Daisy Fuentes Quotes

We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds.

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.

Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety.

Prithee don't screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners.

Every member present must behave like a gentleman, and those who are not must try to.

Howard and Shirley were clothed, always, in an invisible layer of decorum that they never laid aside.

In England, we have such good manners that if someone says something impolite, the police will get involved.

Observe decorum, and it will open a path to morality.

Manners are of such great consequence to the novelist that any kind will do. Bad manners are better than no manners at all, and because we are losing our customary manners, we are probably overly conscious of them; this seems to be a condition that produces writers.

Persian social manners are well known, and there is no other society that can compete with them.

To Americans, English manners are far more frightening than none at all.

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

You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.

Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.

The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness.

Good manners is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse. Whoever makes the fewest people uneasy is the best bred in the room.

I'm never proper or careful, but I never curse in front of my mother, either.

I am a gentleman. My natural inclination is to be on my best behavior.

Let's not confuse traditional behaviours with good manners. The definition of etiquette is gender neutral - it simply means we strive at all times to ensure a person in our company feels at ease.

Sometimes I pine for the era of Miss Manners, when there were hard and fast rules dictating a well-bred individual's behaviour in any given situation.

Let us behave like ladies and gentlemen and refrain from damaging property.

There used to be an art form called the 'comedy of manners.' Why aren't comedies of manners made now in this country? The answer is simple. We no longer have manners to speak of.

One of the few things I like about Bill Clinton is that he has very good manners. If his momma were still alive, I would congratulate her.

I loathe the word 'celebrity,' and I hope I'm not a diva. Whenever I see diva-ish behaviour, I just leave the room; I find it appalling. You should always try to be civil to people.

Listen, even if you go wild, I like class. Everybody in show business never should forget that there is a line, and that you should have class.