Be Nice Quotes
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“(Young girls) are taught to not see, and instead to "make pretty" all manner of grotesqueries whether they are lovely or not. This training is why the youngest sister can say, "Hmmm, his beard isn't really that blue." This early training to "be nice" causes women to override their intuitions. In that sense, they are actually purposefully taught to submit to the predator. Imagine a wolf mother teaching her young to "be nice" in the face of an angry ferret or a wily diamondback rattler.”
― Women Who Run With the Wolves
― Women Who Run With the Wolves

“The most attractive thing about you should have less to do with your face or body and more to do with your attitude and how you treat people.”
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“Be nice to people... maybe it'll be unappreciated, unreciprocated, or ignored, but spread the love anyway. We rise by lifting others.”
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“Be the girl you want your daughter to be. Be the girl you want your son to date. Be classy, be smart, be real, but most importantly be nice.”
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“Be nice to the environment. Be nice to animals. Be nice to people. If you do that, you will leave a mark on the world.”
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“Life isn’t always kind. It isn’t gentle and loving or sympathetic to the pains and sorrows of humanity. I, however, as an individual in control of my own actions, can be kind and loving, gentle and sympathetic to those around me, and in the process improve what life is for everyone.”
― Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
― Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year

“7 Rules to a Happy Life:
1. Be humble
2. Don’t worry
3. Don't settle for less
4. Mind your business
5. Work hard
6. Play hard
7. Be nice”
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1. Be humble
2. Don’t worry
3. Don't settle for less
4. Mind your business
5. Work hard
6. Play hard
7. Be nice”
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“So what's the secret to staying together?" I asked her. "Be nice?" she offered. I laughed, but that may be it, the way a secret to losing weight is to eat less. Be nice. Don't leave. That's all.”
― Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give
― Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give

“Look at your waiter's face. He knows. It's another reason to be polite to your waiter: he could save your life with a raised eyebrow or a sigh.”
― Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
― Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

“… there was only one rule. Work hard and be nice, and everything would go just fine. That should be the rule for life, too, Emily thought. But, of course, that wasn’t how things went.”
― Heartbroken
― Heartbroken

“Imagine the greatness this world would know if kindness were as contagious and enduring as the common cold.”
― Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
― Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year

“Niceness is magic, but no one thinks of it that way since it's quiet and constant.”
― Love Charms and Other Catastrophes
― Love Charms and Other Catastrophes

“Do good even if no one is watching you and do it as if everyone is watching you.”
― The Great Hand Book of Quotes
― The Great Hand Book of Quotes

“Kindness is going out of your way to perform favors regarded as wonderful by the recipient.”
― Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
― Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Sometimes people aren't nice,' I began. 'Then why are you always telling me to be nice?' Because someone has to break the cycle. Kindness can be contagious. And it has to start somewhere, right?”
― Impersonation
― Impersonation

“Being nice is often about avoiding conflict, letting inappropriate actions slide, or bottling up words and actions that ought to be spoken and enacted to prevent creating an uncomfortable scene. At its worst, being nice reinforces actions and attitudes that strip away human dignity.”
― In Defense of Kindness: Why It Matters, How It Changes Our Lives, and How It Can Save the World
― In Defense of Kindness: Why It Matters, How It Changes Our Lives, and How It Can Save the World
“I make it my general policy in life not to be an obnoxious ass, and I am continually surprised by the number of people who seem not to share this goal”
― Signs of You
― Signs of You
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