Mary Wilson Little

Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying.

It is difficult to see why lace should be so expensive; it is mostly holes.

Politeness is half good manners and half good lying.

A player cannot become a world champion overnight. To become a champion, a player has to sacrifice a lot and to devote much of his time practising and training.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.