Thomas E. Dewey Quotes

Gentlemen, in light of this discussion, I must really leave the room. I can't stay any longer. It wouldn't be proper for me to remain.

Indeed, I was so afraid to dishonour my friends and family by my indiscreet actions, that I rather chose to be accounted a fool, than to be thought rude or wanton.

You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.

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.

Clinton left the White House with all the class of an XFL halftime show.

I don't think a man has to go around shouting and play-acting to prove he is something. And a real man don't go around putting other guys down, trampling their feelings in the dirt, making out they're nothing.

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.

No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man.

No age, sex, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one is vastly beneath the rank of man.

No gentleman ever discusses any relationship with a lady.

It is more honorable to walk in dignity than to ride in humiliation.

He who takes his rank lightly raises his own dignity.

Never descend to the ways of those above you.

I'm not the sort of person who poses in their underwear.

Yes, I am a lingerie model, but I have class.

The most attractive quality of all is dignity.

The higher our position the more modestly we should behave.

Honor is decency without vanity.

An affected laugh shows lack of self-respect in a man and lewdness in a woman. It is carelessness to go about with one's hands inside the slits in the sides of his hakama.

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.

Silence is an ornament for women.

My mother would kill me if I posed nude! My mother raised me with certain standards.

A gentleman never talks about his tailor.

If you make a fool of yourself, you can do it with dignity, without taking your pants down. And if you do take your pants down, you can still do it with dignity.

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.