Diana Silvers Quotes

People seem to think that you should be willing to speak to them whether they're jerks or not.

But if I'm going to cause somebody else discomfort by my actions, then I should probably modify my actions toward them to make them as comfortable as possible.

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.

You're never rude,' she said, smiling, 'and I think it's good to be touchy sometimes. It means you care.

Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.

I can't do comedy that is cutting and vicious. If I knew I'd said something that was going to make someone feel bad, well, that supersedes everything.

Be good, kind, and friendly to the receptionist. She's had a hard day.

Anytime anybody is rude, it makes me double-check my own behavior to make sure I don't do that to other people.

People need to be more aware of how they're affecting people.

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

I think we should all have a responsibility not to affect other people in a negative way.

True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can.

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

Don't flatter yourselves that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. On the contrary, the nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.

Show interest in all people, not just those from whom you want something. Making people feel important and good about themselves is just the right thing to do.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

I know how I like to be treated, so I always start by saying, 'Could you give me a moment of your time, I know you're very busy,' and usually, they will.

I always try to think before I talk.

Good breeding differs, if at all, from high breeding only as it gracefully remembers the rights of others, rather than gracefully insists on its own rights.

In my mind, as long as I did what was right for me, I was cool. But that's not the way it works. You have to think about other people and take their feelings into account.

It seems to me that more and more we've come to expect less and less from each other, and I think that should change.

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.

It doesn't make you feel very good being mean and fierce; it is much nicer playing people who are kind and sweet.

I think what is British about me is my feelings and awareness of others and their situations. English people are always known to be well mannered and cold but we are not cold - we don't interfere in your situation. If we are heartbroken, we don't scream in your face with tears - we go home and cry on our own.

Remember to be sensitive to the feelings of people around you.