Leontyne Price Quotes

The custom of going to a party only when we have been invited is a necessary, attractive, decent way for a party to evolve.

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.

He is the very pineapple of politeness.

In England, we have such good manners that if someone says something impolite, the police will get involved.

When you've been brought up in variety, I think timing is always important in your life. If I'm ever late for anything, whether it's personal or business, I always apologise. 'I'm sorry I'm late,' and all that. And if somebody is late meeting me, I expect them to say 'I'm sorry I'm late.' It's just, shall we say, showbiz etiquette of my day.

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.

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.

To Americans, English manners are far more frightening than none at all.

Grownups have to say 'please,' too.

For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

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.

I'm trying to be more of a gentleman.

You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.

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

The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness.

When people talk about political correctness, the only element of any value is good manners.

I would hope I was raised polite and charming.

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.

Sometimes I pine for the era of Miss Manners, when there were hard and fast rules dictating a well-bred individual's behaviour in any given situation.

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?'

Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split.

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 just believe in common courtesy.

Doubleday is used to my talking about manners because I am, after all, known for that, and that's my persona.

It is possible to have good manners and be funny at the same time. Ronnie Barker and I proved that.