Ellen DeGeneres Quotes

Politeness is one of those advantages which we never estimate rightly but by the inconvenience of its loss.

I would hope I was raised polite and charming.

Nothing costs less nor is cheaper than compliments of civility.

Politeness is an inexpensive way to make friends.

Politeness goes far, yet costs nothing.

Good manners spring from just one thing - kind impulses.

The only true source of politeness is consideration.

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.

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.

All doors open to courtesy.

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

To be rude to someone is not my nature.

A man needs to be polite, not just to me but to everyone. I watch that. How does he treat the waiter? How does he treat the coat-check girl? How does he treat the driver?

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

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

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

Don't keep your good manners to the end another time, but begin with them.

Respect goes a long way when you carry yourself a certain way and show manners when you first meet someone. If you do that, then it's hard for somebody not to like you.

I know it's sappy, but I bet there's a market for civility and niceness out there that, while probably not as titillating as a junkyard scrap between shirtless adversaries, it'd sure be healthier.

T stands for being nice. T stands for manners. T stands for being polite.

I don't ever knock anybody; that's bad manners.

You should respect the people you are around.

It's one of these things that I've been struck by for so long about America. You know, this amazing politeness of American life that's not at all class specific. It's not like people get more polite as ascend the hierarchy of society. Just incredible good manners. It's always been something that I've noticed.

It's important to be courteous; it has to be. I was raised very well by my parents, so it's about being polite and courteous.