#polite

The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth. ↗

— Malcolm Bradbury

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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship. ↗

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

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I grew up in a family where the women were just nuts. They didn't stand around in cardigans making polite conversation while they chopped tomatoes. ↗

— Nadia Giosia

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Comedy isn't polite and it isn't correct and it isn't accurate, even. It's just a mess. So that's the way that I approach it. ↗

— Louis C. K.

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The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness. ↗

— Marguerite Gardiner

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A man needs to be polite, not just to me but to everyone. I watch that. How does he treat the waiter? How does he treat the coat-check girl? How does he treat the driver? ↗

— Adriana Lima

#driver #everyone #girl #how #i

The concert is a polite form of self induced torture. ↗

— Henry Miller

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The ability to compromise is not a diplomatic politeness toward a partner but rather taking into account and respecting your partner's legitimate interests. ↗

— Vladimir Putin

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In Sweden everybody has this perfect surface. Everyone's very polite and controls their feelings. ↗

— Noomi Rapace

#everybody #everyone #feelings #perfect #polite