I majored in Chinese Studies. I'm probably the only director of chicken Indian zombie movies who can speak pretty good Mandarin.
There are a good many fools who call me a friend, and also a good many friends who call me a fool.
In professions where the criteria of professionalism, expertise, good manners and ethics apply, the gender aspect, i. e. , whether a person is a man or woman, is not relevant at all. What is important is that citizens' confidence in politicians and the politics is strong enough to make politicians proud of their profession.
what we need in the world is manners. . . I think that if, instead of preaching brotherly love, we preached good manners, we might get a little further. It sounds less righteous and more practical.
In Berlin I especially enjoyed the orchestral concerts, and I attended a large number of them. I formed the acquaintance of a good many musicians, several of whom spoke of my playing in high terms.
Every good leader is part manager and every good manager is part leader.
Variant: I was driven to drink by a woman. I am forever grateful, yet I never had the good manners to thank her.
A man who is more concerned with being a good man than being good at being a man makes a very well-behaved slave.
There come a time, when good man must wear mask.
Joe Louis is the hardest puncher that I've ever seen. . . He's a good man. Anyone who plans on beating him had better know what they're doing.
God makes all things good; Man meddles with 'em and they become evil.
Evil prevails when good men fail to act.
Evil succeeds when good men do nothing
Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.
There is a variety in tempers of good men.
The object of the Bible is not to tell how good men are, but how bad men can become good.
I know what a good man is because I saw it in my father.
The essence of good manners consists in making it clear that one has no wish to hurt. When it is clearly necessary to hurt, it must be done in such a way as to make it evident that the necessity is felt to be regrettable.
He is a good man who can receive a gift well.
A good man complains of no one; he does not look to faults.