Moa Kikuchi Quotes

Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.

I would never disrespect anyone.

The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.

My mom would still be mad if I didn't say 'please' and 'thank you.'

My one thing is respect. I don't care about anything else. You should respect everyone around you - the people who work for you, peers. Be classy.

I got taught respect because if not, somebody's gonna make you respect them.

In karate, there's a lot of respect. In fact, when an opponent accepts to fight me, he's giving me a chance to show my work, so I can't diminish him at all.

But my father was also the one who told me I needed to clean up my mouth or I'd never find a man. What's very important to him is manners. Show up on time. Always send thank-you letters. He is one of the more thoughtful humans I've ever met. He's a great man and a very good dad.

It was ingrained in me to be gracious.

By the by, if the English race had done nothing else, yet if they left the world the notion of a gentleman, they would have done a great service to mankind.

I find it upsetting to see the erosion of manners. It's very scary. Where are the 'pleases' and 'thank yous?'

I don't think any president that I worked with has ever said 'pretty please.'

I write thank-you notes the minute I throw the wrapping paper away.

When people ask me about what I learned from martial arts, I don't talk about favorite punches or kicks, or about fights won or lost. I talk about learning self-discipline, about ethics and manners and benevolence and fairness.

I think it's the easiest thing in the world to be friendly and say 'please' and 'thank you.' I try and remember it and use it.

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 think it's most important for children to understand the concept of respect and manners and also work ethic. I have a responsibility to those who came before me.

It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?

One of the things I love about Africa is the amount of dignity and respect and humility you see all the time. You don't realise how often you're disrespected until you are surrounded by respect.

Kiss the hand you cannot bite.

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

If a man holds a door open for me or pulls back a chair so that this old bag can sit down, I'm delighted.

Shaking hands is meant as a sign of respect towards your opponent.

I don't know where, or by whom, Judge Wapner was raised, but my parents taught me, when you don't have something nice to say about someone, say nothing.

I'm a kid who has a lot of respect. I believe in respect.