| 单词 | niceness |
| 例句 | And yet his niceness made her feel almost as tired as Eevie’s meanness. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Sometimes all niceness gone and glad to get out on the street but always another day starting and then another night. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Maybe the combined power of Summer’s niceness and my niceness would turn Ximena into one of us. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z As I mentioned, the niceness down bottom is in amazing proportion to the niceness up top, and right now that bottom is just sitting there like a majestic mountain I’d like very much to climb. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I very quickly discover that Nathan’s parents are a very nice couple who make it very clear that their niceness shouldn’t be challenged or pressed. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Dad says his uncle was a charming curmudgeon, which I think means grumpy with some niceness thrown in. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Which is much more a sign of character than mere niceness. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z You think I have come walking out of time and earth itself to teach you a lesson in niceness? A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Her niceness is writ large, it is her defining quality and she needs it acknowledged, often, daily almost, which can be tiring. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z You could almost see all the nervous niceness draining out of Eleanor. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I knew Joey and I were both helplessly being sucked into a black hole of Joey Cosentino’s niceness. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Kindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z But Annabel was enveloped in this sort of fairy dust of genuine niceness. Annabel Tollman: the Calm Amid Fashion’s Storm 2013-06-12T18:59:24Z Nor was niceness much involved in Eliot's relationship with her stepsons. The Life of George Eliot by Nancy Henry - review 2012-06-01T21:55:03Z Chris is so ideal in this role, because he’s so funny but can turn to that dark side on a dime, and because he can see the niceness in these odd people.” Please, No More Mr. Bad Guy Roles! (But Creepy Is Fine) 2010-02-20T04:23:00Z This time around, the foreign press association seemed to make a statement about a need for niceness. Golden Globes 2020: ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ and ‘1917’ Win Top Awards 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z Bake Off – despite getting a little long in the tooth itself – revels in fun and niceness and, unfortunate baked alaska incidents aside, cooperation. It's time for The Apprentice to clear its desk and go 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z And niceness was, in any case, antithetical to what the Velvet Underground was trying to do. ‘The Velvet Underground’ Review: And Me, I’m in a Rock ’n’ Roll Band 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Kindness, niceness, beauty, some rogue threw in "poise" – these are the attributes of photofit creation, rather than a human being. 'Plastic' Kate: Hilary Mantel exposes the image not the person 2013-02-19T18:40:08Z By the end of Mean Girls, Lohan's character, and indeed most of the high school, come to realise the error of their ways and return to peace, niceness and normality. Lindsay Lohan as Liz Taylor: a comeback with all the hallmarks of another disaster 2012-11-24T15:37:28Z Tom Hollander excels in the role and captures the hilarious obligation of 'niceness' and charity felt by every vicar. Rev: The vicars' verdict 2010-08-02T10:00:00Z Even Americans will find it hard to convince themselves that their niceness will defeat an implacable foe. The Karate Kid betrays America's fear of China 2010-08-02T08:00:00Z RELATED: Echoes of that "Ted Lasso" Midwest niceness in "Somebody Somewhere" Bridget Everett on finding herself in "Somebody Somewhere": "This experience is changing my life" 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z If you saw him in a restaurant, you'd smile at him not because you'd think there's a huge movie star, but because he radiates a gentle integrity and, well, niceness. Viggo Mortensen interview: 'If I think a film's beyond me – that's a good sign' 2013-05-28T18:30:01Z In a scene filled with guys who swagger or rant or flamboyantly display their anxiety, Mr. Gondelman is the model of niceness and sanity. Sick of Angry Comics? Try Some Sweet-Tempered Stand-Up 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z But Oh’s comments followed one of Samberg’s continuing niceness roast segments. The Best and Worst of the Golden Globes 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z It’s a fun enough idea, but it never quite landed, and segueing from that ironic niceness to Oh’s genuine earnestness just set everything off on a confusing, slippery start. The Best and Worst of the Golden Globes 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Sidney is ethically adaptable, even sleazy, but with an underlying niceness that subverts the film’s relentless and florid cynicism. An Appraisal: Marvelous Invention of Movie Make-Believe 2010-10-01T23:18:00Z Most Likely to Bake a Mean Casserole would have tracked, too — even sitting in the middle of Manhattan, she emanated Midwestern normalcy and niceness. In ‘I Love That for You,’ Vanessa Bayer Sells Out 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z With his suburban niceness and elusive, rubberized features — any photo of him is bound to look smudged — he is a ’40s fella for the ’90s. Read TIME's First Review of "Forrest Gump" on the Film's 20th Anniversary 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z On the surface: a protective camouflage of niceness, ordinariness. On ‘Prodigal Son,’ Michael Sheen’s Father Knows, and Kills, Best 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z "A woman needs to combine niceness with insistence," she concludes, having surveyed all the evidence that people respond badly to women who lobby in their own interests. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 2013-03-13T11:18:53Z All of them changed their last names, and their neighbors had little to report about them save for their niceness. "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" ventures into the wrath of Khan's legacy through his descendent 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z But in the end, and despite the sometimes bizarre spectacle of Roth setting up uninflected niceness to crush, Nemesis is most memorable as his least contemptuously spun out story since Everyman. Nemesis by Philip Roth 2010-10-02T09:03:00Z That fact makes this couple's multimillion dollar effort to sell their normalcy and niceness bizarre in the larger scheme of things, but understandable. Meeting "Harry & Meghan": the Sussexes launch the next stage of their strategic charm offensive 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z It's by the Miranda writing team, and has that distinctive worldview in which people are basically nice, and the comedy comes from the degrees of absurdity by which that niceness is manifested. Bluestone 42; The Crash – TV review 2013-03-05T22:30:01Z Related: Echoes of that "Ted Lasso" Midwest niceness in "Somebody Somewhere" Why is Joe Burrow so great? Because he’s from Appalachia 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z “He liked niceness and for everybody to be happy, and I don’t normally get a chance to play guys like that.” Liberace’s Tale, From Michael Douglas and Steven Soderbergh 2013-05-17T21:54:42Z “One doesn’t come to Italy for niceness, one comes for life!” Edwardian travelers of ‘Room with a View’ come to 5th Avenue stage 2014-04-10T00:10:47Z Without descending to overt mimicry, Hanks captures Rogers’s body language and vocal intonations, and his own firmly established reputation for niceness adds an important element of credibility. ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ Review: You Are My Friend 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z “There was a certain niceness about them,” he says. From TIME?S Archive: Maurice Sendak on Children?s Books 2012-05-09T20:31:54Z There is also plenty of evidence that speaks to the contrary of Cooper's much-exaggerated niceness, starting with the whole premise of the show. “Sex/Life” and the exhausting, male entitlement of the “nice guy” trope 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z Cleanliness has historically been used as a cultural gatekeeping mechanism to reinforce status distinctions based on a vague understanding of "niceness": Nice people, with nice yards, in nice houses, make for nice neighborhoods. Social media "pantry porn" becomes all the rage 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z “And the bow is a representation of JoJo. Ultimately the goal of that video is to suggest that meanness isn’t cool, and niceness is cool.” With Hair Bows and Chores, YouTube Youth Take On Mean Girls 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z But the film’s niceness is also central to its appeal, because nearly all of the characters are people you enjoy spending time with. | 'Win Win': Riding the Wave of Life?s Indignities 2011-03-17T23:03:24Z "Without effacing memories of Edward Fox in the role, Atkinson suggests a man whose very niceness is inherently tragic." Atkinson play wins critics' praise 2013-01-30T11:10:42Z We assume their salaries are decent, enough to buy nice houses and drive cars in various degrees of niceness, and they have health insurance, fancy dinners and gym memberships. When it comes to quiet quitting, "Lucky Hank" is the "Office Space" of academia 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z The vast majority of people who would bother coming up to an obscure scribbler are already self-selected for niceness. Why I was rude and other writers' woes 2010-05-11T08:37:00Z These twin portrayals of female niceness are not some kind of retrograde feminist backlash. Killing with kindness: “Lady Dynamite” and “Kimmy Schmidt” prove nice women can be funny and complex, too 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z The play celebrates a variety of Canadian habits and customs, of which seemingly compulsive niceness is the main focus. A Delightful Dictionary for Canadian English 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Good relationships, it seemed to me, were based on mutual niceness, a gentle zone where friends and partners lived out their affections. Keeping This Fluffy, Fragile Beast Alive 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z “Burt is the apostle of niceness,” Spiegelman told me, “but that is neither good nor bad.” The Education Issue: Stephen Burt, Poetry’s Cross-Dressing Kingmaker 2012-09-16T00:17:27Z As for curing the world's ills, fellowship and niceness are a good start. 