Quotes by Manners I lived in a world where social arrangements were taken for granted and assumed to be timeless. A child's obligation was to learn these usages, not to question them. The complexities of racial deportment were of a piece with learning manners and etiquette more generally. Drew Gilpin Faust child learning manners world I wanted to do something in the style of a comedy of manners. Amy Heckerling something comedy style manners 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 me manners life people Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance. Arthur Ashe man clothes appearance manners Don't keep your good manners to the end another time, but begin with them. Apollonius of Tyana end good time manners I always tried to be the perfect little girl. Always tried to have the perfect little manners. Never wanted to displease my parents. Ann-Margret parents never girl manners Conventional manners are a kind of literacy test for the alien who comes among us. Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould alien test us manners I'm big on manners. I'm big on politeness. I'm big on gratitude. Kate Hudson big politeness gratitude manners Don't misunderstand good manners for passivity. Isaac Hanson good good-manners passivity manners There are three subjects on which the knowledge of the medical profession in general is woefully weak; they are manners, morals, and medicine. Gerald F. Lieberman medical medicine manners knowledge I want a gentleman. Someone with manners. Olivia Culpo someone gentleman want manners American manners are different than British manners. Ingrid Seward than american different manners Donald Trump is a demagogue. Period. The fervor of his crowds recalls Nasser's Egypt. His convictions are illiberal. His manners are disgusting. His temper is frightening. Bret Stephens donald-trump temper egypt manners We were taught manners and we had to do our chores - Katie and I grew up as normal kids. Oliver Hudson up taught normal manners My Southern heritage is a big part of who I am. I grew up around people who seemed like characters but are actual, real people. My grandmother made sure I had manners and all that stuff. Fortune Feimster i-am heritage manners people It's not polite to refuse to dress for a parly. It's an insult to your hostess. After all, correct dress is a part of good manners. Elsa Schiaparelli dress good insult manners James Salter is a consummate storyteller. His manners are precise and elegant; he has a splendid New York accent; he runs his hands through his gray hair and laughs boyishly. Edward Hirsch new hair manners hands My telephone manners were, well, offensive to some. As I lugged my cell around, yammering away, I noticed cold stares from passersby who viewed me as a kind of techno-terrorist, or at least incredibly rude. Kara Swisher me cold rude manners I mean, every novel's a historical novel anyway. But calling something a historical novel seems to put mittens on it, right? It puts manners on it. And you don't want your novels to be mannered. Colum McCann your you want manners He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist. William Gilbert methodist morals he manners «4567891011121314»