Letitia Baldrige Quotes
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If golfers know they look good, they will play better. I think that is valid for men and women.
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The custom of going to a party only when we have been invited is a necessary, attractive, decent way for a party to evolve.
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When in doubt, look at what everyone else is doing.
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If you're making a social call, don't call past 8 P.M. The evening is a time when people need a respite from their work - a time to unwind, uninterrupted.
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I have grandchildren who are going to need every cent I make.
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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.
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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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At tea time, all the noise, greed and aggressiveness of the '80s can be drowned out. For 45 minutes, anyway.
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Everybody forgets names and faces, and it's just inconsiderate to expect someone who isn't your boss or your sister-in-law to know exactly who you are.
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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.
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We ought to be vigilantes for kindness and consideration.
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People are less grateful than they used to be.
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I never made any money, but I had the best jobs in the world.
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It's very important with these young people who are graduating and getting married to write thank-you notes.
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All of the First Ladies were good, creative and strong. I've always said they should be paid.
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That's how a nation's manners are going to be taught - from watching others' behavior and learning from the effects of that behavior.
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If somebody is disrespecting somebody, we should step in - even at the risk of getting slugged over the head.
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Writers on etiquette receive a continuous flow of questions on subjects such as 'When is it too early in the season to wear white accessories?' and 'What is the proper gift to send to a family in mourning?'
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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.
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Nothing gets on other people's nerves at the office more than a whistler. And the sad part is, these whistlers don't know they're doing it. Someone should, tactfully, tell the whistler how much it disrupts the office environment.
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Eating American-style, you put the knife down and clang. Continental is silent and efficient.
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I was considered the luckiest of all the female gypsies since I landed the job as social secretary to Ambassador and Mrs. David Bruce at the American Embassy.
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Kids today and for the last 20 years have held the fork and knife in unbelievable ways. They hold the fork with a fist and the knife like a saw and they shovel it in. It doesn't matter to them which way they hold their knife and fork. They eat every which way. I'm amazed they get food into their mouths at all.
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I believe in teaching manners without causing fisticuffs.