'Book of Mormon': an outrageous, but good-natured, trip from Utah to Africa | Theater review 2013-01-11T07:31:05Z In his eminent niceness, Junior hesitates, and as the result of this delay, Tulip inadvertently activates the company’s long-dormant automatic babymaking machine. Where Do Babies Come From? Harmlessly Enjoyable Storks Has the Answer 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z And then you start going, well, do those goofy stories have something to do with the niceness? ArtsBeat: Holy Terrors: A Conversation With the Creators of 'The Book of Mormon' 2011-02-16T16:23:16Z Yet there's that persistent, buoyant strain of niceness. The secret of her success 2011-04-01T15:28:00Z I too responded to this banquet of niceness, when not adhering to my professional skepticism. About Time: Richard Curtis’ Love, Repeatedly 2013-10-31T16:07:04Z In fact, the power of niceness shouldn’t be underestimated. Do women really go for “bad boys”? Science settles the age-old question 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z I want to live – to germinate something, but with quietness, niceness.” Alejandro González Iñárritu: 'When you see The Revenant you will say "Wow"' 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z Her niceness seemed in some ways like a shield against personal disclosure. Olivia Palermo Got a Lot Out of That Internship 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z We live in a dark age when the most nearly eloquent new structures are boutique condos—popping up mushroom-like in Brooklyn—which at least express kinds of niceness that money can buy. Frank Gehry’s Digital Defiance 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z In that, we would have been at one with the writer of the King James version's preface, Miles Smith, who insisted that "niceness in words was always counted the next step to trifling". The King James Bible reconsidered 2011-02-19T00:06:00Z He also shares the reasons he fell for that girl: her body, face, style, niceness, financial independence and family-orientedness. 5 Things We Learned from Kanye West's GQ Interview 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Bean, however, discovers that beneath the surface, nice sometimes encompasses more than, well, niceness. Spare Times for Children for Oct. 24-30 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z It’s a scene that might be intimidating were it not for a great, largely untold secret: David Lynch is a cheery, congenial soul who rivals the Simpsons character Ned Flanders for howdy-doody niceness. David Lynch: ‘You gotta be selfish. It's a terrible thing’ 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z The slow reveal of how much Roy values the women in his life adds its own distinct strain to the overall vibe of niceness dominating "Ted Lasso." "Ted Lasso" has a message for everyone: Get you a man like Roy Kent 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z In the course of this section – part sinewy historical fiction, part inscrutable moral fable – Roth increases the tension by piling on even more niceness. Nemesis by Philip Roth 2010-10-02T09:03:00Z Versatility plus public niceness multiplied by a secure private life equals professional success. Olivia Colman: 'It's slightly scary … it could all go wrong' 2013-07-07T17:30:00Z That is, ultimately, what I took away from the pilot episode: “The Late Late Show With James Corden” is a space for niceness, an oasis of good humor. James Corden’s nice-guy schtick: His “Late Late Show” feels an awful lot like “CBS does Jimmy Fallon” 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z In it he created The Culture, a galaxy-hopping society run by powerful but benevolent machines and possessed of what its inventor called "well-armed liberal niceness". Iain Banks dies aged 59 2013-06-09T17:22:02Z On one his comedy podcasts, Marc Maron, who stars in “Sleepwalk With Me” and clearly admires Mr. Birbiglia, talks about early skepticism, mentioning his “niceness and ambitious disposition.” Mike Birbiglia Brings ‘Sleepwalk With Me’ to the Big Screen 2012-08-17T20:03:02Z The real fantasy in Superman that makes him attractive isn’t just his superhuman physical abilities but his superhuman emotional ability, his superhuman psychological resilience, his superhuman niceness. My “Supergirl” hypocrisy: Female superheroes don’t need to be “broken” to kick ass 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z With sweet feminist irony, it’s this dream boy made flesh who finally liberates them from that feminine yoke, extreme faux niceness. What Does It Mean to Be a “Real” Writer? 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Sometimes people can confuse my niceness for weakness in a way — or ditziness or stupidity. Ariana Grande: If I Were an Emoji, I Would Be 👩, Or Maybe 🌌 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z I'm a nice guy to anyone I meet, until they show me they don't deserve niceness. Noel Clarke: 'The films that I've written and directed aren't necessarily the kind I like watching' 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z Their opener, amiable if a little stiff, played on the idea of aggressive niceness, “roasting” stars in the room with compliments. The Golden Globes Sets the Thermometer to Warm 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z How unexpected: While we were there, I was constantly surprised by the genuine niceness of the people . Chasing sunrises — and mountains — in Nepal 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z As Inked magazine described Mr. Mazza in May, “He has an air of niceness and humility you don’t see often in the booze-fueled world of bars and clubs.” Windsor Custom at the Ainsworth 2011-12-14T23:34:36Z “In a scene filled with guys who swagger or rant or flamboyantly display their anxiety, Mr. Gondelman is the model of niceness and sanity,” Mr. Zinoman wrote. Comedy Listings for May 13-19 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z He was kind, and gentle, with that midwestern niceness that's a positive thing rather than an absence of character. Neil Gaiman: A man who won't forget Ray Bradbury 2012-06-06T20:46:31Z One thing that made White seem forever young was her skill at playing bawdy or naughty while still radiating niceness. Betty White, an ageless TV star, was America’s sweetheart 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z The niceness is the seduction; it’s the thing he can do better than anyone. This Tom Hanks Story Will Help You Feel Less Bad 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z I'm not sure the Cheerios would cave so easily to niceness, but it's worth it for Mercedes. Glee: season one, episode 16 2010-05-03T21:00:00Z "Nice guys" often think the mere act of dating a woman entitles them to the label, and certainly entitles them to any outcome they want from a woman in exchange for their "niceness." On "FBoy Island," the line between nice guys and fboys is thin to nonexistent 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z “You’re the loathsome collaborationist of sweet intentions, elite pedigree, high education and general niceness,” he writes of those mainstream environmentalists who fail one or more of his many litmus tests for ideological acceptability. Can the American West Be Saved? 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z It's time to call time on this spineless mummy niceness. Mothers, enough of the simpering please! 2013-06-29T06:29:01Z Intervening in the affairs of benighted worlds is the Culture, an intergalactic civilisation characterised not just by supreme technological power but also what its inventor called "well-armed liberal niceness". Use of Weapons by Iain M Banks 2012-08-10T21:55:06Z I came to this dawning realization: niceness has nothing to do with it. The Origins of 'Privilege' 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Is what he did at the Governors Ball and all this niceness him doing just that? Tom Hanks on surviving coronavirus: 'I had crippling body aches, fatigue and couldn't concentrate' 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Real life niceness is something at which we could all be better. Ellen DeGeneres Is Not as Nice as You Think 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Perhaps this is especially true in a world where kindness and compassion are often denigrated as being weak, and where “niceness” is often decried as merely bland and uninteresting. How BoJack Horseman became the most empathetic show on television 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z They indulge in decoration, pretty colours, niceness and mawkish charm. Exhibitions picks of the week 2010-05-28T23:06:00Z But his parents reckon his worrying niceness must be nipped in the bud, and they send him off to Uncle Bigbad at Cunning College. Emma Barnes's top 10 books with wolves 2012-08-09T13:42:22Z It was worth it to meet Joanne Rogers, Mr. Rogers’s widow, who is a veritable lawn sprinkler of niceness. Mrs. Rogers’s Neighborhood 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The question is whether that niceness, or at least a reasonable level of respectful collegiality, safety, fair play and the rest, requires a sacrifice in quality — and, if so, whether we’re willing to make it. Is It Finally Twilight for the Theater’s Sacred Monsters? 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z He is the most grounded, but he’s coming to terms with what it means to be nice: Do you have to shed that layer of niceness in order to survive in a community? How to Go From ‘Veep’ Scene-Stealer to Action-Movie Apprentice 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z But it was Williams’ niceness or perhaps his praise -- he told Manning that his “runs were consistent every time” and that he’d gotten admirably “lost in his moment” -- that carried the day. 'The Voice' recap: Blind auditions are now twice as nice 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Without effacing memories of Edward Fox in the role, Atkinson suggests a man whose very niceness is inherently tragic. Quartermaine's Terms – review 2013-01-30T01:07:38Z Look back over Knightley’s previous press and what sticks out – more, even, than her habit of irritating people by dint of crimes including her looks and niceness – is her composure. Keira Knightley: 'I can’t act the flirt or mother to get my voice heard. It makes me feel sick' 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z He makes plain niceness look like the most radical stance of all. Review: Looking Inward in Poetry Books From Ron Padgett and Nick Flynn 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z This is particularly apparent when he's contending with microaggressions hurled his way by the adults in his life or stewing whenever his parents, the paragon of white Midwestern, go-along-to-get-along niceness, fail to defend him. Netflix's new Colin Kaepernick series is as ambitious but not quite as successful as its subject 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z There's a suspicion that her niceness is only skin-deep and that the doll's house world she's building is too good to be true. Does Freedom reign? 2010-09-17T23:05:00Z As its doodle-dee-doo theme song suggests, “Parks and Recreation” ranks high on the niceness scale, even as it pokes fun at the notion of Midwestern politesse. Cultural Studies: On TV, Nice Guys Finish First - Cultural Studies 2011-12-09T19:24:48Z From there the niceness disappears entirely: "Rock and Hard Place." Who is the one who knocks? On the "Better Call Saul" midseason finale two devils drop by 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z So we wanted to disrupt this by saying we don't owe anyone niceness at our own expense. "Feminist AF" author on hip-hop & feminism today: "We're not playing nice anymore" 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z The couple's multimillion dollar effort to sell their normality and niceness is bizarre in the larger scheme of things, but understandable. Meeting "Harry & Meghan": the Sussexes launch the next stage of their strategic charm offensive 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Ted came to England as a broken man with a gentle smile on his face, a head full of homespun similes, cornpone puns and a heart bursting with Midwestern niceness. Time to move on from the "Ted Lasso" way after a bloated season 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z It was a strong breach of the oppressive contract of niceness. How Civil Must America Be? 