Letitia Baldrige Quotes

As youngsters, my mother taught her children that while we might not be the smartest people around, we could be courteous, polite and considerate of others.

In my book, all manners are is thinking of somebody else.

The only true source of politeness is consideration.

It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.

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

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.

If you're not a nice person, don't call.

Gentleness corrects whatever is offensive in our manner.

Some people are jerks, and some people aren't.

Nothing is gained by not being kind and courteous.

That was my upbringing: you treat people with respect.

Everyone can be rude, and everyone can be kind.

Politeness and caring for each other cannot be a thing of the past.

Good manners don't cost nothing.

There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.

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

I grew up being taught, 'Do unto others as they would do unto you.' I would get scolded for not being polite.

How someone treats a waiter or doorman can tell you so much about a person.

I'm not sure if I've learned anything from show business. Life in general has taught me if you're kind to people, everything gets easier. Being a decent person really smoothes the way for you and everyone else.

I raised my kids kind of old-fashioned - if you don't have something nice to say, then don't say it at all. I teach love, acceptance, and tolerance... I sometimes think that this generation is lacking in decency.

I think a gentleman is someone who holds the comfort of other people above their own. The instinct to do that is inside every good man, I believe. The rules about opening doors and buying dinner and all of that other 'gentleman' stuff is a chess game, especially these days.

I was taught very early on how you treat people is actually what matters.

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

I quite like it when I'm on the Tube and people offer me their seat. Sometimes I take it. The other day I was offered a seat by a pregnant lady. I thought, 'That's going a bit far.'

People are pretty respectful for the most part.