Jaime King Quotes

Whether it's eight o'clock in the morning or eight o'clock at night, I always try to greet others before they have a chance to speak to me.

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

The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.

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

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

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.

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

I think you have to be respectful to the people who want to talk to you.

Show interest in all people, not just those from whom you want something. Making people feel important and good about themselves is just the right thing to do.

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.

I know it's sappy, but I bet there's a market for civility and niceness out there that, while probably not as titillating as a junkyard scrap between shirtless adversaries, it'd sure be healthier.

Manners are nothing more than thinking about somebody else.

Nothing is gained by not being kind and courteous.

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

My parents always told me to be respectful to anyone you meet and to live your life that way.

I'm nice to everybody, I respect other people. If you respect me, I respect you.

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.

Nothing costs less nor is cheaper than compliments of civility.

I have heard women complain about men holding doors for them,, as if it is inherently offensive and implies that they are weak. ... I would hold a door for anyone. ... It has to do with noticing our fellow human beings and saying, "I recognize that you're on this planet, and I don't want a door hitting you in the face.

A smile across the aisle of a bus in the morning could save a suicide later in the day.

Being nice should never be perceived as being weak. It's not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of courtesy, manners, grace, a woman's ability to make everyone...feel at home, and it should never be construed as weakness.

Be kind to one another. Bye, bye.

Love thy enemies, it says in the scriptures. My foster mother always added, "At the very least, you will be polite to them.

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.