#polite

Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#good manners #half #lying #manners #one half

Japanese naval officers in dress whites are frequent guests at Pearl Harbor's officers' mess and are very polite. They always were. Except, of course, for that little interval there between 1941 and 1945. ↗

— William Manchester

#between #course #dress #except #frequent

The nerves are a problem on trumpet, because when you mess up everyone can hear it. Just remember most people are too polite to say anything about it. That should calm your nerves. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#anything #because #calm #everyone #hear

Sometimes if you have very confident people, you have to tell them please, be polite, there are other players are good enough as you and you should never speak out of an orchestra. ↗

— Kurt Masur

#enough #good #never #orchestra #other

My dad was a particularly polite kind of guy, very courteous. ↗

— Paul McCartney

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

— Henry Miller

#form #induced #polite #self #torture

Years ago, I was performing, and people kept calling out for 'Puppy Love' and I just didn't want to. Then I thought I'd have some fun, so we did this insane heavy metal version of it. The applause was polite. ↗

— Donny Osmond

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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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Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

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In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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