Letitia Baldrige Quotes
Top 58 wise famous quotes and sayings by Letitia Baldrige
Letitia Baldrige Famous Quotes & Sayings
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Go to any bookstore, and you'll see thousands of books on etiquette, which suggests there's a lot of self-help going on. There is hope.
Good taste is synonymous with success in all fields of life. It's not a question of money, but of a trained eye.
CEOs are called by their first names by young whippersnappers. That makes everybody uncomfortable. We need order and structure back in the workplace.
Politeness decrees that you must listen to be kind; intelligence decrees that you must listen to learn.
That's how a nation's manners are going to be taught - from watching others' behavior and learning from the effects of that behavior.
We're a nation of latchkey children. Manners start at home, and no one is at home teaching manners so that children have respect for others.
You'd be surprised how much easier it is to conduct business over tea than over lunch or dinner in a bustling restaurant.
Administrations had come and gone in Pennsylvania Avenue, but many old entertaining traditions had survived - thru habit and not thru merit.
If the right man does not come along, there are many fates far worse. One is to have the wrong man come along.
There is no substitute for the riches gained on a lifetime basis by the young American who studies or works abroad.
It's very important with these young people who are graduating and getting married to write thank-you notes.
There are major CEOs who do not know how to hold a knife and fork properly, but I don't worry about that as much as the lack of kindness.
I saw an e-mail from one guy who's about 23 to one of peers. His parting sign-off was 'Don't let the bedbugs bite.' Now that's really poetic.
At tea time, all the noise, greed and aggressiveness of the '80s can be drowned out. For 45 minutes, anyway.
A balanced guest list of mixed elements is to a successful party what the seasoning is to a culinary triumph.
We need grace in our lives, and I'm not talking about heavenly grace. I'm talking about human grace. We should try and be warm and friendly.
When someone is wearing a dress that makes her look fat, don't say 'That's a great dress.' It always comes off badly.
If somebody is disrespecting somebody, we should step in - even at the risk of getting slugged over the head.
The custom of going to a party only when we have been invited is a necessary, attractive, decent way for a party to evolve.
For every rude executive who makes it to the top, there are nine successful executives with good manners.
Doubleday is used to my talking about manners because I am, after all, known for that, and that's my persona.