Henry A. Kissinger Quotes

When I talked to him on the phone yesterday. I called him George rather than Mr. Vice President. But, in public, it's Mr. Vice President, because that is who he is.

Please address me correctly as Mrs.

Actually Maddy is my name. But I feel that whenever you address somebody, there needs to be certain amount of dignity rendered to it - irrespective of whether it's a film star or somebody you are fond of. I find it very pleasing when somebody refers to me as 'Mr. Madhavan' or 'Sir' or 'Mr. Maddy.'

Sir. My lord. Master Roydon." The young man blurted out most available titles except for "Your Majesty" and "Prince of Darkness." These were implied nonetheless.

I don't stand on protocol. Just call me your Excellency.

You learn, just as you learn good manners, how to approach things with a certain amount of diplomacy.

It is not a happy lot being a princess in any country, but especially Japan in which every tiny aspect of one's life is governed by the most rigid rules of protocol.

I like being called 'Mr. Freeman' occasionally.

I tend to discourage people from calling me 'Sir Ian,' because I don't like being separated out from the rest of the population. Of course, it can be useful if you're writing an official letter, like trying to get a visa or something passed through Parliament. They're impressed by these things.

The formal Washington dinner party has all the spontaneity of a Japanese imperial funeral.

I am not accustomed to protocol.

I also found being called Sir rather silly.

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.

Be polite. Write diplomatically. Even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.

Protocol is everything.

I wasn’t addressing you, Mr. President.

Writers on etiquette receive a continuous flow of questions on subjects such as 'When is it too early in the season to wear white accessories?' and 'What is the proper gift to send to a family in mourning?'

While speaking in the NA, one must maintain respect.

Shaking hands is meant as a sign of respect towards your opponent.

Truly good manners are invisible: they ease the way for others, without drawing attention to themselves. It is no accident that the word "punctilious" ("attentive to formality or etiquette") comes from the same original root as punctuation.

Were you to converse with a king, you ought to be as easy and unembarrassed as with your own valet-de chambre; but yet every look,word, and action should imply the utmost respect.... You must wait till you are spoken to; you must receive, not give, the subject of conversation, and you must even take care that the given subject of such conversation do not lead you into any impropriety.

It is perfectly right for a gentleman to say "ladies and gentlemen," but a lady should say, "gentlemen and ladies." You mention your friend's name before you do your own. I always feel like rebuking any woman who says, "ladies and gentlemen." It is a lack of good manners.

The right answer on raises is you have to be formal. You have to be formal to save your own culture.

All ceremonies are in themselves very silly things; but yet, a man of the world should know them. They are the outworks of Mannersand Decency, which would be too often broken in upon, if it were not for that defence, which keeps the enemy at a proper distance.

As my Lord says, my Lord's leg is not a side of beef. Thank you, my Lord, for instructing me.