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Look where being the paragon of niceness gets you, she seemed to say. Perspective | Ellen DeGeneres is sorry. ‘Ellen’ the talk show is still forcing a smile. 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z White remained youthful in part through her skill at playing bawdy or naughty while radiating niceness. Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z "Maybe we should all worry a little bit more about the niceness of our actions." "I crossed the line": Samantha Bee apologizes – again – for calling Ivanka Trump a "feckless... 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z “The Xerox family suffers from ‘terminal niceness,’” she once said in a speech to the company’s sales reps. In Her New Memoir, Ursula M. Burns Recounts Blazing a Trail to the Top of Xerox 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z When Trump is reëlected in 2020, the reign of niceness will end. The Sub-Gatsby Phantasmagoria of Anthony Scaramucci’s Book Party 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z The possibility of actually drowning in so much niceness makes me start to feel slightly panicky. Confessions of a Hay virgin 2010-06-01T06:59:00Z He has a soft-spoken Midwestern niceness — he grew up in Cleveland, the son of a science teacher. For His Next Act, Anthony Doerr Wrote a Book About Everything 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Vulture once created a list ranking the niceness of his various characters. In ‘A Friend of the Family,’ Jake Lacy Breaks Character 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z So, what church became was politeness enforcement, niceness enforcement. What comedian Pete Holmes knows about the self and love, and self love 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z "Ted Lasso" has slid by on niceness for a long time. You can be queer but you can't be happy on "Ted Lasso" 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z "American Idol's" new age of niceness Let the healing begin. "American Idol's" new age of niceness 2011-01-20T16:19:00Z More importantly, his niceness makes him one of the few young American actors who can play a leading man. Profiling Joseph Gordon-Levitt: The Crowd-Sourced Version 2011-09-14T08:25:00Z But remember: This is Canada we’re singing about, a land that can sometimes seem the global headquarters of niceness. Review | It’s been 18 years since 9/11, but ‘Come From Away’ will still bring you to tears 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z A Twitter user echoed this sentiment: “Ronald Gladden on #JuryDuty is hot AND nice. And the niceness just reinforces the hotness.” 'I think ur my soulmate': How Ronald Gladden became the nice-guy thirst trap 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Still, anyone interested in gaming history will find a lot to enjoy here; and the general niceness helps make what is essentially a fun 15-minute anecdote tolerable for 90. Review: Keira Knightley pursues the 'Boston Strangler' in Hulu journalistic thriller 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Reducing activism to fuzzy feelings of love and niceness prevents the hard work of disrupting the vestiges of the white supremacy that continue to endanger Black lives and hold the country hostage. Opinion | Boston’s ‘Embrace’ holds fast to the whitewashed view of MLK 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Pádraic, for all his talk of niceness, is the one whose escalating harassment of Colm takes on menacing overtones, lubricated by whiskey, desperation and anger. Review: In buddy breakup drama 'The Banshees of Inisherin,' all's Farrell in love and war 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z But a little niceness can take you a long way — especially now. Perspective | How travelers can get better customer service 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Others, such as this guy, interpret your niceness and polite social cues as invitations to encroach further. Perspective | Ask Amy: A man keeps interrupting my workout at the gym 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z She said she handed Menjares a handwritten letter Sunday, telling him to resign and expressing her dislike of “Christian niceness,” which she described as superficial kindness when Christians are actively participating in discrimination. Graduating students give SPU interim president pride flags, protesting anti-LGBTQ+ policy 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Dissent is hard to find at a university known for its culture of niceness. CRT, Trumpism and doubt roil Biola University. Is this the future of evangelical Christianity? 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z First, Ellen traded on her “niceness” by big giveaways on her shows. Why is Justin Chang dissing 'Downton' sequel? 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z But don’t go looking for steamy sex scenes in the works of a writer whom a critic once described as possessing “indefatigable niceness.” Ann Patchett on why she isn't doing a conventional book tour — possibly ever again 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z It’s a TV fandom known not only for its commitment to the show but also for its collective niceness. The 75 best TV shows on Netflix right now, according to our experts 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z “She is so nice, people sometimes mistake her niceness for softness,” Leverett Wing, one of her early supporters, said. Michelle Wu Makes Her Play for Power in Boston 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Wilson, who perhaps thinks niceness is overrated, does not play nicely with the other eight members of the Houston Community College System’s board of trustees. Opinion | The Supreme Court should hesitate before striding into this free-speech minefield 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z They pride themselves on this niceness, especially in professional settings. Why Is Everyone Else Quitting? 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z They’ve never hidden who they were, yet In-n-Out sold a fantasy of apolitical niceness that most Californians slurped up like one of the chain’s fantastic strawberry milkshakes. Column: What In-N-Out's vaccine standoff reveals about the California dream 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z As a series ethos, niceness is probably harder to make entertaining than nastiness, which may be why it’s rarer to come by. Review | ‘Ted Lasso’ overwhelms with its kindness and compassion. It’s okay to find it annoying. 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z The niceness was mostly eliminated after their second bout, which included an extended brouhaha over a charity donation promised by McGregor to Poirier. Conor talks trash, throws kick at Poirier before UFC 264 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Social-media users combed through footage of her interviews to find spicy remarks she had made to celebrity guests, as if turning up evidence that the niceness was a ruse. Ellen DeGeneres Is Ending Her Show After Years of Dancing and ‘Be Kind’ 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Now, this is a generalization, but on the whole, whether the niceness is genuine or not, people won’t be openly bigoted. Why Is Everyone Else Quitting? 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z “There are these dichotomies, these opposites of niceness and roughness,” she says, her voice trailing off. The Artist Upending Photography’s Brutal Racial Legacy 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Today, Iowans who used to be renowned for niceness prefer a national leader whose defining characteristic is meanness, especially toward urban areas, where more liberals, racial minorities and immigrants live. Editorial Roundup: Iowa 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z And the iPad Air epitomizes that niceness with its new design. Apple iPad Air (2020) review: take it from the Pro 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z It’s a TV fandom known not only for its commitment to the show but for its collective niceness. 'Wynonna Earp’ is 'back from the dead.' Again. 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Ted Williams, George Blanda and Bobby Knight never were afflicted with terminal niceness. Least popular tour pro, or did we all get him wrong? - Golf Digest 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Midwestern “niceness” camouflages Midwestern racism, at least in the white imagination. Review | What almost everyone gets wrong about the Midwest 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z But perhaps there’s a need right now for a more radical form of “niceness” — the actual, real deal. Radical niceness will see society through the coronavirus crisis | Anouchka Grose 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z For that reason, feminism has a particular duty to fight “the tyranny of niceness” – which is, and has always been, one of the most potent forces holding women back. Beyond Rebel Girls: In praise of difficult women 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z My memories of her from my childhood amount to a uniform haze of bland niceness punctuated with flares of incomprehensible anger or tears and almost no sense of emotional connection. The Art of Dying 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Here was an actor nearly synonymous with affability, with “niceness,” playing one of the friendliest faces to ever flicker across a TV screen. Tom Hanks didn’t want to be Mr. Rogers. Then he met Marielle 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z It was because of his niceness that he remained among the highest-paid sportsmen in the world until the end. In search of our better selves - Golf Digest 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z The famed Canadian niceness may be a thing of the past, and perhaps necessarily so. The elections have made Canadian politics more complex: It is now chess — not checkers 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z But more relevant here might be the sliding scale of kindness, or niceness, or civility — three words that the combatants on each side of this fight seem intent on collapsing into one. Opinion | Ellen DeGeneres tells America she’s better than us 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z There is lots of overt niceness here, for it is homecoming — a local holiday — and the cool Canadian air has everyone a little extra pumped. The Middle Ages: A homecoming 45 years in the making 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Canadians are, for the most part, a nice lot, but as Trudeau showed us last week, niceness alone won’t save us. Justin Trudeau – not so much racist as shallow and ineffectual | Leah McLaren 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Golf fans want to know: Is all the apparent niceness on the PGA Tour for real? In search of our better selves - Golf Digest 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Some of this may be the result of Hoosier niceness — a very real cultural phenomenon. Opinion | We should all miss Dan Coats’s calm competence 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z "But his niceness and his unassuming manner should not be mistaken for any kind of softness. He has the sharpest mind I've ever encountered." John Paul Stevens remembered as 'judge's judge,' with original approach to law 