“nice, adj.: You use it like it's an insult when the insulting thing is you thinking of it that way. I'd much rather be nice than not nice.”— David Levithan, twitter.com
“Not everyone will like you. Not everyone will be kind to you. Not everyone will agree with you. That does not mean you have to be unkind in return.”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.com
“Be nice to people on your way up because you’ll meet them on your way down.”— Wilson Mizner, goodreads.com
“My father had taught me to be nice first, because you can always be mean later, but once you’ve been mean to someone, they won’t believe the nice anymore. So be nice, be nice, until it’s time to stop being nice, then destroy them.”— Laurell K. Hamilton, amazon.com
“...you’re too good for this world, and because of that, the world will eventually crush you.”— Paul Auster, amazon.com
“Someone being nice all the time shouldn’t be weird. But when you aren’t used to it, it’s tough to simply accept. But then you realize this is how relationships are supposed to be.”— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.com
“If you can't say anything nice, you could say really awful things instead. It's an option.”— Night Vale podcast, twitter.com
“Not that smart. Not that hot. Not that nice. Not that funny. That's me: I'm not that.”— John Green, amazon.com
“I’m also okay if the most accurate description of me is nervous, and a little salty. But at least I know what I want to strive for.”— Anna Kendrick, amazon.com
“Being an all-around, genuinely nice guy is a key element to determining boyfriend material. Is your future beau even-keeled and even-tempered? Does he treat people with respect and non-judgment? Does he volunteer his time or funds in some capacity?”— Kara Pound, datingadvice.com
“My embarrassing admission is I really like that you're nice, right now.”— Charlie Kaufman, Pierre Bismuth, Michel Gondry, Clementine Kruczynski, Kate Winslet, imdb.com
“I don't need nice. I don't need myself to be it, and I don't need anybody else to be it at me.”— Charlie Kaufman, Joel Barish, Jim Carrey, imdb.com
“When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.”— Albert Einstein, articles.latimes.com
“No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.”— Taylor Swift, taylorswift.com