Gentleman Quotations | Page 2

He's no kind of gentleman. That's all right. I'm no kind of lady.

A Gentleman's agreement cannot be broken without breaking the person who has entered into it.

If I may venture to be frank I would say about myself that I was every inch a gentleman ...

I grant an ugly woman is a blot on the fair face of creation; but as to the gentleman, let them be solicitous to possess only strength and valour: let their motto be:Hunt, shoot, and fight: the rest is not worth a flip.

The hon. gentleman had better spare his interrogations if they are as senseless as that one.

Gentlemen, I am ready for the questions to my answers.

The idea of the Universe being ruled by that marvelous old gentleman, is no longer plausible. It isn't that anybody has disproved it, but it just somehow doesn't go with the vast infinitude of the Universe.

The announcement that there is a League of Extraordinary Gentlemen television series hasn't caused me to drastically alter my opinions. Now it seems they are recycling things that have already proven not to work.

I would like to say, ladies and gentlemen, that you shouldn't be afraid of who you are. That's the first key idea. You shouldn't be afraid of who you are. You should NOT be afraid of who you are. It's very important for you to realize that.

For God's sake (I never was more serious) don't make me ridiculous any more by terming me gentle-hearted in print... substitute drunken dog, ragged head, seld-shaven, odd-eyed, stuttering, or any other epithet which truly and properly belongs to the gentleman in question.

One learned gentleman, "a sage grave man," Talk'd of the Ghost in Hamlet, "sheath'd in steel"— His well-read friend, who next to speak began, Said, "That was poetry, and nothing real;" A third, of more extensive learning, ran To Sir George Villiers' Ghost, and Mrs. Veal; Of sheeted Spectres spoke with shorten'd breath, And thrice he quoted Drelincourt on Death.

The walk downstairs to the breakfast table is excercise enough for any gentleman.

I'm definitely voting for First Gentleman.

I recognize but one mental acquisition as a necessary part of the education of a lady or gentlemen, namely, an accurate and refined use of the mother tongue.

According to the law of custom, and perhaps of reason, foreign travel completes the education of an English gentleman.

The slaving Poor are incapable of any Principles: Gentlemen may be converted to true Principles, by Time and Experience. The middling Rank of Men have Curiosity and Knowledge enough to form Principles, but not enough to form true ones, or correct any Prejudices that they may have imbib'd: And 'tis among the middling Rank, that Tory Principles do at present prevail most in England.

When I was on my way to the podium a gentleman stopped me and said I was as good a politician as I was an actor. What a cheap shot.

In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets - when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta - there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

It is the mark of a gentleman to be moderate in the use of wine.

Those who seek to impress upon us that they are gentlemen will usually be found mistaken.

The sluices of the grog-shop are fed from the wine-glasses in the parlor, and there is a lineal descent from the gentleman who hiccoughs at his elegant dinner-table to the sot who makes a bed of the gutter.

Profaneness is a brutal vice. He who indulges in it is no gentleman, I care not what his stamp may be in society; I care not what clothes he wears, or what culture he boasts.

It is difficult to believe that a true gentleman will ever become a gamester, a libertine, or a sot.

I should be very much obliged if you would slip your revolver into your pocket. An Eley's No. 2 is an excellent argument with gentlemen who can twist steel pokers into knots. That and a tooth-brush are, I think, all that we need.

I do not stare at a gentleman in distress.

Gentlemen lacking substantial sympathy with their leader found it to be comfortable to deceive themselves, and raise their hearts at the same time by the easy enthusiasm of noise.

I believe journalism is coming to be regarded as quite a respectable occupation for gentlemen nowadays.

Never let the estate decrease in your hands. It is only by such resolutions as that that English noblemen and English gentlemen can preserve their country. I cannot bear to see property changing hands.

Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice.

You know ladies and gentlemen, a long time ago , there were lots of people, but that was a long time ago

If gentlemen prefer blondes then I'm a blonde that prefers gentlemen.

I'm a southern gentleman.

Be a gentleman farmer.

We are holding a beauty contest in drag. Any gentleman member of a team can dress up and vie for the title.

He is a gentleman, and I am a gentleman's daughter. So far we are equal.

The ladies here probably exchanged looks which meant, 'Men never know when things are dirty or not;' and the gentlemen perhaps thought each to himself, 'Women will have their little nonsense and needless cares.

Gentlemen, I would rather have written those lines than take Quebec tomorrow.

