Gerald Chertavian Quotes

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.

I'm very respectful of others.

My parents always told me to be respectful to anyone you meet and to live your life that way.

Everyone can be rude, and everyone can be kind.

Politeness and caring for each other cannot be a thing of the past.

I grew up being taught, 'Do unto others as they would do unto you.' I would get scolded for not being polite.

In my book, all manners are is thinking of somebody else.

The only true source of politeness is consideration.

It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.

How someone treats a waiter or doorman can tell you so much about a person.

I raised my kids kind of old-fashioned - if you don't have something nice to say, then don't say it at all. I teach love, acceptance, and tolerance... I sometimes think that this generation is lacking in decency.

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won't notice it when someone else does.

If you're not a nice person, don't call.

Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our manner.

I think you have to be respectful to the people who want to talk to you.

Politeness is, you know, is a wonderful thing. Manners are in fact, really important thing. But remember, Jesus didn't have many manners as we now know.

Some people are jerks, and some people aren't.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones.

It's so important to have manners and treat people from all walks of life the way they should be treated.

Nothing is gained by not being kind and courteous.

That was my upbringing: you treat people with respect.

The outward expression of empathy is courtesy.

I would not have had that happen to you. Discourtesy is unspeakably ugly to me.