Courtesy Quotes
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It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice. (Quote by - Baltasar Gracian)
This year, in-flight activities such as on-time performance, the accessibility and courtesy of flight attendants and food quality and service have taken on greater importance to satisfaction than in previous years. (Quote by - Steve Cohen)
Releasing such a statement to the media (on Tuesday) before the township even had a chance to see the documents in question showed a distinct lack of courtesy and respect by the department. Creating media frenzy did not serve anyone's best interest and undermined efforts for good faith discussions based on preparation, planning and good sound scientific advice. (Quote by - Randy Vossburg)
Punctuality is the stern virtue of men of business, and the graceful courtesy of princes. (Quote by - Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton)
We also want to express our thanks to the two Chambers of Commerce and the SBA District Office officials for providing the space for the Disaster Loan Assistance Centers. The many courtesies extended to our staff have been greatly appreciated. (Quote by - Frank Skaggs)
I want to personally express my gratitude to the citizens of Waller County for the support and courtesies extended to me as County Clerk and let everyone know I look forward to continue working for the people of this County. (Quote by - Cheryl Peters)
We sent Mr. Peterson a letter stating that the city had approached Ms. Kramer with an offer to buy the property and she accepted, .. On August 17, he told me he wanted to have an auction. As a courtesy, I gave him until Sept, 16 to go on the property to get anything of value. (Quote by - Keith Richardson)
I will be one of those who will be greeting the president, respecting the office of the presidency, recognizing that the State of the Union message is a normal protocol for the American people, and will extend the courtesy that is necessary. (Quote by - George Gekas)
It's a safety issue as well as common courtesy. (Quote by - Paul Transier)
We will support people who have the courtesy to talk to us, and who would stop pitting us against our neighbors. It's horrible. (Quote by - Jim Howell)
I'd like to say from the beginning that the 12 years I've been coming here, I've met unfailing courtesy and cooperation, courtesy from your people and cooperation from the Ministry of Information. (Quote by - Peter Arnett)
I think this is ridiculous. It's their responsibility. Last month they told us if we called immediately they would pick up the deer and now they're telling our residents it was only a courtesy. (Quote by - Chuck McMeekin)
I know no religion that destroys courtesy, civility, and kindness. (Quote by - William Penn)
It was just a courtesy call, not part of an official state visit. (Quote by - Sharon Gang)
If the governor neglected, as a courtesy, to call the mayor, he is sorry. (Quote by - Robert Black)
Logan called her up just as a courtesy and told her that he was going to have to tell his attorneys and the jury where the money went. she begged him not to. She told him her husband would leave her. Her marriage would be ruined and her life would be ruined. (Quote by - Philip Shanks)
Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out. It will wear well and will be remembered long after the prism of politeness or the complexion of courtesy has faded away. (Quote by - Abraham Lincoln)
They call the overdraft fee a courtesy, which I don't really understand, because I couldn't think of any instance where I would say, 'Pay this amount and then I'll pay you $30,' . (Quote by - Susan Murray)
To speak kindly does not hurt the tongue. (Quote by - Proverb)
Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man's cruelty and baseness. (Quote by - Bryant H. McGill)
Be not niggardly of what costs thee nothing, as courtesy, counsel, & countenance. (Quote by - Benjamin Franklin)
The hearings are designed to be open to those who are not attorneys. I've assured him he will be forwarded all the courtesies and that he won't be held to the same standards as an attorney would. (Quote by - Joseph Failla)
At this point the courtesy ride ended. Makes you wonder what some people are thinking. (Quote by - Frank Rogers)
We've asked for a meeting with the sheriff numerous times, and he never has any time or even the courtesy to return my phone calls. This is very upsetting to me. (Quote by - Joan Berry)
We're sorry you didn't win any money but you will be receiving a broken clavicle and a jar of olives courtesy of Match Game. (Quote by - Gene Rayburn)
There has not been any of that so far, .. All the contenders have been treating each other with respect and courtesy. (Quote by - Francis Maude)
Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will laugh at us; Through them we learn a little objectivity, a little modesty, a little courtesy; We learn the rules of life and become better players of the game. (Quote by - Will Durant)
Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of the pleasures costs nothing and conveys much. It pleases him who gives and him who receives, and thus, like mercy, it is twice blessed. (Quote by - Erastus Wiman)
It was basically a courtesy meeting for new school board members. It was the same information we presented to the board back in June. (Quote by - Brian Allen)
A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love. (Quote by - Saint Basil)
A good deed is never lost. He who sows courtesy, reaps friendship; he who plants kindness, gathers love; pleasure bestowed on a grateful mind was never sterile, but generally gratitude begets reward. (Quote by - St. Basil)
My best Acquaintances are those With Whom I spoke no Word— The Stars that stated come to Town Esteemed Me never rude Although to their Celestial Call I failed to make reply— My constant—reverential Face Sufficient Courtesy. (Quote by - Emily Dickinson)
As a courtesy, we will let people display their (antique) bikes. There will be a wide variety of stuff for sale and on display ? all makes. (Quote by - Scott Swaney)
We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light. (Quote by - Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy. (Quote by - Jacques Maritain)
