Graciousness Quotes

We literally had thousands of people coming in and out of our house. Everyone remembers her graciousness and the way she opened her home up to guests. All the wedding receptions were at our house. The funeral meals were at our house. We were encouraged to laugh and tell stories, share memories and savor family stories. - Kathy Hendricks

To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility -- these are marks of maturity and graciousness. - William Arthur Ward

The house has a degree of graciousness that is rare in new architecture. - John Mashek

The first thing that comes to mind is that these are African Americans and how will they be treated. Will there be graciousness? - Jeff Ferrell

That's how we ended up providing those things, not by some sort of graciousness, but because of our raw ability and proven track record and they worked perfectly. - Chris Hadfield

Mike followed a legendary predecessor and responded to it with character, graciousness and the determination to raise our program to the highest level. - Adam Herbert

I loved their honesty, their humility and their graciousness. They were fiercely loyal, especially to me. Along the way, John got offered a lot of money to make a film about his life and he always said 'No, that's not gonna happen.' He knew I'd protect the story, make the film he wanted made. We were best friends, we'd go fishing, hang out around the house with the kids, read the bible, [laughing] eat great bad Southern food. - James Keach

I have greatly enjoyed my collaborations with Howard Shore, whose musical themes made immeasurable contributions to 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy... During the last few weeks, Howard and I came to realize that we had differing creative aspirations for the score of 'King Kong.' Rather than waste time arguing with a friend and trying to unify our points of view, we decided amicably to let another composer score the film. I'm looking forward to working with James Newton Howard, a composer whose work I've long admired, and I thank Howard Shore, whose talent is surpassed only by his graciousness. - Peter Jackson