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DeShaun came in here -- I’m glad he’s not in here — but he was moody when he got to Longwood, i still remember at the beginning of his first summer with us, he was politely excused from practice because of that moodiness. He has just dramatically transformed as a young man to understanding our culture, then embracing it, and now he sets the standard. – Griff Aldrich	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
If the governments devalue the currency in order to betray all creditors, you politely call this procedure 'inflation'. – George Bernard Shaw	added by Normando 2 years ago
During my time, it was a fairly common occurrence, to be treated a little less than politely when you entered the US if you happen to be a person of color, and it didn't really matter what your passport was or what your age was. – Charles Ray	Found on CNN 3 years ago
When I heard about the search warrant for Senator Burr's cell phone, my first thought was' speech or debate clause,' in the case of the FBI's Saturday night raid on Congressman Jefferson's office in the Rayburn House Office Building, Rayburn House had the look and feel of an invasion of Congressional sacred space. And on a bipartisan basis, Congress raised holy hell. Showing up at a Senator's personal residence and politely taking possession of a cell phone ? Not the same vibe. – Bob Trout	Found on CNN 3 years ago
If he hadn't said that so politely and clearly, I would have continually annoyed him. – Matthias Maurer	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Everyone of us has a quirk which we are comfortable with but which can annoy others, if he hadn't said that so politely and clearly, I would have continually annoyed him. – Matthias Maurer	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
From this point on, we would listen, we'll smile politely and move along. – Dale Perry	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I just dont think that we accept, and I try to respect everybody in every field that they do regardless of how crazy things are. But he makes it really hard. He makes it very, very tough to respect how he goes about things and does things.To put it politely, I think its a hard no. – Toronto Raptors	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
We will ask them first why. First, if they acknowledge such fact as determined by us. Number 2, ask them why they are doing it. Number 3, we will politely ask them not to... not to do what they are doing. – Salvador Panelo	Found on CNN 5 years ago
So I would politely decline if I were invited to the Trump White House iftar. – Eboo Patel	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I politely replied that I did not represent a security threat, and that I had passed all security checks. Economic Development Navdeep Bains then asked for my name and identification. I reluctantly handed Economic Development Navdeep Bains my diplomatic passport. – Navdeep Bains	Found on CNN 5 years ago
It was quite difficult for me to understand what she was saying or why. Given our busy schedules, we politely asked if she could be more specific and provide more clarity about her objective for the meeting. At that point, Ms. Veselnitskaya pivoted and began talking about the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens and something called the Magnitsky Act. – Trump Jr.	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
After perfunctory greetings, the lawyer began telling the group very generally something about individuals connected to Russia supporting or funding Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton or the Democratic National Committee, it was quite difficult for me to understand what she was saying or why. Given our busy schedules, we politely asked if she could be more specific and provide more clarity about her objective for the meeting. At that point, Ms. Veselnitskaya pivoted and began talking about the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens and something called the Magnitsky Act. – Trump Jr.	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
They think they have shut this down, but they haven't, i will give a speech on their campus. It is a public place. I think Auburn University is naive and has totally misunderstood who I am if they think that I am going to politely back out of this. I will be there 100 percent. – Richard Spencers	Found on CNN 7 years ago
They think they have shut this down, but they haven't, i will give a speech on their campus. It is a public place. I think Auburn Police Department is naive and has totally misunderstood who I am if they think that I am going to politely back out of this. I will be there 100 percent. – Richard Spencer	Found on CNN 7 years ago
Beijing will express total outrage at the [UN tribunal] ruling, refusing to acknowledge its validity. Vietnam and others will politely applaud a favorable Manila ruling, as it’ll knock down Beijing a peg or two and thus, at least rhetorically, strengthen their own posture versus Beijing. – Sean King Park Strategies	added by InitiatedCall 7 years ago
It was n’t so much we kicked him out because he was homeless. He was drunk. He had been drinking so we asked him politely to leave. – Taqueria Mexico	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Be the person that you want them to be, if you want your kids to speak politely to others, speak politely to them. And if you want them to treat people with respect, treat them respectfully. – Bridgette Walker	Found on CNN 8 years ago
It's one thing for them to meet it's an international forum and shake hands politely, it's another thing for them to be seen actually talking to each other at length, having some kind of negotiations, trying to work something out. – Raul Madrid	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
The art of conversation consist as much in listening politely, as in talking agreeably. – Atwell	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Revolution is not a dinner party, not an essay, nor a painting, nor a piece of embroidery it cannot be advanced softly, gradually, carefully, considerately, respectfully, politely, plainly and modestly. – Mao Zedong	added by anonymous 14 years ago

DeShaun came in here -- I’m glad he’s not in here — but he was moody when he got to Longwood, i still remember at the beginning of his first summer with us, he was politely excused from practice because of that moodiness. He has just dramatically transformed as a young man to understanding our culture, then embracing it, and now he sets the standard.

