Paula Deen Quotes

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

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

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.

I can be nice - I don't need to be rude for no reason.

It's so important to just be nice to everyone and be respectful.

I always try to be nice. I never want to be that person that anyone perceives as being rude or disrespectful, 'cause that's not me at all.

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.

Good manners have much to do with the emotions. To make them ring true, one must feel them, not merely exhibit them.

'Be nice' is my family's basic rule but one that often goes unfollowed in Hollywood. There's always a moment when you can choose between being snarky and being kind. I opt for the latter - it's much less exhausting!

I don't think you should have to try to be nice, I think most people are nice. I think being cheerful and nice is just a politeness.

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

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

Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time.

The '80s have not been a gracious decade, and people are seeking ways to be nice to each other.

Nothing is gained by not being kind and courteous.

Everyone can be rude, and everyone can be kind.

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

There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.

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

Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own.

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.

You don't want to be nasty for the sake of being nasty.

Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.

It comes down to the way you treat people. When you treat people with dignity and respect all the time, you can work through anything.