(81 quotes found)
“A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person”
Dave Barry
“Straightforwardness, without the rules of propriety, becomes rudeness”
Confucius
“A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.”
Bill Watterson
“Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength”
Eric Hoffer
“A true gentleman is one who is never unintentionally rude”
Oscar Wilde
“Ideological differences are no excuse for rudeness”
Judith S. Marin
“There cannot be greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourse.”
John Locke
“It's a rather rude gesture, but at least it's clear what you mean.”
Katharine Hepburn
“Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.”
“By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattl'd farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world”
Ralph Waldo Emerson