– Griff Aldrich

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

If the governments devalue the currency in order to betray all creditors, you politely call this procedure 'inflation'.

– George Bernard Shaw

added by Normando
2 years ago

During my time, it was a fairly common occurrence, to be treated a little less than politely when you entered the US if you happen to be a person of color, and it didn't really matter what your passport was or what your age was.

– Charles Ray

Found on CNN
3 years ago

When I heard about the search warrant for Senator Burr's cell phone, my first thought was' speech or debate clause,' in the case of the FBI's Saturday night raid on Congressman Jefferson's office in the Rayburn House Office Building, Rayburn House had the look and feel of an invasion of Congressional sacred space. And on a bipartisan basis, Congress raised holy hell. Showing up at a Senator's personal residence and politely taking possession of a cell phone ? Not the same vibe.

– Bob Trout

Found on CNN
3 years ago

If he hadn't said that so politely and clearly, I would have continually annoyed him.

– Matthias Maurer

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Everyone of us has a quirk which we are comfortable with but which can annoy others, if he hadn't said that so politely and clearly, I would have continually annoyed him.

– Matthias Maurer

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

From this point on, we would listen, we'll smile politely and move along.

– Dale Perry

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I just dont think that we accept, and I try to respect everybody in every field that they do regardless of how crazy things are. But he makes it really hard. He makes it very, very tough to respect how he goes about things and does things.To put it politely, I think its a hard no.

– Toronto Raptors

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

We will ask them first why. First, if they acknowledge such fact as determined by us. Number 2, ask them why they are doing it. Number 3, we will politely ask them not to... not to do what they are doing.

– Salvador Panelo

Found on CNN
5 years ago

So I would politely decline if I were invited to the Trump White House iftar.

– Eboo Patel

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I politely replied that I did not represent a security threat, and that I had passed all security checks. Economic Development Navdeep Bains then asked for my name and identification. I reluctantly handed Economic Development Navdeep Bains my diplomatic passport.

– Navdeep Bains

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It was quite difficult for me to understand what she was saying or why. Given our busy schedules, we politely asked if she could be more specific and provide more clarity about her objective for the meeting. At that point, Ms. Veselnitskaya pivoted and began talking about the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens and something called the Magnitsky Act.

– Trump Jr.

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

After perfunctory greetings, the lawyer began telling the group very generally something about individuals connected to Russia supporting or funding Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton or the Democratic National Committee, it was quite difficult for me to understand what she was saying or why. Given our busy schedules, we politely asked if she could be more specific and provide more clarity about her objective for the meeting. At that point, Ms. Veselnitskaya pivoted and began talking about the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens and something called the Magnitsky Act.

– Trump Jr.

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

They think they have shut this down, but they haven't, i will give a speech on their campus. It is a public place. I think Auburn University is naive and has totally misunderstood who I am if they think that I am going to politely back out of this. I will be there 100 percent.

– Richard Spencers

Found on CNN
7 years ago

They think they have shut this down, but they haven't, i will give a speech on their campus. It is a public place. I think Auburn Police Department is naive and has totally misunderstood who I am if they think that I am going to politely back out of this. I will be there 100 percent.

– Richard Spencer

Found on CNN
7 years ago

Beijing will express total outrage at the [UN tribunal] ruling, refusing to acknowledge its validity. Vietnam and others will politely applaud a favorable Manila ruling, as it’ll knock down Beijing a peg or two and thus, at least rhetorically, strengthen their own posture versus Beijing.

– Sean King Park Strategies

added by InitiatedCall
7 years ago

It was n’t so much we kicked him out because he was homeless. He was drunk. He had been drinking so we asked him politely to leave.

– Taqueria Mexico

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Be the person that you want them to be, if you want your kids to speak politely to others, speak politely to them. And if you want them to treat people with respect, treat them respectfully.

– Bridgette Walker

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It's one thing for them to meet it's an international forum and shake hands politely, it's another thing for them to be seen actually talking to each other at length, having some kind of negotiations, trying to work something out.

– Raul Madrid

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

The art of conversation consist as much in listening politely, as in talking agreeably.

– Atwell

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Revolution is not a dinner party, not an essay, nor a painting, nor a piece of embroidery it cannot be advanced softly, gradually, carefully, considerately, respectfully, politely, plainly and modestly.

– Mao Zedong

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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