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Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you…not because they are nice, but because you are nice.
Never confuse etiquette and manners. Bad etiquette is using your dinner fork on your salad. Bad manners is pointing out that someone used their dinner fork on their salad. Manners will always trump etiquette. – Mama's Rules
"Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, the other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of our civilization."
- Daniel Webster
"Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners."
- Lawrence Sterne
"Good manners and kindness are always in fashion."
- Dr. Patricia Tice
"The meaning of good manners is 'enforcing the unenforceable"
- Dr. Patricia Tice

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Congratulations to the Iowa State University PLC 2019 New Table Team Members
September 2019

TV Interview about Holiday Tipping on WHO in Des Moines: Holiday Tipping: Giving Something Extra to Service Providers Who Help Throughout the YearClick... Read More...
Congratulations to the Iowa State University PLC 2019 New Table Team Members: The President’s Leadership Class (PLC), under President Wendy Wintersteen, Iowa State... Read More...
College Prep Etiquette: College Prep Etiquette is a new division of Etiquette Iowa. Soft and social skills, as well... Read More...
Letter from Majority Leader Chris Hagenow: Rep. Chris Hagenow, Majority Leader, State of Iowa, sent a lovely letter of congratulations to Dr.... Read More...
Etiquette Iowa in the News: In Spring 2018, Dr. Tice worked with Iowa State University’s College of Engineering. She was... Read More...

R.S.V.P in a timely way!: R.S.V.P. is French for Respondez sil vous plait, which means “Please respond”. Try to R.S.V.P... Read More...
Agri Manner’s GENTLE ‘CHEAT SHEET’ FOR TABLE MANNERS: Holiday 2016 Does your family need a little refresher on table manners? (After all, we all could... Read More...
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Expressing Thanks…: Expressing Thanks is One of the Simplest Ways to Feel Better The new year and a new decade are... Read More...
Manners 101: Dining Etiquette for the holidays: The holidays are upon us. Family and friends may be visiting. Food may be overflowing in... Read More...
Using Utensil Placement to  Send Signals to Servers: Misinformation abounds on the internet. This is just as true with etiquette information... Read More...
27 Manners Things You Should Know and Why They are Important For Your Career: 1. Time is not a limitless commodity. In fact, time is precious. It is the only resource that does... Read More...
Why Manners Training Fails Us All: Manners training fails us all. Many people consider themselves cordial and well mannered. If it... Read More...

TV Interview about Holiday Tipping on WHO in Des Moines: Holiday Tipping: Giving Something Extra to Service Providers Who Help Throughout the YearClick... Read More...
Congratulations to the Iowa State University PLC 2019 New Table Team Members: The President’s Leadership Class (PLC), under President Wendy Wintersteen, Iowa State... Read More...
College Prep Etiquette: College Prep Etiquette is a new division of Etiquette Iowa. Soft and social skills, as well... Read More...
Letter from Majority Leader Chris Hagenow: Rep. Chris Hagenow, Majority Leader, State of Iowa, sent a lovely letter of congratulations to Dr.... Read More...
Etiquette Iowa in the News: In Spring 2018, Dr. Tice worked with Iowa State University’s College of Engineering. She was... Read More...