Joey Bishop Quotes

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.

When strong, be merciful, if you would have the respect, not the fear of your neighbors.

The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.

Be modest, be respectful of others, try to understand.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

The consummate gentleman on the planet today is George Clooney, who never fails to go the extra mile for people. Every person matters to George.

And if strangers come to supper they shall be served with more according as they have need.

I'm from the bottom, I understand what it's like to have and to not have. My perception on giving is to put yourself in those people's shoes and go from there. So that's what I did.

When you share your last crust of bread with a beggar, you mustn't behave as if you were throwing a bone to a dog. You must give humbly, and thank him for allowing you to have a part in his hunger.

Octavia Spencer rocks. But just as a human being, she's so down-to-earth. Talk about being pleasantly surprised. You walk onto set, and she's making these jokes, and she's playing around with the cast and the crew, and she invited all to her house for a dinner party. She's just a genuinely good person.

A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.

It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?

Be honest, be kind, and share the love.

Hollywood is full of beautiful people - but who knows how many are beautiful inside?

And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others.

Always to let the losers have their words.

Jack Black, I think, is probably the nicest person I've ever met in my life.

When I was a kid, we'd go to the movies, and my parents would reach out to everyone around us in the theater, most of whom could barely afford the movie ticket. They'd hand out popcorn and Milk Duds, strike up conversations with them, lend shoulders to cry on, learn their names, and smile at everyone.

She's equally as gracious as someone who shares experiences with you as she is as a superior. What's so graceful about her is that no matter what, she's just Oprah.

When you have a lot of talent, you don't necessarily have to be gracious and consider everyone.

Kindness is very indigestible. It disagrees with very proud stomachs.

In making dinner for a friend, don't forget the love.

Nothing is more praiseworthy, nothing more suited to a great and illustrious man than placability and a merciful disposition.

Let not the emphasis of hospitality lie in bed and board; but let truth and love and honor and courtesy flow in all thy deeds.

Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.