Laurie David Quotes

Always be kind, but kindness doesn't mean that you have to not say what you think.

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

I'm not always the most diplomatic person.

Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.

It's much nicer to be known as Mr. Nice Guy than Mr. Nasty Guy. But you've got to have lines - and when you hit the line, that's the end of the story, nice guy or not.

None of this was written to hurt anybody's feelings.

I am not a particularly aggressive person. That's not Erica.

When I must be mean, I'm mean. When I can be nice, I am nice.

I have realised that it's important to be a sport, be nice, and know what to speak and when.

I am definitely not as polite as Beatrice, I have to say. I tell it as it is. I am shyer at first.

I'm a chilled out guy but if needs be the claws can come out.

I come across as quite aggressive and quite in people's faces and everything like that, but I know where to draw the line.

The art of politics is learning to walk with your back to the wall, your elbows high, and a smile on your face.

Civility does not mean surrender.

Fair speech breaks never bone.

If you can't say anything bad about someone, don't say anything at all, because it won't get printed.

Above all gentlemen, not too much zeal.

Forbear to mention what thou canst not praise.

To use bitter words, when kind words are at hand, Is like picking unripe fruit when the ripe fruit is there.

We have exercised restraint and adopted a wise and sane policy. But this should never be construed as weakness…

Let your accusations be few in number, even if they be just.

Where Mr. McKinley was patient, cautious, tactful and a very good listener…, Roosevelt is impetuous, impatient, and wholly lacking in tact.

Don't think I'm always nice. I know that's how I've been cast... If they want me to be mean, I can step up to the plate more easily than I would like to admit, as my children will tell you.

If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all. And if you do have to say it, make it really funny so I can screenshot it and save it for later.

Australian women tend to tell it like it is - even if it's the brutal, honest truth. I think American women usually break it to you a little easier. There's a softer side to them.