23 Politely Quotes for You to Enjoy

Don't respond to haters' taunts - even politely. Ignore them. If nobody takes their bait, most will grow bored and move on. Andrew Shaffer

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Always speak politely to an enraged Dragon. Steven Brust

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Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and it's been their only major business advantage for the past two centuries. Douglas Coupland

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We will hang you, never fear, Most politely, most politely. William Gilbert

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I was raised in Duluth, Minnesota, where you never say that you're cold, or that you're suffering, and you listen politely to people, even if you disagree with them completely. Then you say passive-aggressive things later. Maria Bamford

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My makeup wasn't smeared, I wasn't disheveled, I behaved politely, and I never finished off a bottle, so how could I be alcoholic? Betty Ford

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FDR's job results were, to put it politely, disturbing. Amity Shlaes

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If you don't have the time or desire to do whatever is being asked of you, say, 'no.' Even if you want to bake those cookies for your kid's fundraiser or take on a new freelancing gig, sometimes you just have to politely decline until you do have the extra time. The other party may be disappointed, but it's not the end of the world. John Rampton

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I've politely declined a few reality-type things but generally have been asked to do things that I'd enjoy. I'll be doing less in the new year so I can get some writing done. Greg Davies

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Whenever I am asked about my personal relationships, I politely reply, 'No comments.' Hansika Motwani

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Britons are very respectful - if they want to take a photo, they ask politely. Leroy Sane

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When it comes to Chinese food I have always operated under the policy that the less known about the preparation the better. A wise diner who is invited to visit the kitchen replies by saying, as politely as possible, that he has a pressing engagement elsewhere. Calvin Trillin

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One night I was standing on Third Avenue playing my guitar, when this big Irish policeman came strolling by, and stopped to listen to my singing and playing. When I was done, he politely handed me a ticket for disturbing the peace, while at the same time telling me how much he liked my voice. I wish I still had that ticket. Frank Stallone

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I'm always a big fan of if you approach somebody politely about something and you're not a nudge - you're just pretty honest and simple, my kind of philosophy is that I'm not afraid of 'no,' and that's way different than 'I won't take no for an answer.' Carol Leifer

I find it next to impossible to remain politely silent when people prate to me about the glory of being given another chance to live happily ever after! Mercedes McCambridge

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In life, we mostly manage to walk around interacting with each other fairly politely. But as soon as we get into our cars, we morph into something out of 'Mad Max'. Romesh Ranganathan

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I've learned, I think, to be able to distinguish between the necessary and the unnecessary as far as my limited outside time is concerned. Saying 'no' politely is a necessity if one wants to lead any kind of stable life. Richard Chamberlain