Steve Carell Quotes

I can be nice - I don't need to be rude for no reason.

I think we need a rulebook saying that everyone should be lovely to each other. It doesn't cost anything to be nice.

I think that the basic philosophy was very good. It was just be nice to each other, and don't step on other people's toes and infringe on their freedom.

The world's a small place, life's short, and so you should only be nice to people. I don't raise my voice at work. I don't have tantrums.

I'm nice to everybody, I respect other people. If you respect me, I respect you.

It's so important to just be nice to everyone and be respectful.

We've been trained since kindergarten: Be nice, be kind, share, put on a smile. So we're conditioned to squash our natural selfish instincts, and that's the right thing for society.

It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.

What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?

I don't always think it's necessary for somebody to be nice all the time.

It's nice to be important, but it's important to always be nice.

Those old adages - you attract more with honey; do unto others - are true. You can get attention by being acerbic or mean or making a bizarre comment. But by being nice, being empathetic, building relationships and listening, people begin to recognize that you're thoughtful and respectful of their position.

The '80s have not been a gracious decade, and people are seeking ways to be nice to each other.

We are sometimes so overawed by flamboyance and machismo that we forget to ask ourselves how we treat others.

Everyone can be rude, and everyone can be kind.

I think no matter who you are, or what you do, just be nice.

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.

Be nice to each other. You can make a whole day a different day for everybody.

Maybe one of you can enlighten me, but I just don't understand why it is so hard to be kind to one another?

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.

I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.

You just try to be nice to everybody and treat them all the same. Treat them how you would want to be treated.

I raised my kids kind of old-fashioned - if you don't have something nice to say, then don't say it at all. I teach love, acceptance, and tolerance... I sometimes think that this generation is lacking in decency.

Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to treat each other well.

I try to be a nice person, but it's difficult sometimes.