"Keep your hands to yourself!" might almost be put at the head of the first chapter of every book on etiquette.

Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory.

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.

Good manners reflect something from inside-an innate sense of consideration for others and respect for self.

Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor.

If you are hurt, whether in mind or body, don't nurse your bruises. Get up, and light-heartedly, courageously, good-temperedly, get ready for the next encounter.

To make a pleasant and friendly impression is not alone good manners, but equally good business.

Never think, because you cannot write a letter easily, that it is better not to write at all. The most awkward note imaginable is better than none.

Manners are like primary colors, there are certain rules and once you have these you merely mix, i.e., adapt, them to meet changing situations.

The attributes of a great lady may still be found in the rule of the four S's: Sincerity, Simplicity, Sympathy, and Serenity.

Manner is personality—the outward manifestation of one’s innate character and attitude toward life.

A tried and true way to get your children interested in books and reading is to read to them when they are young.

My father might not have held my hand or expressed his love openly, but he taught Callie and me that we had inherent values, that we were fully formed human beings without a boy by our side.

I feel there are two people inside of me-me and my intuition. If I go against her she'll screw me every time and if I follow her we get along quite nicely.

We have a planetary emergency. We have to find a way to create, in the generation of those alive today, a sense of generational mission.

I'm a firm believe that a man looks his best in a suit and I feel like in the late 40's people just dressed up to do everything.

I'm high off the indo creepin' with the quickness to the cut, bust one to his head while he munches on that donut.

I never paid much attention to being Jewish when I was a kid. In fact, I'd say my religion was more surfing than Judaism - that's what I spent most of my time doing.

We want to be with ourselves in a land of our own under the guidance of God.

At least I'm at peace with myself. I have done my best to write a book about what really happened there and why it happened and it's done, it's published. I won't write another book on Vietnam.

You can't just be a recipient of a blessing, you have to do something to make it happen.