We are all born rude. No infant has ever appeared yet with the grace to understand how inconsiderate it is to disturb others in the middle of the night.

The only way to enjoy the fun of catching people behaving disgustingly is to have children. One has to keep having them, however, because it is incorrect to correct grown people, even if you have grown them yourself.

If you put together all the ingredients that naturally attract children - sex, violence, revenge, spectacle and vigorous noise - what you have is grand opera.

If it's against state law, it's generally considered a breach of Etiquette.

Smart people duck when they hear the dread announcement 'I'm going to be perfectly honest with you.

You do not have to do everything disagreeable that you have a right to do

You don't want to look too chic at a Washington party or people will think you don't have a job worth losing.