You'd think people would have enough courtesy to dry off the equipment without being asked, especially since we hand out towels at the front door. But you'd be surprised. (Quote by - Kathy Buthker)
life is a gift, and i try to respond with grace and courtesy. (Quote by - Maya Angelou)
True politeness consists in being easy one's self, and in making every one about one as easy as one can. (Quote by - Alexander Pope)
Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own. (Quote by - John Wanamaker)
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness. (Quote by - Benjamin Franklin)
There is something more - the spirit, or the soul. I think that that quality encourages our courtesy and care and our minds. And mercy, and identity. (Quote by - Maya Angelou)
I have no objection to these interviews. Had I been given a courtesy notice by your office, though, I would have notified our entire staff about the potential to be contacted and advised them to be cooperative with you. (Quote by - City Manager Doug Selby)
Courtesy on one side can never last long. (Quote by - Proverb)
We know very little about him and out of courtesy we have accepted his invitation to meet with us. (Quote by - Ollie Byrne)
They saw we had an opening. I made the phone call out of courtesy, assuming they would want us to go out there and play. They said they'd like to come to Madison as part of a two-for-one deal. (Quote by - John Chadima)
If you treat with courtesy your equal, who is privileged to resent an impertinence, how much more cautious should you be to your dependents, from whom you demand a respectful demeanor. (Quote by - Robert Chambers)
They locked me out from the meeting. They did not even give me that courtesy to inform me whether I was invited or not. They made me wait. (Quote by - Oliver Lozano)
Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy with. (Quote by - John Wanamaker)
When a language creates -- as it does -- a community within the present, it does so only by courtesy of a community between the present and the past. (Quote by - Christopher Ricks)
We have a policy at The New Yorker, .. That is, if someone doesn't want to be profiled, we drop it. I would like you to show me the same courtesy. (Quote by - William Shawn)
This was not a police courtesy that was done with a wink and a nod .. because of some sort of brotherhood. We discovered a hole in the system. Hopefully, that hole will be addressed. (Quote by - Ronald Malfi)
Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become. (Quote by - Oliver Wendell Holmes)
He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love. (Quote by - Proverb)
Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart. (Quote by - Henry Clay)
Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts. (Quote by - Abel Stevens)
There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy. (Quote by - E. V. Lucas)
I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit. (Quote by - Fran Lebowitz)
Less of your courtesy and more of your purse. (Quote by - Proverb)
They thought they had the shooter, and then I don't know what the hell happened. Someone there just needs to do her the common courtesy of staying in contact with her and letting her know what's happening. She's absolutely right when she says they have not been in contact with her. (Quote by - Ron Edwards)
Alex (Kirkpatrick) continues to learn from every race and I am proud of her run. The rest of the race for us was courtesy of the underclassmen, as sophomore (Stephanie) Housley and freshmen Mindy Lake, Lisa Lake, and Kira (Davis) earned the remaining team points. (Quote by - Debbie Williams)
Princes of courtesy, merciful, proud and strong. (Quote by - Henry Newbolt)
From a recruiter's perspective, the best thing is to be referred by someone we know. We're inundated with e-mails, and while I'm open to a face-to-face courtesy meeting, I always tell people it's best to be referred by someone we know. (Quote by - Scott Simmons)
If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world. (Quote by - Francis Bacon)
Courteous men learn courtesy from the discourteous. (Quote by - Persian Proverb)
These people are careless. They have no courtesy, and in this case, it ended in death. This becomes really dangerous because this area is full of seniors and small children. There are a lot of blind entrances and curves. (Quote by - John Schutty)
The language of the younger generation has the brutality of the city and an assertion of threatening power at hand, not to come. It is military, theatrical, and at its most coherent probably a lasting repudiation of empty courtesy and bureaucratic euphemism. (Quote by - Elizabeth Hardwick)
During the past few years, earnings have done far better than what economic growth alone would have suggested. Interestingly, we have found that the wider-than-expected profit margin, courtesy of surprisingly benign cost pressures, has helped turn good earnings performance into outstanding earnings performance in recent years. (Quote by - Francois Trahan)
I really appreciate the courtesy of allowing me to speak what I'm saying to you right now. That is part of what this country's about. (Quote by - Harry Taylor)
The (Florence County) delegation did them (Florence 1 board members) a courtesy giving them the right to come up with a suggested plan, but the delegation is the supreme school board. (Quote by - Bobby Bowers)
The grace of God is courtesy. (Quote by - Hilaire Belloc)
There are two ways things are going to happen. There will be professional courtesy that says, 'There is an issue, let's find out where it is.' But there will be smaller shops -- not as professional -- that will whip out the finger. We are already working with our partners so that the way things get handled is by us. There will be people that do it very dirty, but we are setting ourselves up to do it cleanly. I'm going to give you a solution or find out where the solution lies. (Quote by - Jeff Burke)
What really bothered me was that staff did not have the courtesy to provide the bad news in the council?s Friday dispatch. Even though they knew about the problem since Jan. 20, they choose instead to deliver the message at the work session and not give the council any time to investigate alternative solutions. (Quote by - Dennis Husch)
