If written directions alone would suffice, libraries wouldn't need to have the rest of the universities attached.

many of the guests will eventually leave the table to watch football on television, which would be a rudeness at any other occasion but is a relief at Thanksgiving and probably the only way to get those people to budge.

The family dinner table is the cornerstone of civilization and those who 'graze' from refrigerators or in front of the television sets are doomed to remain in a state of savagery.

One should not be assigned one's identity in society by the job slot one happens to fill. If we truly believe in the dignity of labor, any task can be performed with equal pride because none can demean the basic dignity of a human being.

Charming villains have always had a decided social advantage over well-meaning people who chew with their mouths open.

A lot of men got upset at the feminist movement because they had all the toys and we wanted some.

When politeness is used to show up other people, it is reclassified as rudeness. Thus it is technically impossible to be too polite.