Never do anything that is unpleasant to others.

Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory.

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.

Good manners reflect something from inside-an innate sense of consideration for others and respect for self.

Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor.

If you are hurt, whether in mind or body, don't nurse your bruises. Get up, and light-heartedly, courageously, good-temperedly, get ready for the next encounter.

To make a pleasant and friendly impression is not alone good manners, but equally good business.

Never think, because you cannot write a letter easily, that it is better not to write at all. The most awkward note imaginable is better than none.

Manners are like primary colors, there are certain rules and once you have these you merely mix, i.e., adapt, them to meet changing situations.

The attributes of a great lady may still be found in the rule of the four S's: Sincerity, Simplicity, Sympathy, and Serenity.

Manner is personality—the outward manifestation of one’s innate character and attitude toward life.

Rather than pound or a national mind that he believed had been closed by his critics, John Quincy Adams decided to seek a place in the is the esteem of future generations.

You’re training a new employee,' says Mrs. Clark, 'to take over your boring old job.' When you raise a child.

Never had a ska phase, but I was in a very grunge-like rock band that awkwardly had an alto sax in it.

With some people solitariness is an escape not from others but from themselves. For they see in the eyes of others only a reflection of themselves.

Working is a big part of me and my life and I wasn't happy to stay at home - I'm a workaholic.

It's good to have critics because that's what motivates you and helps you take your game to another level.

By becoming intimate with how we close down and how we open up, we awaken our unlimited potential.

Pixar has outdone itself in visual magic and vivid storytelling.

English is weak in describing emotional states or intensities of interpersonal relationships.

I'm not a big fan of spiders, rats, especially if they're like - I got up one morning on a holiday recently, and there was a centipede in the bed that big. I wasn't very happy about that.