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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.
— Letitia Baldrige
Make people have a smile when they finish your e-mail.
— Letitia Baldrige
One cannot reject an entire nation because of the politics of its leader.
— Letitia Baldrige
Good taste is synonymous with success in all fields of life. It's not a question of money, but of a trained eye.
— Letitia Baldrige
CEOs are called by their first names by young whippersnappers. That makes everybody uncomfortable. We need order and structure back in the workplace.
— Letitia Baldrige
Politeness decrees that you must listen to be kind; intelligence decrees that you must listen to learn.
— Letitia Baldrige
People are less grateful than they used to be.
— Letitia Baldrige
We have a lot of societal problems that we have to fix in the 1990s.
— Letitia Baldrige
The First Lady has a lot of power. I hope Hillary Clinton realizes that.
— Letitia Baldrige
I've become a master of the apology.
— Letitia Baldrige
That's how a nation's manners are going to be taught - from watching others' behavior and learning from the effects of that behavior.
— Letitia Baldrige
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.
— Letitia Baldrige
You'd be surprised how much easier it is to conduct business over tea than over lunch or dinner in a bustling restaurant.
— Letitia Baldrige
I'm a businesswoman, and Ms. is an appropriate form of address.
— Letitia Baldrige
Eating American-style, you put the knife down and clang. Continental is silent and efficient.
— Letitia Baldrige
The best thing we can do to save the planet is set a good example for our kids at home.
— Letitia Baldrige
Administrations had come and gone in Pennsylvania Avenue, but many old entertaining traditions had survived - thru habit and not thru merit.
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If the right man does not come along, there are many fates far worse. One is to have the wrong man come along.
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The '80s have not been a gracious decade, and people are seeking ways to be nice to each other.
— Letitia Baldrige
There is so much bad manners and oafishness in large corporations.
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I have grandchildren who are going to need every cent I make.
— Letitia Baldrige
There is no substitute for the riches gained on a lifetime basis by the young American who studies or works abroad.
— Letitia Baldrige
It's very important with these young people who are graduating and getting married to write thank-you notes.
— Letitia Baldrige
I've had three broken legs and two knee replacements. But I'm very good at apres golf.
— Letitia Baldrige
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.
— Letitia Baldrige
You don't want to work so hard that you can't enjoy your guests.
— Letitia Baldrige
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.
— Letitia Baldrige
When in doubt, look at what everyone else is doing.
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We ought to be vigilantes for kindness and consideration.
— Letitia Baldrige
At tea time, all the noise, greed and aggressiveness of the '80s can be drowned out. For 45 minutes, anyway.
— Letitia Baldrige
I don't ever knock anybody; that's bad manners.
— Letitia Baldrige
A balanced guest list of mixed elements is to a successful party what the seasoning is to a culinary triumph.
— Letitia Baldrige
A really first-class company uses really fine stationery.
— Letitia Baldrige
I believe in teaching manners without causing fisticuffs.
— Letitia Baldrige
If you really screw up, send roses.
— Letitia Baldrige
The perfect classroom is Paris.
— Letitia Baldrige
Jeans should never be worn to someone's home if you are having dinner there.
— Letitia Baldrige
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.
— Letitia Baldrige
I never made any money, but I had the best jobs in the world.
— Letitia Baldrige
The polished executive is ultimately the happy executive who can walk gracefully through life.
— Letitia Baldrige
Manners are nothing more than thinking about somebody else.
— Letitia Baldrige
When someone is wearing a dress that makes her look fat, don't say 'That's a great dress.' It always comes off badly.
— Letitia Baldrige
If somebody is disrespecting somebody, we should step in - even at the risk of getting slugged over the head.
— Letitia Baldrige
It behooves everyone to move forward, think forward.
— Letitia Baldrige
If golfers know they look good, they will play better. I think that is valid for men and women.
— Letitia Baldrige
All of the First Ladies were good, creative and strong. I've always said they should be paid.
— Letitia Baldrige
To have people to the White House and worry about the price of things is laughable.
— Letitia Baldrige
The custom of going to a party only when we have been invited is a necessary, attractive, decent way for a party to evolve.
— Letitia Baldrige
Chivalry isn't dead. It's just no longer gender-based.
— Letitia Baldrige
For every rude executive who makes it to the top, there are nine successful executives with good manners.
— Letitia Baldrige
It's nice to compliment people on what they're wearing, but don't make insincere compliments.
— Letitia Baldrige
Doubleday is used to my talking about manners because I am, after all, known for that, and that's my persona.
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More young people are aware of the need for thank yous and aware of the tremendous impression they make.
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When you pass 70, you forget your enemies. You think about the nice people instead.
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We need to reach out - spend more time together.
— Letitia Baldrige