We really have not seen anything to date that is unusual for the degree of illness that the gentleman has,

Gentlemen, no one objects to the husband being the head of the wife as Christ was the head of the church--to crucify himself; whatwe object to is his crucifying his wife.

It is perfectly right for a gentleman to say "ladies and gentlemen," but a lady should say, "gentlemen and ladies." You mention your friend's name before you do your own. I always feel like rebuking any woman who says, "ladies and gentlemen." It is a lack of good manners.

Recently I gave a lecture and a gentleman came to me and asked how I'd like to be remembered, i'd never been asked that before, so I thought for a few seconds. And I said I want to be remembered that I had a great love for my fellow man.

Gentlemen, start your egos.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we're about to begin boarding. If we could ask for your cooperation, please stay seated until you row has been called." ... That's what they say-but somehow, by the time it comes out of the speaker, it sounds like, "Everybody up and rush the door! Everybody up and try to squeeze your big fat butts in the small gate door area! Immediately! ... Do whatever you have to do to get on board. This is the last helicopter out of Vietnam!"

The gentle minde by gentle deeds is knowne.

I rose to go, but Holmes caught me by my wrist and pushed me back into my chair. 'It is both, or none,' said he. 'You may say before this gentleman anything which you may say to me.

No violence, gentlemen — no violence, I beg of you! Consider the furniture!

The gentleman will sit! The gentleman is correct in sitting!

Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.

A Christian is God Almighty's gentleman.

The right hon. Gentleman will be known for ever as the only Chancellor in the post-war period who brought this country to the brink of bankruptcy.

He whom we call a gentleman is no longer the man of Nature.

As between the skulking and furtive poacher, who hunts for the sake of meat, and the honest gentleman shooter, who kills for the pleasure of sport, I find the former a higher type of humanity.

You may consider me presumptuous, gentlemen, but I claim to be a citizen of the United States, with all the qualifications of a voter. I can read the Constitution, I am possessed of two hundred and fifty dollars, and the last time I looked in the old family Bible I found I was over twenty-one years of age.

I think all these reverend gentlemen who insist on the word 'obey' in the marriage service should be removed for a clear violation of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution, which says there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude within the United States.

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for your magnificent indifference.

When we say of a gentleman that he lives elegantly on nothing a year, we use the word "nothing" to signify something unknown; meaning, simply, that we don't know how the gentleman in question defrays the expenses of his establishment.

Perhaps what I am about to say will appear strange to you gentlemen, socialists, progressives, humanitarians as you are, but I never worry about my neighbor, I never try to protect society which does not protect me -- indeed, I might add, which generally takes no heed of me except to do me harm -- and, since I hold them low in my esteem and remain neutral towards them, I believe that society and my neighbor are in my debt.

Let us not overstrain our talents, for if we do we shall do nothing with grace; a clown, whatever he may do, will never pass for a gentleman

She showed wisdom way beyond her age and delivered a result for that gentleman that we could only hope to achieve in every situation,

Mr. Cooper, the gentleman from New York wants to speak with you.

One time when I was working, earlier in the night we had been given notice by the UP to be on the lookout for a gentleman who was possibly stealing bikes. It was around 2:45 in the morning that we actually saw him. As soon as we went to radio it into base, the UP surrounded Epsilon (where we saw him at).

PHILANTHROPIST, n. A rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket.

Philanthropist. A rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket.

One of the embarrassments of being a gentleman is that you are not permitted to be violent in asserting your rights

I am devastated by the news that the hon. Gentleman has brought us about Catherine Zeta-Jones. Perhaps she could ask her husband to fund the project?

If a British player isn't going to win, many of us always wanted it to be Jack Nicklaus. Apart from the fact that he was a great player, he is a gentleman and always gracious, even in defeat. He's treated like a Scot, which is a strange thing for an American. Quite a tribute.

He was always such a gentleman that people couldn't help but respect his opinion,

Greg is a true gentleman and an outstanding student. He enjoys school and the challenges it offers him. He is also one of the hardest working players I have ever coached. With an incredible amount of talent, drive, and a mind that allows him to stay humble and keep working to get better, Greg is a true warrior.

He does the best work in this part of the country. This gentleman knows what he's doing, and word-of-mouth goes quick on quality.

He's a great person. You guys have been around him for the last little while and you realize how much of a gentleman he is and how respectful of the game he is.

