#rudeness

Was it the forgetfulness of old age or personal incapacity that made the man able to say please but not thank you? ↗

— Yann Martel

#old-age #rudeness #study-in-character #age

All my life I have placed great store in civility and good manners, practices I find scarce among the often hard-edged, badly socialized scientists with whom I associate. Tone of voice means a great deal to me in the course of debate. I despise the arrogance and doting self-regard so frequently found among the very bright. ↗

— Edward O. Wilson

#bad-attitude #etiquette #good-manners #ill-mannered-scientists #impoliteness

Death is impatient and thoughtless. It barges into your room when you are right in the middle of something, and it doesn't bother to wipe its boots. ↗

— Tom Robbins

#rudeness #death

To get faster and better service, ring a bell. It’s the same principal as honking at someone in traffic. People respond well to it, and they seem to really enjoy it.
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— Jarod Kintz

#better #considerate #customer-service #enjoy #faster

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

#weakness #state

It is terribly rude to tell people that their troubles are boring. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#rudeness #sympathy #trouble

[N]othing about a book is so unmistakable and so irreplaceable as the stamp of the cultured mind. I don't care what the story is about or what may be the momentary craze for books that appear to have been hammered out by the village blacksmith in a state of intoxication; the minute you get the easy touch of the real craftsman with centuries of civilisation behind him, you get literature. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#craft #craftsmanship #creative-process #crudeness #culture

America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people. ↗

— Lord Byron

#force #freedom #model #moderation #people