Don Rickles Quotes

You can choose to be civil or not be civil. What is the point of going through the day and think it's cool to wear your honesty on your sleeve at the expense of everyone around you?

One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable

As a well-known great man would have said if he had thought of it, "Don't go around offending people just because it can be done sitting down."

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

My position does not give me the liberty to exclude anything, but my mood tells me there will not be violence.

I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like.

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.

All of civility depends on being able to contain the rage of individuals.

The test of a man or woman's breeding is how they behave in a quarrel. Anybody can behave well when things are going smoothly.

I believe in teaching manners without causing fisticuffs.

Venting your anger on anyone - especially complete strangers - is not a winning tactic. Be especially sweet to bartenders and people serving you food.

I've got to control my emotions. When I fight out of emotions, it doesn't end up so well.

It's not my character to up and challenge anyone.

I'm not just a guy who can knock people out.

I've been in government and politics my entire career, and while I try to keep a level head and a reasonable tone in my commentary, even I can lose my head sometimes and let anger bubble over and burst out. It feels gross, looks ugly, and leaves a lasting mark.

I am quite a calm player. I do have a go at players and refs in the heat of the moment, but I never throw my toys out of the pram.

I come across as quite aggressive and quite in people's faces and everything like that, but I know where to draw the line.

Being polite is not only the right way to respond to people but also the easiest. Life is so filled with unavoidable conflict that I see no reason to promote more confrontations.

Keep your own secret, and get out other people's. Keep your own temper, and artfully warm other people's. Counterwork your rivalswith diligence and dexterity, but at the same time with the utmost personal civility to them: and be firm without heat.

It is not enough to be wrong, one must also be polite.

Mister Dresden is a diplomatically challenged individual. He should be in a shelter for the tactless.

The high point of civilization is that you can hate me and I can hate you but we develop an etiquette that allows us to deal with each other because if we acted solely upon our impulse we'd probably go to war.

I'm not a fighter. If there's something going on that I really feel strongly about, I'll certainly stand up but I pick my battles.

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

Talking back and being quite aggressive about stuff and not giving a care in the world about anyone. So it was more, I think, that way and I think that's what happened in that party when I stood in between two people.