James E. Rogers Quotes

I'm very much a gentleman in what I do.

Smartness, a good appearance, courtesy, delicacy are not yet norms, are not yet an integral part of the approach of workers in the state apparatus, of their approach either to work or to dealing with the public.

Courtesy is a lady's armor.

The more you act like a lady, the more he'll act like a gentleman.

I'm a gentleman.

By the by, if the English race had done nothing else, yet if they left the world the notion of a gentleman, they would have done a great service to mankind.

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.

In a day when, if you insulted a man it might cost you your life, you were probably more civil.

For every rude executive who makes it to the top, there are nine successful executives with good manners.

Be as polite to the custodian as you are to the chairman of the board.

I'm a gentleman, if nothing else. It's taken me years to become one, but finally I have a sense of propriety.

Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred.

I was brought up to be a gentleman. That means you know how to walk, talk and dress the part.

A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.

Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.

Civility is perhaps a quaint notion but civility in Parliament is something we should always strive to uphold.

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

Women of quality are so civil, you can hardly distinguish love from good breeding.

Once a gentleman, and always a gentleman.

Gentlemen don't do that.

Just because you can say things that are uncivil does not mean that your should say things that are uncivil.

Never treat the audience disrespectfully.

Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.

I really think the more talent people have, the more polite they are: Laurence Olivier and Alec Guinness always arrived on time and were impeccably behaved. It's only the gutter snipes who leave their lipstick on the studio floor - and that's just the men.

My one thing is respect. I don't care about anything else. You should respect everyone around you - the people who work for you, peers. Be classy.