectful, having manners, and being a socialite - they're key life skills that people take for granted. Being able to communicate with all people on all levels is what's got me so far. Ant Middleton

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T stands for being nice. T stands for manners. T stands for being polite. Mr. T

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When we talk to somebody and we want to be nice or polite or show our more beautiful side, we try to use the best words that we know. This is what poets are doing. They are cleaning the words, they are inventing the sentiments, they are giving us a way to communicate. Roberto Benigni

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I don't write polite letters. I don't like to plea-bargain. I like to fight. Roy Cohn

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I'm more attracted to the bad guys. Why? Because in real life, I don't know any good guys. I know okay guys. I know polite guys. I know people who can control themselves. Vincent Cassel

Every time a pundit or elected official is on any TV news program, it should be a polite formality to mention that GE has made such and such billions off the war in Iraq by selling arms or that Murdoch is a right-wing activist with a clear stake in who wins and who taxes his profits the least. Adam McKay

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