Zitat des Tages über Gentleman:
In the western part of England lived a gentleman of large fortune, whose name was Merton.
I formally proposed. I'm a good Southern gentleman.
'Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman.
A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.
Roger Kahn is someone with a gazillion dollars who thinks that he can use his vast fortune to buy television spots, particularly network television, and boost up his positives, make him appear to be a gentleman farmer, and cover up his warts.
It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.
How large and varied is the educational bill of fare set before every young gentleman in Great Britain; and to judge by the mental stamina it affords him in most cases, what a waste of good food it is!
The English, the plain English, of the politest address of a gentleman to a lady is, I am now, dear Madam, your humble servant: Pray be so good as to let me be your Lord and Master.
A lady is smarter than a gentleman, maybe, she can sew a fine seam, she can have a baby, she can use her intuition instead of her brain, but she can't fold a paper in a crowded train.
This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.
I'm very much a gentleman in what I do.
Aaron is not at all what his image might indicate. He's fiercly loyal and a true and total gentleman. He's very shy but has very strong opinions. He's into everything, wardrobe, hair, script, casting.
I was always the Southern gentleman.
Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.
Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.
Hollywood does not write parts for people like me, an elderly gentleman, and when they find out you're crippled, forget about it. No, I'll never work again.
Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.
The more you act like a lady, the more he'll act like a gentleman.
Forty-five States, as the gentleman just said, have determined by people that were elected by the people of that State that marriage is the definition of one man and one woman.
A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.
No gentleman ever discusses any relationship with a lady.
Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.
I don't know what I'll be like when I'm 60. I already have the traits of a retired gentleman.
I can make a lord, but only God can make a gentleman.
I like to be bought flowers and taken out for dinner. I like a man to be a gentleman. I don't like to be treated as if I am brainless. I like to be respected and to give respect.
Be well dressed, behave like a gentleman, and keep your shoes shined.
I'm not confident with the ladies. I can't just ask someone out in a club. I'd like to say I'm a gentleman.
The intelligent are to the intelligentsia what a gentleman is to a gent.
I used to be with a publishing house called Roosevelt Music. A gentleman there told me he had seen Peggy Lee perform Fever in Las Vegas and I found out later she wanted to record it.
The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman, or as some other suitable species of human being, the American wants to be considered a good guy.
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
Ice T was just a pleasure to work with. He was a smart gentleman.
I remember feeling that Michael was extremely sensitive when it came to that moment. Most directors are and they usually rely, at least in my experience, on the actress to take over. And Michael is a gentleman.
The era of gentleman racing drivers is ended.
The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.
The old sergeant from headquarters treats me like a son and takes the greatest pride in whatever I do or write. He regularly assigns me now to certain doors, and I always obey orders like the little gentleman that I am.
