Rudeness Quotes
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Rudeness to Mrs. Dosely was like dropping a pat of butter on to a hot plate - it slid and melted away.
— Elizabeth Bowen
Rudeness is the weak man's limitation of strength.
— Eric Hoffer
Rudeness is better than any argument; it totally eclipses intellect.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
When politeness is used to show up other people, it is reclassified as rudeness. Thus it is technically impossible to be too polite.
— Judith Martin
There are occasions on which all apologies are rudeness.
— Samuel Johnson
If you are rude, cynical, habitually-sarcastic or pessimistic, your life options are going to be very limited.
— Bryant McGill
No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy.
— Bryant McGill
Rudeness is like land mines you set for yourself.
— Dani Kollin
A true gentleman is one who is never intentionally rude.
— Oscar Wilde
Ideological differences are no excuse for rudeness.
— Judith Martin
Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.
— Eric Hoffer
Rudeness makes me very angry.
— Stephen Graham
Rudeness is a weak persons imitation of strength.
— Eric Hoffer
The big discoveries raise questions that make astronomers work feverishly and argue with an agitation that verges on rudeness.
— Nigel Calder
This rudeness is a sauce to his good wit,Which gives men stomach to digest his words
With better appetite. — William Shakespeare
It is terribly rude to tell people that their troubles are boring.
— Lemony Snicket
Control yourself, it is not worth it. You will regret your rudeness afterwards, your sensitive nature will be troubled
— Leila Aboulela
Impoliteness is frequently the sign of an awkward modesty that loses its head when surprised and hopes to conceal this with rudeness.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.
— Lord Byron
A person who holds strong convictions might appear inflexible, impolite, or exceptionally obtuse, when they are merely direct.
— Kilroy J. Oldster
Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.
— Rick Warren
There cannot be greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourse.
— John Locke
Rudeness can make me angry.
— Clive Owen
M. de Charlus made no reply and looked as if he had not heard, which was one of his favourite forms of rudeness.
— Marcel Proust
Focusnot on the rudeness of others,not on what they've done or left undone,but on what you have done and have not doneyourself.
— Gautama Buddha
Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often. Best to say nothing at all, my dear man.
— J.K. Rowling
Inconsiderate, rude behavior drives me nuts. And I guess the inconsiderate rudeness of social ineptitude definitely fuels my work.
— Cindy Sherman
A lot of people take too much directness as rudeness, especially from a woman.
— Laurell K. Hamilton
If you can be Kind in the Land of Rudeness, you can be King in the Land of Kindness.
— Mehmet Murat Ildan
Rudeness luxuriates in the absence of self-respect.
— Eric Hoffer
Rudeness was a sign of weakness. Grace stemmed from power, the power to accept anything and move on.
— Robin Wasserman
You've just inherited rudeness. We've had to work at it.
— John Connolly
The natural progress of the works of men is from rudeness to convenience, from convenience to elegance, and from elegance to nicety.
— Samuel Johnson
One person rudeness empowers another person to increase in intelligence
— Vernetta Norman
Forgive my rudeness. I cannot abide useless people.
— Jane Espenson
Never be put off by rudeness, Mma," she whispered. "It is the rude person who is rude, not you.
— Alexander McCall Smith
Replacing rudeness and impatience with the Golden Rule may not change the world, but it will change your world and your relationships.
— Steve Shallenberger
Was it the forgetfulness of old age or personal incapacity that made the man able to say please but not thank you?
— Yann Martel
Children are capable of such open rudeness.
— Trenton Lee Stewart
Rudeness is something I just can't tolerate.
— Phil Ramone
Man needs music, literature, and painting - all those oases of perfection that make up art - to compensate for the rudeness and materialism of life.
— Fernando Botero
Fear the soldier who stammers, for he is very fast at pulling the triger.
— Michael Bassey Johnson
I don't mean to be rude'- always a precursor to rudeness of the most offensive sort
— Julian Fellowes
Inappropriateness is funny to me. Rudeness is hilarious.
— Zach Galifianakis
Vanity and rudeness are seldom seen together.
— Johann Kaspar Lavater
It is so tempting to return rudeness with rudeness!
— Mallory Ortberg
The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness.
— Paul Theroux
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[The Germans] so easily confuse obstinacy with energy, and rudeness with firmness.
— Madame De Stael
I like the way Nepalis point by pouting their lips; they reckon pointing with a finger is rude.
— Jane Wilson-Howarth
I like rudeness a great deal better than flattery.
— Charlotte Bronte
Rudeness is limiting. Sometimes a false hospitality can be even more dangerous, as any reader of fairy tales must know.
— Patrick Flanery
A man must have very eminent qualities to hold his own without being polite.
— Jean De La Bruyere
Being equally convinced that aggression and rudeness are synonymous with having a "powerful personality."
— Paulo Coelho
If you are going to be rude, be quick about it.
— Mason Cooley
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
— Edmund Burke
I find it so liberating when other people are rude. It makes me feel mild and lazy and mean.
— Sue Grafton
I believe sarcasm is the passive form of rudeness and should not be tolerated in the Body of Christ.
— Sean Feucht
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— Maggie Stiefvater
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
Frankness is usually a euphemism for rudeness.
— Muriel Spark
We all have the right to call each other names. Rudeness is a deeply held constitutional value.
— Barney Frank
Spite and ill-nature are among the most expensive luxuries in life.
— Samuel Johnson
Tesch seems to be someone who mistakes rudeness for intellectual rigor.
— Emily St. John Mandel
Monk: Forgive our rudenessHakkai: Please, don't worry about it. A little purity is good for them.
Sanzo: You saying I'm corrupt? — Kazuya Minekura
Living en famille provides the strongest motives for rudeness combined with the maximum opportunity for displaying it.
— Quentin Crisp
This must be the legendary Yankee rudeness
— Charlaine Harris
Rudeness is a means to attract attention, assert power, cover-up ineptitude, deflect personal insecurities, and intimidate meeker people.
— Kilroy J. Oldster
I apologise for my friend's rudeness, he just learned how to to walk upright last year.
— R.L. Mathewson
Rudeness, I think, is the worst.
— Erin Heatherton
Without art the rudeness of reality would make life unbearable.
— George Bernard Shaw
There's no excuse for rudeness.
— Tyra Banks
Hugo," she said, in a certain hurt tone that I knew well and enjoyed provoking, "you can be most horribly rude when you choose. Why do you choose?
— Patrick McGrath
It is rudeness of the highest order to hit a family when they are down.
— John Patrick Hickey
I'm accustomed to Internet forums where rudeness and incivility are the rule, where too many people seem to take pride in their insults.
— Bryan Burrough
