Martha MacCallum Quotes

Claire McCaskill acted more ladylike during her previous campaign.

I don't like the word 'ladylike.'

Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady.

My mother had all these maxims - like, classy girls never chew gum, never read comic books, never get their ears pierced, never get their hair dyed.

You may be a princess or the richest woman in the world, but you cannot be more than a lady.

I think that tennis is a lady's sport, so we should look out there like ladies.

Some things a lady doesn't tell.

My mother is old-fashioned; she raised us like girls from a 19th-century book. My sisters and I are known for being the most polite girls in France. My mother wanted us to be like royalty: never ever will you be caught being rude, or superficial or being a star or whatever.

I do like the idea of women not showing too much, of them being quite reserved in a way, and quite covered.

The more elegance the less virtue in all times and countries.

No one teaches you how to be graceful.

The English gentleman is a combination of silence, courtesy, dignity, sport, newspapers and honesty.

Courtesy is a lady's armor.

I really love cursing a lot. But as I get older, I realize it's a little unseemly for women of a certain age.

Women are taught that if you want to be a lady, keep your opinions to yourself and be polite.

It's good to know how to be sexy, but something I'm still trying to work on is learning how to not be sexy, because that's an important part of growing as a model.

A lady of a certain age must keep her top on. That's what I feel.

Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty; without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.

I'm teaching my daughters to be ladies by showing them how to dress appropriately when they leave the house, and how to be thoughtful and polite.

The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.

My private life is a lot more ladylike and less sultry than the fashion photos I imagine.

My mother's rules had to do with feminine deportment, so I never played hard enough to break a toy or muddy my dress. My father's rules had to do with never shaming the family by even a hint of scandal, and not providing business rivals with an opportunity to kidnap me or throw acid in my face.

Simplicity is a great element of good breeding.

Silence is the greatest ornament of the woman.

I've been taking lessons in Damehood from Judi Dench. Being a Dame is useful in restaurants, hotels, and restaurants, Judi says, but you have to get someone else to do the booking.