Emma Watson Quotes

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

In life, if you have an enthusiasm for what they call 'good manners,' sometimes people don't quite believe you. I've had that once or twice before, where they assume you can't be for real.

Civility is a choice.

If someone comes up to me and asks me for a photo, if they do it politely, I'm always going to say yes.

Good manners, to those one does not love, are no more a breach of truth, than "your humble servant," at the bottom of a challengeis; they are universally agreed upon, and understand to be things of course. They are necessary guards of the decency and peace of society.

The civilities of the great are never thrown away.

There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.

Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes.

I think I tend to try to let a woman walk through a door first, and I walk on the outside on the street. But that's probably because I'm an ancient creature.

I was brought up in a way that when you're at a dinner party, you don't grab a chip unless it's been offered to everyone else. It's the manners of being brought up by English parents.

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

I was always the Southern gentleman.

People are pretty respectful for the most part.

Civility is not simply about manners.

Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself.

A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat.

A woman comes to a table, and you're supposed to get up. Period. But I don't always do it. In general, you're supposed to do it every time. But sometimes you're seated against the wall, and it's awkward.

I'm trying to be more of a gentleman.

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

Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.

I need to find a church on Sunday. I need to say 'please' and 'thank you,' 'yes sir' and 'no ma'am.' Do the little things because that's part of being an adult.

No gentleman ever discusses any relationship with a lady.

I think if you've been invited to someone's house, you eat what they serve you. Even if you leave hungry, you be gracious enough to eat what they've prepared.

My mother taught me to treat a lady respectfully.

I don't like it when people don't hold the door. I don't know, that really bugs me... I guess I like manners.