Anish Giri Quotes

Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place.

I would never disrespect anyone.

The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.

Protocol is everything.

My one thing is respect. I don't care about anything else. You should respect everyone around you - the people who work for you, peers. Be classy.

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.

I'm a gentleman.

Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.

By the by, if the English race had done nothing else, yet if they left the world the notion of a gentleman, they would have done a great service to mankind.

I find it upsetting to see the erosion of manners. It's very scary. Where are the 'pleases' and 'thank yous?'

When I first came to the House of Commons and walked out into the lobby, men sprang to their feet. I asked them to sit down since I'd come to walk around. I didn't want them doing me favours.

I don't think any president that I worked with has ever said 'pretty please.'

My family trained me to be polite to people I had just met, and that included strangers. You speak when you're spoken to. You look people in the eye when they address you and when you address them back.

In a day when, if you insulted a man it might cost you your life, you were probably more civil.

I write thank-you notes the minute I throw the wrapping paper away.

I am at heart a gentleman.

I've met the Queen a couple of times, and she's been delightful. In fact, I often find myself thinking: 'What would the Queen do in this situation? Write a thank-you note? Yes, I'll do that.' She's all about courtesy.

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

Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor.

I think it's the easiest thing in the world to be friendly and say 'please' and 'thank you.' I try and remember it and use it.

I'm very much a gentleman in what I do.

I am a journalist in the field of etiquette. I try to find out what the most genteel people regularly do, what traditions they have discarded, what compromises they have made.

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.