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z “He’s got his code of honor when it comes to being an Uber driver, and he’s way too polite. He’s a little oppressive with his niceness.” In action-comedy ‘Stuber,’ Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista shoot down toxic masculinity 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Giving evidence, she said the nuns put on a show of "niceness" but became violent as soon as the sisters' social worker left the building. Children's homes were 'places of fear' 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z After the flurry of post-Weinstein fury, that brief moment of potential in which an evening might erupt into incendiary speeches, award ceremonies turned back into politely grateful niceness all round. Barry Manilow: glad to be gay, without trying to sell something | Rebecca Nicholson 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z The tyranny of niceness discourages anything that might immediately upset anyone. Avengers: Endgame may well be brilliant – but the pressure to say so isn’t | Catherine Shoard 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z “Where I grew up was a decent and affluent place but some horrible stories went on behind those manicured lawns and nice cars. The niceness could be a mask.” The world champion who survived boxing and thrived in Hollywood 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z But that involves using flexible plastic for the bendable screens, which is likely to represent a compromise in durability and plain niceness. Why Vivo thinks port-less phones are the future 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z He just thinks of niceness as a general standard to which everyone accepts they can be held. “Color and Light” 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Again, the central obsession of "authenticity" is fueling the story, as Klobuchar's public brand is a Midwestern niceness, which these reports of personal cruelty seem to undercut. Are female candidates "authentic"? The sexist trope that's attacking the 2020 field 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Black friends have often told me that they prefer open hostility to niceness. White people assume niceness is the answer to racial inequality. It's not | Robin diAngelo 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z He jokes that the “niceness” compensates for a profession that is not always viewed kindly. Tom Hanks to present SAG’s lifetime award to Alan Alda 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z But the reality is that our incivility often reveals much more profound ruptures — and that the obvious kind of civility, the civility of niceness, is only the most superficial marker of much deeper moral obligations. When Is ‘Civility’ a Duty, and When Is It a Trap? 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z After so much criticism, my guest’s simple niceness felt otherworldly, as if Oregon was not just a different state but an alternate planet that sustained and nourished brilliant men. He shared my house and borrowed my heart as well 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Later, scrolling through the shouty soapbox noise of Twitter, I decide to share this nugget of niceness. A heartwarming story that turned out to be true 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z But niceness does not bring racism to the table and will not keep it on the table when so many of us who are white want it off. White people assume niceness is the answer to racial inequality. It's not | Robin diAngelo 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Putting aside questions of “niceness,” this hardly describes a party that’s being respectful of the process and the professor raising the allegation. Trump 'would have preferred' no additional Kavanaugh scrutiny 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z His inherent niceness came through, more than him being in any kind of zone. The Epic Bogey That Won The Open At Birkdale - Golf Digest 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z The majority of men who enter my office appear either flat and emotionless or superficially engaged but hiding behind impenetrable niceness. Opinion | What Men Say About #MeToo in Therapy 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z Now, this celebration of niceness is, I hasten to add, not a plea for blandness. Roger Federer: the more we love him, the nicer he becomes | Geoff Dyer 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z This creates a culture in which white people assume that niceness is the answer to racial inequality and people of color are required to maintain white comfort in order to survive. White people assume niceness is the answer to racial inequality. It's not | Robin diAngelo 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z “I’m not sure if it’s been niceness,” he said. Normally courteous Canadians outraged by Trump’s remarks 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z “Maybe we should worry a bit more about the niceness of our actions.” Samantha Bee on Ivanka Trump comments: ‘I hate that this distracted from more important issues’ 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z A month ahead of his summit with Kim Jong Un, Trump lauded the North Korean leader for his generosity, hospitality and awesome niceness. Opinion | It’s far too early for Trump to take credit on North Korea 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Alongside his tennis skills, the latter’s marketable niceness has turned into a nice little earner. Roger Federer: the more we love him, the nicer he becomes | Geoff Dyer 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z Thus, it becomes essential for white people to quickly and eagerly telegraph their niceness to people of color. White people assume niceness is the answer to racial inequality. It's not | Robin diAngelo 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z It was a naughty swerve from his usual niceness, and over lunch in Houston on Thursday, he told me that he regretted it. Opinion | Watch Out, Ted Cruz. Beto is Coming. 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z I’m baffled by the design of the company’s website, aggravated by the pushy data-thirsty ways of its apps, and unimpressed by the contrived niceness of its founder and boss. Facebook’s Messenger Lite is actually really good 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z The airline said earlier this year it was a "victim" of its own "niceness" after allowing customers to bring a second carry-on bag for free. Ryanair cuts cabin baggage allowance to ease delays - BBC News 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z “He’d be somewhere warm and glamorous and full of niceness,” says Cunningham. Watch the Game of Thrones Cast Sort Celebrities into Houses 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z The racial kinship white people attempt to draw from niceness might be seen as a false or fabricated affinity. White people assume niceness is the answer to racial inequality. It's not | Robin diAngelo 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z And as AEI social scientist Charles Murray says, too many of the successful classes, who followed the success sequence, do not preach what they practice, preferring “ecumenical niceness” to being judgmental. Opinion | Listen up, millennials. There’s sequence to success. 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Yet even then, American niceness obscured a tendency to refuse accountability for aggression and offense — and even unspeakable cruelty. Perspective | Americans have always been nice. But is it just a sham? 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Just down the road from the metal arachnid-based nightmare that is Arcadia is the Park stage, a hub of niceness flanked by the double whammy of a book store and a tea and cake cafe. Glastonbury 2017: Sunday with Barry Gibb, Chic and Laura Marling – follow it live! 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z But Canadians will fight you with both fists on the niceness thing. Canadians hate to be called nice. But it’s worse than that. We’re dull | Heather Mallick 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z But the deception of niceness adds a confusing layer that makes it difficult for people of color to decipher trustworthy allyship from disingenuous white liberalism. White people assume niceness is the answer to racial inequality. It's not | Robin diAngelo 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Schutz’s high, slightly childish voice and her inherent niceness can make her seem unsure of herself, but that impression disappears when you see her paintings. Why Dana Schutz Painted Emmett Till 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Today, “niceness” is not a word that most people associate with Americans. Perspective | Americans have always been nice. But is it just a sham? 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z If niceness were a number, we would be guilty of some pretty extreme rounding up. Why do we think we’re nicer than we actually are? 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z The idea doesn’t reflect a “weak” desire for niceness. Trump’s Radical Anti-Americanism 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z In addition to niceness, proximity is seen as evidence of a lack of racism. White people assume niceness is the answer to racial inequality. It's not | Robin diAngelo 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Many Seattleites, especially transplants to the Emerald City, don’t think the niceness extends beyond that. Newcomers talk about the 'Seattle Freeze' and how to overcome it 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z In a sense, this is quintessential American niceness: a tendency to insist on one’s own affability and friendliness while dismissing all unwarranted or unnecessary acts of cruelty as necessary evils. Perspective | Americans have always been nice. But is it just a sham? 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Mary Tyler Moore’s inherent niceness and exuberant smile made it impossible to recast her feminist strides as shrillness or selfishness. Opinion | Mary Tyler Moore taught us to face changing times with joy and spunk 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z But I came away from that piece with a thought that initially seemed banal, but ended up feeling profound: niceness works. Climate Change News That Stuck With Us in 2016 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z This takes courage, and niceness without strategic and intentional anti-racist action is not courageous. White people assume niceness is the answer to racial inequality. It's not | Robin diAngelo 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z “And I said, this is not going to be an election on niceness.” The people v the people 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Americans themselves regarded their famed niceness as the cornerstone of a democratic personality. Perspective | Americans have always been nice. But is it just a sham? 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z For those who make it to leadership, niceness is also a key to success. Nice People Really Do Have More Fun 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z If there is an error, don't let your niceness keep you from contesting the charge. 