Julian Lennon Quotes

I think it's the easiest thing in the world to be friendly and say 'please' and 'thank you.' I try and remember it and use it.

You can get through life with bad manners, but it's easier with good manners.

There's no chivalry in culture any more. Sometimes you meet someone who everyone says is polite and you're like, 'Wow,' but then it's like, 'Hang on, isn't everyone supposed to be polite?'

If a man holds a door open for me or pulls back a chair so that this old bag can sit down, I'm delighted.

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.

I'm big on manners. I'm big on politeness. I'm big on gratitude.

I'm making a list I'm making a list of things I must say For politeness, And goodness and kindness and gentleness Sweetness and rightness: Hello Pardon me How are you? Excuse me Bless you May I? Thank you Goodbye If you know some that I've forgot, Please stick them in you eye!

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

Courtesy is a lady's armor.

But my father was also the one who told me I needed to clean up my mouth or I'd never find a man. What's very important to him is manners. Show up on time. Always send thank-you letters. He is one of the more thoughtful humans I've ever met. He's a great man and a very good dad.

In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue.

I think the thing I miss most in our age is our manners. It sounds so old-fashioned in a way. But even bad people had good manners in the old days, and manners hold a community together, and manners hold a family together; in a way, they hold the world together.

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.

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

If someone's being less than courteous to you, I don't think you need to pay any attention to them.

I don't think any president that I worked with has ever said 'pretty please.'

I write thank-you notes the minute I throw the wrapping paper away.

Courteousness is consideration for others; politeness is the method used to deliver such considerations.

I would never disrespect anyone.

As youngsters, my mother taught her children that while we might not be the smartest people around, we could be courteous, polite and considerate of others.

The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.

Manners are love in a cool climate.

Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

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.