The vulgar and common esteem is seldom happy in hitting right; and I am much mistaken if, amongst the writings of my… — Michel de Montaigne 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
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart; his next, to escape the censures of the… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
From day one, I got addicted to being on stage and getting the applause and laughter. — Zac Efron Copy Share Image
The most remarkable moment is when you go out on the stage and you hear the applause of the audience! — Mireille Mathieu Copy Share Image
The praise we give to new comers into the world arises from the envy we bear to those who are established. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. We are going… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The only principles of public conduct that are worthy of a gentleman or a man are to sacrifice estate, ease, health, and… — James Otis 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
Man may content himself with the applause of the world and the homage paid to his intellect, but woman's heart has holier… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
There is no applause that so flatters a man as that which he wrings from unwilling throats. — Ouida Copy Share Image
We all know that much of what we hear in life is not really so. Canned laughter and 'sweetened' applause have been… — Serge Schmemann Copy Share Image
Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause. He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My father upon the Abbey stage, before him a raging crowd. "This Land of Saints," and then as the applause died out,… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
I first felt successful when I was 13 and in a show called Seesaw. I came offstage and heard the applause of… — Giancarlo Esposito Copy Share Image
We must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause. — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
If I have played my part well, clap your hands, and dismiss me with applause from the stage. — Augustus Copy Share Image
I've always accepted applause as making me feel worthwhile. I hope I die being applauded. Just put a chaise longue under me… — Eartha Kitt Copy Share Image
I would like you all to give me a round of applause as I have not crashed my car in over 15 months. — Matthew Perry Copy Share Image
We are full of rhythms . . . our pulse, our gestures, our digestive tracts, the lunar and seasonal cycles. — Yehudi Menuhin Copy Share Image