Harvey Mackay Quotes

Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.

The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth.

Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.

It is always a mistake to be plain-spoken.

I don't give my advice unless it's asked for.

To be rude to someone is not my nature.

Certain times, I'll choose my words very carefully and maybe come off a little more boring.

We don't have to be rude with each other; we have to be diplomatic.

Indiscretion has always seemed to me to be one of the privileges of tact.

Manners are a way of getting what you want without appearing to be an absolute swine.

I have to chose my words carefully.

Be polite. Write diplomatically. Even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.

Minimum information given with maximum politeness.

Just because you can say things that are uncivil does not mean that your should say things that are uncivil.

Manners are the lubricating oil of an organization. It is a law of nature that two moving bodies in contact with each other create friction. This is as true for human beings as it is for inanimate objects.

I never give advice unless someone asks me for it. One thing I've learned, and possibly the only advice I have to give, is to not be that person giving out unsolicited advice based on your own personal experience.

I don't sugarcoat things, but I'm very polite in delivering them.

The whole art of flirting has simply disappeared. This probably will do further damage. If we're going to become so uptight that we can't say nice things to each other, then we've had it!

I'm too blunt, too matter-of-fact and not PC enough.

I believe in choosing your words very carefully. It's funny: I'll get comments like, 'Oh I love you. You don't care; you have no filter.' On the contrary, I absolutely have a filter, because I understand decorum, and my objective is not to upset people.

I get a choice every time I have to open my mouth: that it can be with civility and dignity and grace - or not.

I try not to give advice unless people ask me.

I believe you should always be polite when you ask a question. I totally believe that.

There is a difference between being straightforward and careless.

I don't think I'm a loud mouth.