Usitukane kamwe. Pigana itakapobidi.

…believing sarcasm and rude remarks kept the monsters at bay. They didn’t.

Mtu akikutukana mwambie asante au samahani. Asante au samahani vina nguvu kuliko kuomba (asikutukane) au kutukana.

Cause she’s a piece of ass that will bring a tear to your eye.” Farah laughed.

All my life I have placed great store in civility and good manners, practices I find scarce among the often hard-edged, badly socialized scientists with whom I associate. Tone of voice means a great deal...

This was our last night. We only had one curtain call, Bree. And I thought they were going to give us a standing ovation, but no-o-o-. Do you know why half the audience stood up?””To...

I think that guy’s listening in on our conversation.

Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength.

Fear the soldier who stammers, for he is very fast at pulling the triger.

It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility, is just as insane a proceeding as to set your...

I listen to all these complaints about rudeness and intemperateness, and the opinion that I come to is that there is no polite way of asking somebody: have you considered the possibility that your entire...

Rudeness is something I just can’t tolerate.

Preserve me from such cordiality! It is like handling briar-roses and may-blossoms – bright enough to the eye, and outwardly soft to the touch, but you know there are thorns beneath, and every now and...

THE SILENT PEOPLESome people are so rude,Living their lives with no concern for others,Or possibly just intent on pissing other people off-Annoying everyone around them.The silent people-Want to kill them-And drive forks into their skulls-Create...

Was it the forgetfulness of old age or personal incapacity that made the man able to say please but not thank you?

If you are rude, cynical, habitually-sarcastic or pessimistic, your life options are going to be very limited.

To get faster and better service, ring a bell. It’s the same principal as honking at someone in traffic. People respond well to it, and they seem to really enjoy it.

I would apologize for my rudeness, if I had any manners. Happily, I don’t.

No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy.

My mouth is often wounded by my sharp words, so sometimes when I’m out in public, I’ll wear a large Band Aid over my lips.

Death is impatient and thoughtless. It barges into your room when you are right in the middle of something, and it doesn’t bother to wipe its boots.

Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred.

…when a phone call competes for attention with a real-world conversation, it wins. Everyone knows the distinctive high-and-dry feeling of being abandoned for a phone call, and of having to compensate – with quite elaborate...

Oh, I’m sorry. Did you want a fan club? You are right. I loved the movie, and you were perfect in it, you were absolutely amazing. Definitely Oscar material.

Who cares!

Culpable obtuseness. He should know better. That’s one reason why we don’t use the a-word, for example, of little children. They can merit the s-word, because there’s a malignity that’s innate in little kids sometimes,...

You’ve just inherited rudeness. We’ve had to work at it.