quotations about tact
I never say the things I really want to. If I did, I'd have no friends.
CHELSEA HANDLER
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands
Tact swings the door open to success when merit cannot even turn the knob.
A. D. HARD
"Tact in the Practice of Medicine", Transactions of the Minnesota State Medical Association, Vol. 28
Step with care and great tact, and remember that life's a great balancing act.
DR. SEUSS
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Managing regional challenges in ways that help us protect our vital national interests with diplomatic dexterity and tact is not as easy as it may appear.
GOPAL THAPA
"Downplaying diplomacy", The Kathmandu Post, March 3, 2017
Cultivate tact for it is the mark of culture ... the lubricant of human relations, softening contacts and minimizing friction.
BALTASAR GRACIAN
attributed, The Speaker's Quote Book
Don't flatter yourselves that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. On the contrary, the nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
Tact is a combination of good temper, ready wit, quickness of perception and ability to take in the exigency of the occasion instantly.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN
Self-Investment
This is a sticky situation
Will require a measure of tact
We just don't like to mix it with you all
It's a cultural fact
PRETENDERS
"Nails in the Road"