Craig Sager Quotes

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

Obviously, you always hope you're going to get on with people you work with.

I think, especially in our business we meet a lot of people, and sometimes you spend so much time being nice to strangers, and so, you know, keeping a clear head and just being nice to each other. And that's all the advice I can give.

It is certainly for the interest of the service that a cordial interchange of civilities should subsist between superior and inferior officers, and therefore, it is bad policy in superiors to behave towards their inferiors indiscriminately, as though they were of a lower species.

If the salesperson is busy, he or she should nod and say 'I'll be with you in a few moments,' so the customer won't mind waiting.

Make people have a smile when they finish your e-mail.

You can tell a lot about a person by the way they treat waiters and shop assistants, especially when you are one.

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.

The main thing that you have to remember on this journey is, just be nice to everyone and always smile.

I've always believed very, very strongly that the way you treat people is more important than anything, professionally or otherwise.

I hate it when people are impolite to waiters or to the valet or the guy in the supermarket. There's no need for that; it doesn't cost anything to be polite.

Respecting people is an important part of life, whether it's the person doing janitorial work or the person above you. It doesn't matter who you are: I'm going to respect you.

As a former waitress myself, I know firsthand how a simple smile from someone can improve your day and how a single harsh word can destroy it. Being courteous and thoughtful costs you nothing and can sometimes pay you dividends in unexpected ways.

It sounds really cheesy, but I've just really been so focused on making sure that I am nice to everyone that I work with and making the effort to get to know the people on set, whether it's the catering crew or the famous photographer.

Hospitality is almost impossible to teach. It's all about hiring the right people.

I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.

Be very professional because it will get you a lot further. You have to treat people with the same respect whether they're signing your checks or cleaning up after you.

No person in the world ever lost anything by being nice to me.

You've got to listen to your guests.

Here's my whole marketing idea: treat people the way you want to be treated.

The lesson for businesses is you are dealing with real people. Those are your customers, those are your employees, those are your bosses, and the better you understand how real people tick, the more successfully you will be able to accomplish your goals.

Once you've figured out how to wait on people and clean toilets, it makes you very mindful of how you treat the people who are serving you.

I tell everyone that works for me not to look down on people. If you're nice to people and take a minute to talk with them, it's good for business whether or not they buy anything. Just because they don't look like they have money doesn't mean they're poor.

Respect is important, and if you don't have it you won't be on the professional level very long.