6 Ways Being Too Nice Costs You Money 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z The camaraderie that Fowler fosters on the course did not escape the attention of his first-round honorary observers, Azar and Bova, who vowed to return to their home courses and emulate Fowler’s niceness. Rickie Fowler’s Killer Instinct Comes With a Smile 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z This season, as in those most recently, the coaches’ personal preferences have been obscured by a veil of niceness. 'The Voice' recap: The Top 12 take the stage 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z As a refreshing alternative to European stuffiness, American niceness conveys democratic informality while sustaining the myth of American exceptionalism: Americans are not just nice but the nicest people on earth. Perspective | Americans have always been nice. But is it just a sham? 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z In many cases, however, compliance is not niceness; it is weakness. Nice People Really Do Have More Fun 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z But in the clamor of factionalism that plagues the party, the political base for niceness just isn’t big enough. In the GOP race, there’s no room for nice 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Perhaps the closest analogy is gentrification – sweeping away petty crime and dirty streets for more educated interactions and niceness. The fall: how diving became football’s worst crime | Alejandro Chacoff 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Any niceness or manners among our talk show hosts is based on accepting what they say, unquestioningly, and being a devoted daily listener. Donald Trump’s Struggle in Wisconsin Is About Demographics, Not Momentum 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Habitual niceness meant habitually nicked boundaries, dismissed as just more dents in an already beleaguered autonomy. When it came time to defend myself, it was easier to fight than to speak up 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z In my view, the fact that niceness beats physical beauty is evidence of the existence of God. Nice People Really Do Have More Fun 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z This leads her, perversely, to avoid many social occasions for fear of wearing herself out from attentiveness - the price of such niceness can be very high. A Point of View: When does borrowing from other cultures become 'appropriation'? - BBC News 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Or were they exhibiting some version of Midwestern niceness? Living With Cancer: Being Erased 1460-09-08T05:00:00Z Culturally, Wisconsin, despite bitter political battles in recent years, and Minnesota pride themselves on niceness. Why Liberal Massachusetts Is Poised to Give Donald Trump a Big Victory 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Between the socialized niceness of my gender and the lingering effects of once being the new kid with a bowl cut and no English, I got used to being artificially timid. When it came time to defend myself, it was easier to fight than to speak up 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z It’s important to note that kindness and niceness are not identical. Nice People Really Do Have More Fun 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Rock mentioned that Hollywood was a "different kind of racist" than other institutions — one that disguises its racism in niceness and liberalism. Oscars host Chris Rock: 'Is Hollywood racist? You're damn right Hollywood’s racist' 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z There is no tragedy of anachronistic niceness in Jeb Bush’s fall; his shortcomings as a candidate were visible before Trump even got into the race. Bush’s Befuddled Goodbye and the Risks of Trump Denialism 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Obama has consistently shown a willingness to shower them with unconditional love, in the belief that niceness conquers all in the end. U.S.-Iranian Swaps Pit Compassion Against Costs 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z On the other hand, the commitment to niceness had a tendency to muffle aggressive criticism. The Ford Foundation’s Quest to Fix the World 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z The researchers varied Todd’s levels of handsomeness and “niceness” while keeping Mike’s personality and looks constant and neutral. Nice People Really Do Have More Fun 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Whenever possible, Trump campaigns on emotion, not fact, and in his constant recalculation of niceness, he ensures that people remember that, for Trump, this is all personal, not business. The First Five Rules of Trump 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z So the niceness stereotype is a way of keeping women at a lower place in the hierarchy, so that they find it harder to compete with men. 100 Women 2015: How can we stop unconscious bias? - BBC News 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z He said: "Doing something like this, you appreciate the fundamental niceness of people." Solo windsurfer's 2,200 mile journey around Britain - BBC News 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z "There is this niceness factor people want in their president," says Bennett, seated in his office, adorned with poster-sized pictures of ebullient Carson supporters holding homemade signs. Dr. Nice Guy 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Mertis is fundamentally pleasant, and sees no reason not to litter her world with niceness. The Woman Changing the American Stage 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z Next time consider whether she’s nice in addition to her other impressive accomplishments, or whether her niceness helped her to achieve success in the first place. Nice Women Win: Why Being Nice is a Business Strength 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z As Trump scolded Kelly, neither he nor the country have time for political correctness, tone or niceness. Trumping Hamilton: A Tale of Two Bastards 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Hopkins is funny and frequently complimentary, which might be manipulative but might just be niceness. Katie Hopkins: ‘I definitely identify with that murderer thing, where you click off’ 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z Some meditators insist that their primary goal is neither niceness nor happiness but knowledge. Meta-Meditation: A Skeptic Meditates on Meditation 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z So under Pence’s reasoning, either that protection is unnecessary, given the state’s essential niceness, or it recognizes that, even in states with nice people, some do bad things. Indiana’s odious law 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z But perhaps its startling niceness was the ultimate affront to all the punks and skinheads who tried so hard to be nasty. Outpunking the Punks 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Yet, niceness in the business world is becoming the exception rather than the rule. It's Never Too Late To Be Nice 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z It appears that many were not terribly up to niceness this particular afternoon. Hong Kong's Early Christmas Present 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z But if so, this only suggests the pitiable limits of niceness and its utter irrelevance for the production of something approaching justice, or for that matter even insight. What Chris Rock got wrong: “Nice” white people perpetuate white supremacy 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z His distinguishing quality, according to an endorsement from the left-wing daily Haaretz, is “niceness.” Israel’s One-State Reality 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z The niceness holds for two more days: sunny today, with a high of 63. New York Today: Ebola and Quarantines 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Certain kinds of niceness are not easy to recover from because they so thoroughly destroy your appetite for the opposite. A Hotel Room of One's Own 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z But Swift’s reputation for niceness is unrivalled – and, as I discover a few minutes later, completely deserved. Taylor Swift: ‘Sexy? Not on my radar' 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z Nice is not the same as “great” or “lovely” or even “sweet” — it’s a category of well-pitched, ordinary decency, and a person who has niceness has everything. The Genius Next Door 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z His Vermont niceness was supplemented by a Yankee toughness. Sen. Jim Jeffords Put Policy Before Party 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z For congenitally “nice” people, it takes a long time for it to dawn on them that the cosmos just don’t seem to be wired to reward niceness in the way they’d expect. 4 Valuable Lessons That Mean People Inflict Upon Us 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z A triple crown of niceness: sunny and 82 today, sunny and 83 on Saturday, mostly sunny and 81 on Sunday. New York Today: Don't Fear the Mosquitoes 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Rogen’s special gift to audiences is that he projects a sweet, unthreatening geniality — and, though he might cringe to hear it, an essential niceness. How Seth Rogen Became the Stoner King of Comedy 2014-05-12T18:00:19Z There is depth to her niceness, and a niceness to her depth, which has not only quadrupled her company’s fortunes, but which promises a wealth of great work to come. The Genius Next Door 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z “If you want a smart animal,” he says, “select for niceness.” How Smart Is That Doggy in the Window? 2014-04-13T09:45:34Z Stereotypes are bad in general, but a reputation for niceness would be a good thing to keep. Adam Levine: People‘s Sexiest Man, But Not Sexiest Mensch 2013-11-22T18:55:56Z “It had the effect of cultivating an atmosphere of niceness.” Smut With a Smile 2013-10-17T10:00:45Z In the scientific literature, niceness is called prosociality—any attitude, behavior, or social institution oriented toward the welfare of others or society as a whole. Do Nice People Succeed in Business? It Depends 2013-09-16T12:08:00Z A minimum-wage job with long hours, a lot of weekend working, despised and bossed around by nurses and doctors, is not conducive to niceness. Money, as ever, is at the root of the care worker crisis 2013-07-10T09:12:06Z She was obviously determined to make something out of all this, which is another factor causing me to suspect she was hiding behind the door the day they were handing out niceness. Phone etiquette at a shopping till is a grey area, but basic politeness isn't 2013-07-06T23:04:12Z Forcefulness can become bullying; decisiveness can turn into pigheadedness; niceness can develop into indecision. Schumpeter: Too much of a good thing 2013-06-06T15:01:29Z But for others, niceness is not in their nature. Rutgers Scandal: Coaches Tread a Fine Line Between Tough Love and Abuse 2013-05-28T20:35:28Z When we are mindful of the vulnerability of niceness to the depredations of nastiness, however, increasing prosociality must be handled with care. Do Nice People Succeed in Business? It Depends 2013-09-16T12:08:00Z Actual ambulances may yet be needed in the N.H.L.'s first-round series between Montreal and Ottawa, which is trying in one fell swoop to wreck Canada’s reputation for niceness. Leading Off: Knicks’ Fortunes Change in a New York Minute 2013-05-06T15:04:22Z It's niceness getting in the way and it causes real problems. It's Time to Fire the Jerks 2013-03-08T15:05:00Z Many people think in terms of mental shortcuts or heuristics: aggression leads to aggression and niceness leads to niceness. Feeling Threatened Makes Us Nicer 2013-01-17T16:45:00.223Z That Washington is renowned for its mellow niceness, even on the roads. As football teams meet, a comparison of two Washingtons 2013-01-05T06:19:28Z Businesses flourish when they create social environments that allow niceness to generate value, thereby winning the Darwinian contest. Do Nice People Succeed in Business? It Depends 2013-09-16T12:08:00Z But that sentiment was soon swept away by the intelligence, old-fashioned niceness, and pleasant humor of Carnegie's current stewards. Take a Lesson From the Old School 2012-10-24T17:02:33Z His extreme niceness is something that is often picked up by reviewers. Australian comedian Adam Hills: 'I was born without a foot. Dull. Move on' 2012-08-24T21:01:02Z Minnesotans, famous for their niceness, don't seem to like hostile takeovers very much. DealBook: Minnesota Minefield for a Best Buy Deal 2012-08-07T14:29:41Z Yet there was in the end little pleasure in shocking him, for he had no conventional niceness; yet there was a pleasure in hurting him, a fierce pleasure. