Rebecca Pidgeon Quotes

Being a good neighbour is about compassion, which is as warm-blooded as justice is cool-headed.

I pride myself on being courteous to people, and trying to fashion good relations.

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.

Show interest in all people, not just those from whom you want something. Making people feel important and good about themselves is just the right thing to do.

All you have to be is kind. That's all you need. Once you've got that, it virtually rules out everything else.

I'm not mean.

It requires more strength to be gentle, so it's the everyday encounters of life that I think we've prepared children for and prepared them to be good to other people and to consider other people.

How someone treats a waiter or doorman can tell you so much about a person.

The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.

Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.

Hearts that are delicate and kind and tongues that are neither - these make the finest company in the world.

Many men fail because they do not see the importance of being kind and courteous to the men under them. Kindness to everybody always pays for itself. And, besides, it is a pleasure to be kind.

I will say that as I get older and calmer and quieter in my own self, the one quality in a woman that I find more and more attractive is kindness. A sense of adventure and humor is important too, but I truly find kindness and consideration for others to be the most attractive thing in anyone.

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

Be friendly to everyone. Those who deserve it the least need it the most.

The great people I've met always have time for the niceties.

I know how I like to be treated, so I always start by saying, 'Could you give me a moment of your time, I know you're very busy,' and usually, they will.

Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists on its own rights.

I believe that love and laughter can only happen when one person takes the time to think about what would cause the other person to feel good.

Occasionally, family members treat each other with less courtesy and kindness than they do acquaintances or even strangers.

I think being nice is more important than being clever.

Be kind. Be kind. Be kind.

What is kindness? For me, it is about treating people how you would want to be treated – but, with so many of us living out our lives on social media, it can be harder and harder to show compassion to those around us.

I always try to be nice. I never want to be that person that anyone perceives as being rude or disrespectful, 'cause that's not me at all.

I don't want to be mean to people. I try to be as nice as possible to everyone.