Don Herold Quotes

To think twice is quite enough.

There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.

I don't aim to offend.

It's not like it's hard to be decent and respectful and well-behaved. I do wait in line, and I do take the subway, and I do do my own grocery shopping, and I do take the kids to school.

Now I can see I was at fault for not being more considerate, but when we were doing the show I didn't think it was my job to be considerate to other people.

You know, I don't really think you have to play nice guys.

A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won't notice it when someone else does.

My family brought me up to be very respectful of people.

People are pretty respectful for the most part.

We often repent of our first thoughts, and scarce ever of our second.

Civility is not simply about manners.

I think an important lesson from the game is that once you have made a move, you cannot take it back. You really have to measure your decisions. You think a lot. You evaluate your choices very carefully. There's never any guarantee about what's going to follow once you have made a decision.

There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

Is not general incivility the very essence of love?

My pet peeve is when people come over to my house, and there are coasters, but they don't use a coaster.

I think I regret the impact on everybody. But I think I just maybe could have gone about it in a kinder way.

Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without knowing why, having none but servants about them.

Sometimes you can tell a wise person not only by what he says but also by what he doesn't say. Remember, it is much better to say little than to say too much and regret it later.

I am very respectful and always have been.

The past is past; what's gone on has gone on.

Civility is a choice.

You always have to remember that if you say something negative, it's going to come back to haunt you.

Come to think of it, even though I've received tons of fan letters and presents from everyone, I've never written anyone back. How rude of me!

I do not want to insult anyone with my act and am very careful about it.

I always open doors for women. It's just good manners.