“There's a certain pattern that exists with geniuses - an eccentricity, a lack of social graces and an inability to really communicate with mere mortals.” CertainSocialGraceGeniusMerePatternsCommunicateMortalsInabilityEccentricityMere MortalsSocial Graces Author:John Noble
“The more English is heard in the world, the more gratifying it seems to speak French, and above all to know the culture of our country. They find a kind of French social grace in the language and culture.” KnowsWorldKindCountrySeemsCultureSpeakLanguageSocialGraceHeardOur CountrySpeaks FrenchSocial Graces Author:Bernard Pivot
“Those same forces that drive a genius to create the things or ideas that entertain or enlighten us often gobble so much of his personality that he has none left for the social graces.” IdeasLeftForceSocialGracePersonalityGeniusEnlighteningSocial Graces Book:Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
“Allowing an unimportant mistake to pass without a comment is a wonderful social grace ... Children who have the habit of constantly correcting should be stopped before they grow up to drive spouses and everyone else crazy by interrupting stories to say, 'No, dear -- it was Tuesday, not Wednesday.” ShouldChildrenStoriesSocialGrowsMistakeGrowing UpGraceWonderfulCrazyHabitDearAllowingCommentSpouseUnimportantTuesdayWednesdayCorrectingInterruptingSocial Graces Author:Judith Martin
“Only a great fool or a great genius is likely to flout all social grace with impunity, and neither one, doing so, makes the most comfortable companion.” SocialGraceFoolGeniusComfortableMannersCompanionImpunitySocial Graces Book:The Amy Vanderbilt complete book of etiquette: a guide to contemporary living Source: The Amy Vanderbilt complete book of etiquette: a guide to contemporary living