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z If we think of niceness and nastiness as alternative social strategies that compete against each other, it turns out that either one can win depending upon the circumstances. Do Nice People Succeed in Business? It Depends 2013-09-16T12:08:00Z They were neat, clean, and cheerful however in aspect, and there was an attention to niceness of exterior visible every where, not very frequently found amongst the lower classes of any country. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z Who they really are, beyond prettiness, niceness, and cuteness. The War On Women Begins With Girls 2012-03-19T10:45:22Z What was, in the Dvorchak’s house and the other places Mr. Xi slept, just ordinary Iowa niceness in opening one’s home and being gracious about it, came boomeranging unexpectedly back. Xi Jinping of China Makes a Return Trip to Iowa 2012-02-15T17:27:53Z Sociologists have studied the correlations between religiosity and giving and niceness, and have discovered that the more people give, the nicer they are. The generosity of the faithful 2012-01-26T15:12:00Z You shouldn’t convert someone to niceness and turn them loose in a nasty world. Do Nice People Succeed in Business? It Depends 2013-09-16T12:08:00Z Miss Dobbs herself, who was niceness and cleverness personified, had never really broken through the ice. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z But while the premiere was titled "Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt," I'm not sure how much niceness really wants to accommodate. Sheen-a-Thon! Ashton Moves In, Charlie Moves On 2011-09-20T17:04:20Z Tell Wit how much she wrangles In fickle points of niceness; Tell Wisdom she entangles Herself in over niceness; And if they do reply Then give them both the lie. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z This desire results not from innate niceness of feeling for unity of design but from dislike of a distribution of interests which interferes with the suspense each story creates. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Converts to niceness must be connected to others who are employing nice strategies, or else they will be victimized and will perish if they don’t revert back to nastiness for their own preservation. Do Nice People Succeed in Business? It Depends 2013-09-16T12:08:00Z And they took what he could only call their refinement so much for granted, that they seemed almost to apologize for the sheer niceness in which they had so completely enveloped themselves. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z His had been an astonishing and exhilarating "niceness" to which Ann's suddenly aroused femininity had instantly responded. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z “State of Wonder” is an immensely touching novel, although as with much of Patchett’s work, its emotional impact is somewhat muted by her indefatigable niceness. Ann Patchett?s Amazon Wonder Drug Novel 2011-06-17T18:10:54Z Nothing ever gained in niceness from those lips. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z Many people implicitly think that niceness is a virtue for the rest of life, but when it comes to playing business hardball, only the selfish survive. Do Nice People Succeed in Business? It Depends 2013-09-16T12:08:00Z "I don't want our strength, the niceness, to limit us where we can go." Stanford will seek to dispel its too-nice reputation | NCAA Women's Tournament 2011-03-19T04:52:04Z He had been so "nice" to her, a protective, considerate niceness. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z Many people don’t like it but that’s also what innovation is all about – it’s really not about niceness and new. What Can Julian Assange Learn from Steve Jobs' Spirit of Innovation? 2011-02-24T16:45:43Z "Guess it hasn't gained niceness from that feller," he went on. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z And don't mistake Rose's even demeanor and off-the-court humble nature for niceness on the court. K.C. Johnson's Bulls mailbag 2011-02-03T18:04:00Z Its main characters are the members of a proudly, perhaps smugly, right-thinking — which is to say left-leaning — Minnesota family whose veneer of social responsibility and liberal niceness is shattered by external fissures and internal pressures. Film: Hollywood?s Class Warfare 2010-12-22T22:14:17Z That last irony’s niceness rests upon considerable spin. Book Review - Globish - By Robert McCrum 2010-06-18T16:09:00Z Let's look for a measurement of the national extent of niceness, not just in one individual. Unit of measure 2010-06-04T13:18:00Z More than that, it is often beneficial for humans to work together with other humans, which means that it would have been adaptive to evaluate the niceness and nastiness of other individuals. Magazine Preview: Moral Life of Babies 2010-05-05T13:01:00Z That name-checking of England seemed another example of Zola's cursed "niceness". Gianfranco Zola insists he is strong as well as nice | Donald McRae 2010-03-20T00:11:00Z Her legal status came about through what is known as a U visa — a humanitarian “island of niceness,” as one advocate called it, in a sea of restrictive United States immigration laws. 2010-01-08T05:42:00Z I told him that there just five before that, at which he admired my niceness.” 14th Oct. Springtime and Other Essays Different ways of seeing stats Counting is as easy as 1,2,3 - unless you're trying to count things like endangered species, wasted money and niceness, says Michael Blastland in his regular column. Unit of measure 2010-06-04T13:18:00Z He conceded that evolution can explain our niceness in instances like kindness to kin, where the niceness has a clear genetic payoff, but he drew the line at “high altruism,” acts of entirely disinterested kindness. Magazine Preview: Moral Life of Babies 2010-05-05T13:01:00Z “It will be of a niceness if Miss Temple and you shall come to mine house to tea to-morrow evening.” The Master's Violin For millions of immigrants and their supporters, however, the program is truly an island of niceness, as Catherine Ward-Seitz, the regional immigration coordinator for Bay Area Legal Aid in San Francisco, put it. 2010-01-08T05:42:00Z Renoux was beside her, very deferential and graceful in his attendance, and with that niceness of attitude which confesses respect in every movement. The Moonlit Way That would be awfully nice, but one can't make it a business, Uncle Thomas, or all the niceness would go out of it. Nancy of Paradise Cottage I meant to mark the contrast between the niceness of his grace's pride and the coarseness of his expression. Maria Edgeworth “It would be of a niceness,” the Fräulein assured him, very politely. The Master's Violin Then 'niceness' will become habitual with me, for the way all the men look at you fans the flame of my jealousy. Windyridge ‘I–I don’t think it’s quite fair to keep all the niceness to myself, you see!’ The Youngest Girl in the School But, now-a-days, the labourers, and especially the female part of them, have fallen into the taste of niceness in food and finery in dress; a quarter of a bellyful and rags are the consequence. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend Sam, who had been born in the colonies and felt pride in his niceness of speech, replied: "There 'r' jujube paste patties, macaroons, and sangaree, Mars' Li'nel." Maid Sally All the troubles, disorders and imperfections of existence were here carefully swept aside and one saw only the niceness, the health and strength of being. The "Genius" Car-conducting may be a work of niceness and despatch, but it is ill training for working on the spars of a rolling ship. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea His niceness, Miss Keating imagined, would keep him linked arm in arm with his sister, maintaining, unconsciously, inoffensively, his distance and distinction. The Immortal Moment The Story of Kitty Tailleur The softness, the niceness, the ease, the grace of the people around her, won upon her day by day, and hour by hour. Lady Anna It strengthens the vocabulary; teaches niceness in the choice of words; invigorates the imagination and disciplines the mind far more than a dozen times the amount of prose. Rhymes and Meters A Practical Manual for Versifiers And the rapidity with which they read books prepared for their use, is a convincing proof of the niceness and extent to which the cultivation of this sense can be carried. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) He turned away lightly and loosened one of his jewelled garters, so that his stockings should hang in slovenly folds to prove that he was a man and despised niceness in his dress. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court A reputation that required some niceness of proficiency to retain. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country The Greeks were an outdoor people, who lived in the sun and the fresh air, and had none of the niceness bred by the life of our towns. Another Sheaf This was a species of maternal niceness Phil had never run up against, consequently he did not feel sympathetic toward it. The Spoilers of the Valley Johnny Byrd was nice, but it was a gay, cheery, everyday sort of niceness, she thought, with none of the quicksilver charm of the young man at the dinner dance. . . . The Innocent Adventuress Let it be true that the Queen, being alone, showed amongst their English fineries and nicenesses a gross and repulsive strangeness. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court Cold, he called her, selfish, only caring about herself, a foreigner with a bad nature, caring really about nothing, having no proper feelings at the bottom of her, and no proper niceness. The Rainbow Tell Wit how much it wrangles In tickle points of niceness— Tell Wisdom she entangles Herself in over-wiseness; And when they do reply, Straight give them both the lie. The Buccaneer A Tale My dress, if not showy or costly, was certainly without blame in its neatness and niceness, and perfectly becoming my place as a schoolgirl. Daisy This, as I have endeavoured to point out, is not a question of naughtiness or niceness, of candour or convention. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century Where such things can happen the domestic arts are simplified to nothing, and it would be madness in women to cultivate refinement or niceness. Change in the Village True, Americans tended toward slovenly cultivation, but niceness of method mattered little if the land yielded an abundant exportable surplus. Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, No. 17 His weapon, in both cases, is his justice, his precise scrupulousness of mind, the niceness of mental balance which gives to all that he says the double-edge of wisdom. William Shakespeare This is not a matter of science but of character, enthusiasm, niceness of perception, and fineness of emotion. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory There is at least one passage which the absence of all "naughty niceness" and the presence of the indescribably nasty make a good "try" for the acme of the disgusting. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 Mine had long since lost all niceness; and was no longer squeamish as to the sort of food I might swallow. The Boy Tar Though cooks are often men of pregnant wit, Through niceness of their subject few have writ. A Poetical Cook-Book Aunt Dorothy was a brick," said Herbert jerkily; "she saw niceness in people whatever they were like. Queensland Cousins He was afraid not to be witty, to wrangle, as he himself has said, In tickle points of niceness. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Nor was it for a moment the “dearie” kind of niceness that made you feel it was orders from above. Working With the Working Woman I also notice that these French houses show signs of natty niceness which one would not see in an English farmhouse. Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 She was in what are called reduced circumstances, and was moreover encumbered by sisters who were not quite all that could have been wished in the way of niceness. Punch, or the London Charivari, May 13, 1914 There was something about Miss Baker that was very nice; but even Miss Baker was very melancholy, and Miss Mackenzie could see that that melancholy had come from wasted niceness. Miss Mackenzie She only knew that the niceness of his voice annoyed her. There was a King in Egypt To be sure, matters were not attended to with the niceness of Mrs. Underhill; but Barbara was a treasure with her German neatness, and Bridget kept her kitchen at sixes and sevens. A Little Girl of Long Ago Safety is more to be respected than show or niceness for ease. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Then there were the stone drains to be making, and the great talking about the run of the water, and the lie of the land, and the niceness with which we laid those drains! The McBrides A Romance of Arran That love of the "niceness of conventionality," as Consuello had described it; that irresistible desire to live an easy life when he should have worked to restore his family fortune; had led him into trouble. Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles It seemed to him that every bit of the niceness, all the interest would go out of his life if he hadn’t Dickory. Dickory Dock Not for kindness,—oh, dear no,—Carol staunchly disclaimed any such niceness as that. Prudence Says So That kind of niceness is the worst form of cruelty.” The Heart of Una Sackville I love that woman for all her niceness to me. The Independence of Claire The disease of love, the disease of "spirit," the disease of niceness and benevolence and feeling good on our own behalf and good on somebody else's behalf. Fantasia of the Unconscious The Bavarians have no false pruderies, no nasty little nicenesses. Europe After 8:15 I have endured hardships which would paralyze your pampered niceness to hear described. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel And never have I realized the niceness of the world more fully than in the last few days. Set in Silver His appearance suggested all wires and indifference to the nicenesses of life. The Forfeit My dress, if not showy or costly, was certainly without blame in its neatness and niceness, and perfectly becoming my place as a school-girl. Daisy Did she lack a certain sense of niceness which warns women as to what they may or may not do? A Mummer's Tale "It's one of my few pleasant memories of this year—Mr. Grandcourt's niceness to me—and to all women." The Danger Mark The whole face is marked by the refinement of one from whom precision and niceness of judgment would be expected. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres Well, new places are nice," said the bunny uncle, "but old ones are nice, too, if you know where to look for the niceness. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods Yes," the old soldier said; "a fair weather sort of niceness, Aggie. With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent "You're a nice old thing," she whispered, flashing into unexpected dimples, and she rewarded him for his niceness in a way he thought altogether desirable. The Big-Town Round-Up Yet, if we are to understand the amazing popularity of Titian's and of Veronese's women, we must take note of their niceness to kiss and obvious willingness to be kissed. Art Under the influence of the two motives, she applied herself to gain, and did gain, a certain degree of external niceness and self-control. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain Like a flash, his image seemed to stand before her, beside the delightful boy-man whose youth and niceness pleaded so strongly to her. The Halo Warn all against niceness in hearing, a great and prevailing evil; against calling our society a Church or the Church; against calling our preachers ministers and our houses meeting-houses: call them plain preaching-houses. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century And once more Sara could find no words to express their niceness. The Garden of the Plynck Perhaps not too slowly for the niceness of choice that must be made. Burned Bridges It was excellent in quality in Philadelphia, but wherever we have been there is a want of niceness and refinement in the cooking and serving everything that is very disagreeable.... Records of a Girlhood This shows itself in their ingeniously constructed wooden locks and in the niceness with which they stuff animals. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan "You aren't smart, it's true, but I give you the highest mark for real niceness." The Odds And Other Stories To a philosopher, that animal, Voracious, solid ham and bulky feet; But to the financier, with costly niceness, Glociscus rare, or rarity more rare. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 Be vigilantly watchful that the utmost niceness is observed between the boys and girls in the nursery, and that childish modesty is never broken down, but, on the contrary, nurtured and trained. The Power of Womanhood, or Mothers and Sons A Book For Parents, And Those In Loco Parentis In this unlovely visage, filled with distrust and concentrated venom, only the nose retained an incongruous and unexpected niceness. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man The fear of the public, the lust of popularity, feminine prudery, sentimentalism, Victorian niceness—one or other of these things prevented honesty. Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 The machine was not a wild animal in their hands, but an instrument that responded with niceness to their guidance. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls I'm hypnotized into perfect good-for-nothingness like the rest of you by the loveliness of the afternoon and the niceness of everybody. The Brimming Cup The people will be edified with this procedure, and no occasion left of suspecting you, either of niceness or covetousness. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 The truth is that, being an incorrigible Spaniard, I am naturally given to a kind of extemporization and to neglectfulness of a filed niceness in my works. Tragic Sense Of Life Mavis, babbling contentedly all through dinner, harped on the niceness both of people and things. The Devil's Garden Now, I want to pay you for your niceness. The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him There was no niceness of feeling about this mountain of obesity in matters of business. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest With a strange indifference, which, whosoever dives not into the niceness of his sorrow might mistake for obdurate and insensate. The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 His very niceness and simplicity make him a prey for undesirables," she mourned, "and he has that peculiar gift of making every one fond of him. Mount Music She thought about him, too; she usually did—about his niceness to her, his never-to-be-forgotten kindness; her own gratitude to him for her never-to-be-forgotten initiation. The Common Law She should maintain the same niceness and reserve in her person and habits, and endeavour still to preserve a freshness and virgin delicacy in the eye of her husband. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists "It's true niceness," said Priscilla, smiling down at the little old lady whose eyes were twinkling all over her. The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight Oh yes, but the penalty of being more or less nice to everyone is that nobody values your niceness: they take it for granted. Penny Plain In both these, as in natural refinement, propriety and niceness of ideas, she reckoned herself easily to surpass that much canvassed heroine. Deadham Hard His niceness of attire rather amused the boys of those days who, however, responded warmly to his friendliness and loved him much. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe If there weren't any difficulty made about it,—if there weren't any keeping out,—they would tire of the niceness probably sooner than anything. We Girls: a Home Story "It doesn't seem as if it could" answered Dodo; "only here at Orchard Farm there is so much niceness you never can tell what is the very nicest." Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners I don't doubt but a lady of her niceness has represented what would appear trifles to any other, in a very strong light. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 Mr. Lovelace, you have known me some time; and, if I have not the niceness of this lady, I hope I do not deserve to be treated thus! Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 "I suppose Mr. Selincourt is very rich," said Mrs. Burton with a little wistful sigh, as if she thought that riches might detract from his niceness. A Countess from Canada A Story of Life in the Backwoods And his extraordinary "niceness" seemed to justify her and to prove that she had been right in trusting her instinct rather than in following the counsels of prudence. The Custom of the Country "There!" exclaimed Dodo; "you see there is more niceness yet!" Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners Who were able to explain the niceness of the organs by which man discerns the numberless savours and odours of bodies? The Existence of God In former years Paulvitch had been a fastidious scoundrel; but ten years of hideous life among the cannibals of Africa had eradicated the last vestige of niceness from his habits. Son of Tarzan Bird-like in her love of individual freedom, the last woman in the world to be bullied in her affections, she keenly appreciated the niceness of his attitude. Burning Daylight Gulliver was there unexpurgated, strong meat for a boy perhaps but not too strong I hold—I have never regretted that I escaped niceness in these affairs. Tono Bungay You could see the niceness of the chap shining out behind the muck with which he had been spoon-fed. The Thirty-Nine Steps Now, who is it that knew how to find, with so much niceness, that proportion, order, and motion that way, and to such a degree, above and below which matter would never think? The Existence of God What if "niceness" carried to that supreme degree were only a negation, the curtain dropped before an emptiness? The Age of Innocence To-day has shown me that whatever a young woman's niceness, she stands for nothing alone. The Woodlanders Mind—I'd prefer to put it all in quite another way; I'd like to say it was all niceness on your part, all gratitude on mine. The Market-Place Oh dear! just as I had begun to catch glimmerings of niceness in Sandy, he broke out again and was ABOMINABLE. Dear Enemy For the springs and movements of a watch are not put together with so much art and niceness as those of the universe. The Existence of God His host's contemptuous tribute to May's "niceness" was just what a husband should have wished to hear said of his wife. The Age of Innocence And Grace fell into such an abstracted gaze at the imaginary image of Mrs. Charmond and her niceness that it almost conjured up a vision of that lady in mid-air before them. The Woodlanders "Well, it was only the child's niceness," said Mrs. Morel. Sons and Lovers Their very niceness, I suppose, makes them blind and unsuspicious. Dear Enemy A very civil, honourable liver; but Lord!—I don't want to wownd your feelings, but—there be certain men here and there that no woman of any niceness can stomach. Jude the Obscure I affect no niceness of conscience—I have not found any nice standards necessary yet to measure your actions by, sir. Middlemarch They were not worldly young fellows, but fraternizing with dairy-folk would have struck unpleasantly upon their biased niceness, apart from their views of the match. Tess of the d'Urbervilles If not what her niceness makes her think blameworthy, why does she blame herself? Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3 Methinks a young creature of niceness should be less ready to write to one man, when she is designed to be another's. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2 How could one of his cross-grained, unfortunate, almost accursed stock, have contrived to reach this pitch of niceness? Jude the Obscure Well, I don't know what her conception of 'niceness' may be; it didn't fit mine. Sir George Tressady — Volume II He is not delicate enough for your niceness; because I suppose he dresses not like a fop and a coxcomb, and because he lays not himself out in complimental nonsense, the poison of female minds. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 But the more transparent and truncated and dull he grew the more spontaneous the "niceness" and almost effusive courtesy of his wife. The Sisters-In-Law They are never done with their niceness about the flesh: it is a crime to touch it. Jean-Christophe Journey's End My ears and my palate have no such niceness," said Louis; "let me hear what is useful counsel, and swallow what is wholesome medicine. Quentin Durward So she taught, Sommers reflected, yet she had none of the professional air, the faded niceness of face and manner which he associated with the city school-teacher. The Web of Life And shall I own less niceness than my realm? Count Alarcos; a Tragedy "How very nice!" said Gwendolen, with a concealed scepticism as to niceness in general, which made the word quite applicable to lawyers. Daniel Deronda And this thought precisely seemed, as he spoke, a flower of the general bloom—as if the niceness he had brought in was so great that it straightway converted everything to its image. The Awkward Age "I'll be hanged if I know to this day what possible niceness there was for you in being married to a man everybody thought would never get well," said Allan. The Wishing-Ring Man This, with her clear muslins and heavy black silk stockings, her narrow unornamented slippers, represented the perfection of niceness. Linda Condon Because it is not poetry," said I. "Only blunt things, bluntly put, without any finicking niceness. The Home and the World There was a certain niceness in his action which made me warm towards him. The Ghost Pirates The man's personal charm, his exceeding niceness, had always conquered that prejudice, whenever encountered. Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days Obliged to draw upon her own resources, Mrs. Haywood handled the incidents with a niceness that could hardly have been expected from the author of "Love in Excess." The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood You must try to picture them for the sake of their complete niceness. Carnacki, the Ghost Finder What will the people below, who suppose us one as to the ceremony, think of so great a niceness? Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5 And so did change from her intent; yet with no improperness of modesty; but only with a niceness of Sense, which she did make no talk of; but yet did have. The Night Land See, Belford, with so charming a niceness, we might have been a long time ago upon the verge of the state, and yet found a great deal to do before we entered into it. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4 The compulsion of life had denied Jessie the niceness given girls by the complexities of modern civilization. Man Size As builders, they exhibit a degree of architectural skill, niceness, and propriety, that would seem even to mock the imitative talents of man, however greatly these are marked by his own high intelligence and ingenuity. The Book of Household Management "Because dealing with animals and with nature is more conducive to niceness than too much trafficking with human beings," replied Steinmetz promptly. The Sowers In matters of cleanliness, niceness and adornment Eve sets the pace; and if her pace is a graceful one and not too fast Adam follows. Happiness and Marriage Maidenly niceness not her motive for the distance she has kept him at. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4 She had what in later years they learned to call refinement, but at that date they could give it no name except niceness. Old Caravan Days She put on an evening gown, but with none of her old niceness of detail. Sleeping Fires: a Novel "You took all the niceness out of our friendship and made it seem horrid; just as though you had pulled off my clothes; I—I haven't the same feeling about you." Cytherea It is natural for Eve to set the pace and for Adam to follow, in all matters of detail and niceness. Happiness and Marriage A 'prude' is now a woman with an over-done affectation of a modesty which she does not really feel, and betraying the absence of the substance by this over-preciseness and niceness about the shadow. On the Study of Words That she said, or to that effect—And when I said, She asked strange questions, and in strange words, she ridiculed my delicacy, as she called it; and said, My niceness would not last long. Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded And yet he who portrayed the character of By-ends, and noted the gossipings of Mrs. Bats-eyes, lacked neither keenness of vision, nor niceness of hand, to have made him most formidable in satire and irony. The Riches of Bunyan Selected from His Works Hers was the acme of niceness and respectability. The Old Wives' Tale In matters of niceness it is Eve who sets the pace. Happiness and Marriage Rachael outwardly was no better than the other women of her world; inwardly there was in her nature an instinctive niceness, a hatred for what was coarse or base. The Heart of Rachael But one thing has brought on another; and I have rather spoken what my niceness has made me observe in other families, than what I fear in my own. Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded He was dressed with a scrupulous niceness, and carried a long light overcoat on his arm. The Story of Julia Page She was a nice girl: the nicest girl that Horace had ever met with, because her charming niceness included a faculty of being really serious about serious things—and yet she could be deliciously gay. The Grim Smile of the Five Towns At this moment he vaguely exaggerated his lack of "niceness," and perhaps also her pardoning temperament. In the Wilderness It was painful, somewhat, but it was done with the niceness and precision that make this new method of anesthesia a real work of art. Letters of Franklin K. Lane To her amazement she found that some "quite nice" people were saturated with Wells, and that this accessibility to ideas was the secret of their niceness. Pygmalion He liked her flattery, and at first declared that she was clever and nice; but her niceness was too purely celestial to satisfy his mundane tastes. Mrs. General Talboys "Now," said Gerald, "it's all over nothing but niceness now and cake and things." The Enchanted Castle Our ideas upon the subject are very hazy, for modern "niceness" allows a "Feast of the Circumcision," but no discussion thereon. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 Men have not yet adjusted their relations to morality and law with any niceness. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches To his mother it perhaps appeared as a marriage to some lady of means who could not resist her boy's niceness. Pygmalion He suffered from no cramping niceness in his devotions; that would have limited the play of his passion; to him all women were alike—or nearly so. Dennison Grant: a Novel of To-day "Ah! my son, I thought not to hear you call mercy and honesty mere niceness." The Dove in the Eagle's Nest He handed Lawford a cup with a certain niceness and self-consciousness, lifting his eyebrows slightly as he turned. The Return One doesn't come to Italy for niceness," was the retort; "one comes for life. A Room with a View He liked her flattery, and at first declared that she was clever and nice, but her niceness was too purely celestial to satisfy his mundane tastes. Stories By English Authors: Italy (Selected by Scribners) But that a young woman of the niceness of Miss West should know of such things and be so saturated in this side of ship life was not nice. The Mutiny of the Elsinore Rebels were not addicted to an excess of niceness in their methods, and it was more likely that I should rise no more from the luxurious bed on which his hospitality had laid me. Bardelys the Magnificent; being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys... This exceeding niceness was altogether out of season. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 Indeed, he was always nice, with the niceness of people whose hearts are genuinely humane. A Set of Six But with equal temptations of interest, and perhaps with no greater niceness of veracity, the owners of the Islands spread stories of American hardships to keep their people content at home. Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland She had been nibbled at, all but eaten up, while he hung dubitative; and though that was the cause of his winning her, it offended his niceness. The Egoist A singular niceness, you will say, perhaps, as in your scorn you laugh at me. Bardelys the Magnificent; being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys... And all that niceness would forbid, Superb, she smiled upon and did. The Little Book of Modern Verse; a selection from the work of contemporaneous American poets In them he felt a spirit of rebellion against niceness and solid-citizenship. Babbitt I used to keep you about out of niceness. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola The pleasure of the world is to bowl down our soldierly letter I; to encroach on our identity, soil our niceness. The Egoist But a niceness that could feel sharply wounded by the simple rumour of his alliance with the young relict of an earl was mystifying. The Egoist |
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