Anne Rice Quotes

There are certain things you don't say that's disrespectful. They detract from the point you're trying to make.

Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way through the world.

To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order.

It is always a mistake to be plain-spoken.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

I don't think any president that I worked with has ever said 'pretty please.'

Silence and tact may or may not be the same thing.

Tact is the discrimination of differences. It consists in conscious deviations.

One has to be careful when listening to diplomats to hear exactly what is being said.

The Politician uses the language of diplomacy of which he is a master, and it consists in telling some of the truth without necessarily exhausting it.

Diplomat: A person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

A diplomat is one that says something that is equally misunderstood by both sides, and never clear to either.

I think civility is important to getting things done.

Sometimes you just wonder whether people just don't have the sensitivity or decency. I'm a member of the media myself: I host a talk show. I know sometimes when you want to ask something, you can circumvent it with words and vocabulary. You don't suddenly just go out there and ask something directly in the pretense of being absolutely candid.

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.

I am very moohphat and can never be diplomatic or politically correct.

What's so useful about the British culture of politeness is the level of passive aggression is really fun to write.

Do we seek delicate phraseology in politics or other forms of public life? We do not.

Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass.

Opinion! If every one had so little tact as to give their true opinion when it was asked this would be a miserable world.

You are so tactful that I have no idea what you want.

Tact is the ability to make a person see lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

Diplomacy is the art of telling plain truths without giving offense.

Use soft words in hard arguments.