He seemed at ease and to have the look of the last gentleman in Europe.

He was just describing how America sees the Philippines, ... I don't think that is classified. It pertains to graft and corruption, the first gentleman (Arroyo's husband).

He was one of the icons of basketball. He knew every coach and so when you would attend the Final Four he would say, 'I like the job you're doing.' He was a real gentleman and a classy, classy person.

He was a gentleman in every sense of the word, ... There's not many around anymore. He was a man of integrity. Complete integrity. I've never known him otherwise.

He was a gentleman as he's always been. He said it was not unexpected and he felt no animosity at that time.

He was a gentleman as he's always been.

He didn't know if the man would back up and try and run him over, or whether he had a weapon, so he defended himself and hit the gentleman two times. Unfortunately, they were fatal blows.

He (Corrigan) has re-united the county (with the three championship wins). He has done a good job and I am happy with his performance - he is a gentleman to work with.

I was just answering the phones, and the gentleman on the other end wanted to know when softball season was going to start. It was the fall, and he had a couple seasons to go. I told him what I knew about it, and he wanted to know where he could get the information. Then he told me he was calling from overseas.

Just recently I got a request for a proclamation in Volusia County for a gentleman that became 80 years old, ... That is not appropriate because you are proclaiming the day because that person is 80 years old. So I sent a letter instead.

It is great to shake off the trammels of the world and of public opinion . . . and become the creature of the moment . . . known by no other title than The Gentleman in the Parlour!

Later on, after I'd met this gentleman with the interesting site, ... he found a Googlewhack of his own. I ended up going to meet that person, and that person found a Googlewhack, so I went and met that person and that person found a Googlewhack, so I kept going and going.

I sat on the 18th and watched it all unfold. To see a true gentleman like that and what he's done for the game, it did move me quite a bit. Those are the types of feelings I want to take with me. I don't want to be a miserable, old, crusty man. I want to know I had a good career out there.

Roger is much closer to David Niven, Cary Grant - gentleman type of actors. So we built the script around that, more lightly. It would have been ridiculous to ask Roger to mimic Sean's style. He had to develop his own.

Our players, if the effort isn't there, will see a much different side to Wayne Gretzky than the gentleman the public knows. He'll have no problem doing that.

Payne was a great champion, a gentleman and a devoted husband and father. He will always be remembered as a very special competitor, and one who contributed enormously to the positive image of professional golf.

People like that are invaluable. They mean so much to a program and they mean so much to the kids. Everybody liked Johnny O'Leary. What meant more to the kids and the coaching staff than actually fixing the field, he gave us his time. It was very precious to have a gentleman like that to give us his time. He took so much pride in what he did.

I thought I could get over there and help them if they needed it. And sure enough, there was a gentleman who still needed help, so I was fortunate enough to get there, hopefully in time to help them.

Justin comes with no issues, no agenda, other than being the best basketball player he can be. He's a gentleman around school. He's a quality kid, and I really like him a lot.

It is by no means enough that an officer be capable...He should be a gentleman of liberal education, refined, manners, punctilious courtesy, and the nicest sense of personal honor... No meritorious act of a subordinate should escape his attention, even if the reward be only one word of approval. Conversely, he should not be blind to a single fault in any subordinate.'

It is far more easy to acquire a fortune like a knave than to expend it like a gentleman

Sir, I may not have been always a Christian, but I am very sure that I have been a gentleman.

The man who is always talking about being a gentleman, never is one.

Representative William McK. Springer, remarks in the House, quoting Henry Clay: As for me, I would rather be right than be President. Reed: Well, the gentleman will never be either.

English is full of booby traps for the unwary foreigner. Any language where the unassuming word fly signifies an annoying insect, a means of travel, and a critical part of a gentleman's apparel is clearly asking to be mangled.

We even had one gentleman who said he would come in early if we could find him a place to go squirrel hunting -- and we did. We believe in customer service.

We have a gentleman who does nothing but special writing. Those are the letters that require original language tailored to the author. We have a woman who does nothing but children's letters. She's learned to write like a child, in the voice of a governor, and they send him the neatest things.

We have an 8-year-old doing gymnastics, and we have a gentleman competing in swimming who is 90 years old.

We had one gentleman celebrate his 70th birthday during our last dance (in January).

Trent was a complete gentleman and waited patiently for me to speak with him. When he did get his chance he basically introduced himself and said that he just wanted me to know that he was here in Nashville.