Our clients are also our friends. They become family as soon as they experience this airport. We return the courtesy and it shows in our rapport with them. (Quote by - Jim Barclay)
Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined;Often in a wooden house a golden room we find. (Quote by - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
I don't think home values will crash -- they will rust, not bust. Demographics have underpinned demand, courtesy of a wave of immigration in the past 16 years that reduced supply, and you don't see the speculative overhang that could contribute to a bust in home values. (Quote by - Richard Berner)
We just wanted to let the lieutenant governor know what is going on with KEEP, what we anticipate our legislative proposal will be. We wanted to give him the courtesy of a face-to-face meeting .. and how we are shaping our proposal. (Quote by - Bob Elliston)
We're not looking to give people a hard time, but we do ask people to exercise some common courtesy and respect for the beauty of the city. (Quote by - Sean Whitcomb)
This is just a courtesy because we were invited. We have no reason to move the regional. (Quote by - Dan Washburn)
The problem was some people knew the process. When they'd get the courtesy notice, they'd know they had more notices coming and more time. Now, I include a flier with the initial notice that states how the program works, the reasons it was started and that this would be the one and only warning. (Quote by - David Garcias)
All doors open to courtesy. (Quote by - Thomas Fuller)
When I was talking to him, he started getting angry right in front of me -- angry that Sammy didn't tell him it was a cop. He wouldn't have cared; he liked killing cops. He thought they were bullies with guns. But he felt Sammy should have given him the courtesy of telling him. .. I can't imagine someone lying about the duality of emotions about that. (Quote by - Philip Carlo)
The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it. (Quote by - Christian Nestell Bovee)
His courtesy was somewhat extravagant. He would write and thank people who wrote to thank him for wedding presents and when he encountered anyone as punctilious as himself the correspondence ended only with death. (Quote by - Evelyn Waugh)
Mutual respect and courtesy is one of the things that holds this vague organization together and that is in short supply. (Quote by - Paul Handley)
We don't want them to become the tobacco Nazis, chasing people down, .. But we can see some common courtesy being used. And the issue can be revisited later if needed. (Quote by - Robert Green)
Civilization..is a matter of imponderables, of delight in the thins of the mind, of love of beauty, of honor, grace, courtesy, delicate feeling. Where imponderables, are things of first importance, there is the height of civilization, and, if at the same time, the power of art exists unimpaired, human life has reached a level seldom attained and very seldom surpassed. (Quote by - Edith Hamilton)
Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest. (Quote by - Jean Paul Richter)
The kids have been working really hard at winning the league title. It seems like we have 10,11 or 12 guys that seem to step up. Our courtesy runners are doing a good job. Offensively, one through nine are steady. (Quote by - Joe Archuleta)
Courtesy and good humor are often found with little real worth. (Quote by - Samuel Johnson)
The commission's chair has traditionally allowed people to go much longer than 30 minutes as a courtesy. (Quote by - Phyllis Jarrell)
One of the hallmarks of Montessori is grace and courtesy. That makes this situation somewhat more heartbreaking. Our children do live by this grace and courtesy; I wish the adults could also. (Quote by - Wendy Fisher)
There is a courtesy of the heart; it is allied to love. From its springs the purest courtesy in the outward behavior. (Quote by - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
They came knocking, and we decided, as a courtesy, to grant the opportunity. (Quote by - Ed Stewart)
Courtesy demands reciprocity and this is essential in relations between countries. (Quote by - Wang Yusheng)
This is certainly not traditional British courtesy. (Quote by - Thomas Steg)
A collection of short stories is generally thought to be a horrendous clinker; an enforced courtesy for the elderly writer who wants to display the trophies of his youth, along with his trout flies. (Quote by - John Cheever)
You have to abide by the quiet or courtesy hours specific to your living arrangement. On one hand you should be able to play at a reasonable volume for a decent period of time, but then again you can't be rocking out for six hours a day every day. (Quote by - Shivan Barwari)
It's time for the Courtesy Hotel to check-out and end its reign of terror in the West Hempstead community. (Quote by - Kate Murray)
Of course, it's a matter of courtesy. (Quote by - Evan Bayh)
Courtesy is a science of the highest importance. It is ... opening a door that we may derive instruction from the example of others, and at the same time enabling us to benefit them by our example, if there be anything in our character worthy of imitation. (Quote by - Michel De Montaigne)
Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage. (Quote by - Theodore Roosevelt)
My family members are here with me because they're afraid to stay at home. There is no excuse for it. This is just uncalled for. It goes beyond courtesy. It's protection of life. (Quote by - Woody Allen)
It is by no means enough that an officer be capable..He should be a gentleman of liberal education, refined, manners, punctilious courtesy, and the nicest sense of personal honor.. No meritorious act of a subordinate should escape his attention, even if the reward be only one word of approval. Conversely, he should not be blind to a single fault in any subordinate.'. (Quote by - John Paul Jones)
The 4-H component ties back into the social skills. The children will be learning sharing, courtesy, respect, cooperation. (Quote by - Jennifer McCauley)
