“You don’t go to a fine dining restaurant wearing basketball shorts and you don’t curse around elderly people. These are more than formalities, they’re proper ways of behavior that represent appreciation and respect for the subjects at hand.”

Isaac MashmanPersonal Branding: A Manifesto on Fame and Influence, Second Edition (2025), Section 8.1, Integrity, Etiquette, and Taking Credit
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Who said “You don’t go to a fine dining restaurant wearing basketball shorts and you don’t curse…”? Isaac Mashman wrote it in Personal Branding: A Manifesto on Fame and Influence, Second Edition (2025), Section 8.1, Integrity, Etiquette, and Taking Credit.

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Isaac Mashman, Personal Branding: A Manifesto on Fame and Influence, Second Edition (2025), Section 8.1, Integrity, Etiquette, and Taking Credit. https://isaacmashman.com/quotes/you-dont-go-to-a-fine-dining-restaurant-wearing