Kelsey Grammer Quotes

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.

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

If someone offers you a breath mint, accept it.

In life, if you have an enthusiasm for what they call 'good manners,' sometimes people don't quite believe you. I've had that once or twice before, where they assume you can't be for real.

To the house of a friend if you're pleased to retire, You must all things admit, you must all things admire; You must pay with observance the price of your treat, You must eat what is praised, and must praise what you eat.

People will clap to be nice. They will not laugh to be nice.

If people did not compliment one another there would be little society.

I think if you've been invited to someone's house, you eat what they serve you. Even if you leave hungry, you be gracious enough to eat what they've prepared.

It is not polite to receive a favor without returning it.

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.

I'm big on manners. I'm big on politeness. I'm big on gratitude.

You should respect the people you are around.

My momma says whenever you go to somebody's house, you have to give them something. Don't come empty-handed.

I'd rather be a good guest in someone's home than tell them I don't like their food or make fun of them.

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.

Good manners, to those one does not love, are no more a breach of truth, than "your humble servant," at the bottom of a challengeis; they are universally agreed upon, and understand to be things of course. They are necessary guards of the decency and peace of society.

Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back.

There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.

It's not like it's hard to be decent and respectful and well-behaved. I do wait in line, and I do take the subway, and I do do my own grocery shopping, and I do take the kids to school.

Give warm greetings and farewells. I was surprised by how much this resolution changed the atmosphere of my home.

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

It was ingrained in me to be gracious.

I was brought up in a way that when you're at a dinner party, you don't grab a chip unless it's been offered to everyone else. It's the manners of being brought up by English parents.

You know, I don't really think you have to play nice guys.

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.