Blast From the Past Quotes

[VirginiaHuguenot]

Two quotes from a conversation in the movie "Blast from the Past" stand out in my mind. It's a delightful movie with a few things one could do without but otherwise very charming. These two quotes (here combined) have reference to "good manners" and what it means to be a "gentleman." I must confess in my younger years I thought much as this character (Troy) once thought.

He said, good manners are just a way of showing other people we have respect for them. See, I didn't know that, I thought it was just a way of acting all superior. Oh and you know what else he told me?...I know, I mean I thought a "gentleman" was somebody that owned horses. But it turns out, his short and simple definition of a lady or a gentleman is, someone who always tries to make sure the people around him or her are as comfortable as possible.

[Edited on 28-10-2004 by VirginiaHuguenot]