We must not always judge of the generality of the opinion by the noise of the acclamation. — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
I want to thank you for stopping the applause. It is impossible for me to look humble for any period of time. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was at the Emmys, and someone told me that I'd gotten more applause than Brad Pitt. I said, 'Who's he?' — Rudy Boesch Copy Share Image
Woman you are so beautiful that when every morning you wake up...there should be a faint round of applause that only your… — Steven Powell Copy Share Image
“The wider you spread your fingers apart while clapping is equal to the amount of retarded you look while clapping.” — Christy Leigh Stewart Copy Share Image
I am bit sending messages with my feet. All I ever wanted was not to come up empty. I did it for… — Fred Astaire Copy Share Image
But if applause throws off your timing, then you're not the kind of comedian I would like to see. All you have… — Jay Mohr Copy Share Image
O heart, be at peace, because Nor knave nor dolt can break What's not for their applause, Being for a woman's sake. — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
“I tell the players: You'll hear a lot of applause in your life, fellas, but none will mean more to you than… — Andre Agassi Copy Share Image
Applause is interesting, but I'm a monster with or without it. Something is either well written or it isn't. 'White Rabbit' is… — Grace Slick Copy Share Image
People do still cheer for the President. And some of the military audiences are more likely to cheer than others. I have… — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention - but… — Stephen Merchant Copy Share Image
customary interruptions are not only gratifying and cheering, but they are also really necessary in order to gain breath and voice to… — Sarah Siddons Copy Share Image
I began my first Cabinet meeting since the terrorist attacks. As I stepped into the room, the team broke out in sustained… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“The entire room exploded into applause, even a few whistles. I shook my after he kissed my forehead, and then stood up… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
But when women are moved and lend help, when women, who are by nature calm and controlled, give encouragement and applause, when… — Jose Marti Copy Share Image
Great power constitutes its own argument, and it never has much trouble drumming up friends, applause, sympathetic exegesis, and a band. — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
“Have I have played my part well in the comedy of life? If so, clap your hands and dismiss me from the… — Augustus Copy Share Image
There is no applause that so flatters a man as that which he wrings from unwilling throats. — Ouida Copy Share Image
All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us! — Emanuel Ax Copy Share Image
Humor is the most honest of emotions. Applause for a speech can be insincere, but with humor, if the audience doesn't like… — Robert Orben Copy Share Image
Applause, mingled with boos and hisses, is about all that the average voter is able or willing to contribute to public life. — Elmer Davis Copy Share Image
“The requiem has started, and when the last melody plays, the only applause will be sweet, eternal silence.” — Julie Kagawa Copy Share Image
“At College, you know, we just started automatically writing the kind of essays that got good marks and saying the kind of… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
There may be no trumpet sound or loud applause when we make a right decision, just a calm sense of resolution and… — Gloria Gaither Copy Share Image
How many watched the President's speech last night? [half-hearted audience applause] How many watched American Idol ? [thundering applause] Okay, there you… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Who decides when the applause should die down? It seems like it's a group decision; everyone begins to say to themselves at… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“Those who do soul work, who want the searing truth more than solace or applause, know each other right away. Those who… — Rumi Copy Share Image
“Upon common theaters, indeed, the applause of the audience is of more importance to the actors than their own aprobation. But upon… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Those of you who speak only English, applaud [audience applause]. Those of you who speak only Spanish, applaud [audience applause]. [In mock… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
I received the most fantastic welcome to the Broadway Theatre community. I walked on stage to tremendous applause and a long standing… — Elaine Paige Copy Share Image
All one has to do to get one's stuff in the Congressional Record is to find a stenographer that can stay awake… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
I have been on the deathbed so many times and had to be given oxygen while training. I did not know if… — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to repeat himself, not because he has little… — William Feather Copy Share Image
To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance towards a perfecting of our spirit. It… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Copy Share Image
“I wish I could describe what it feels like to have thousands of people listening to your every word, how easy it… — Fannie Flagg Copy Share Image
I lose my patience, and I own it too, When works are censur'd, not as bad but new; While if our Elders… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
Charity wins awards and applause, but joining the poor gets you killed. People do not get crucified for charity. People are crucified… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be, In every work regard the… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
If you walk into a room and one hundred people say, 'You are a lovely, beautiful person', who isn't going to be… — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
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