I would like to be going all over the kingdom...and acting everywhere. There's nothing in the world equal to seeing the house… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Men whose only concern is other people's opinion of them are like actors who put on a poor performance to win the… — Nicolas Chamfort Copy Share Image
We believe... that the applause of silence is the only kind that counts. — Alfred Jarry Copy Share Image
When we speak to drunkards, worldlings, or any ignorant, unconverted men, we disgrace them as in that condition to the utmost, and… — Richard Baxter Copy Share Image
Campaigns are fun. Campaigns are police escorts, they're airplanes, they're crowds, they're balloons, they're bands, a lot of fun. You speak in… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
The attitude of the true scientist towards the real limits of human understanding was unforgettably impressed on me in early youth by… — Konrad Lorenz Copy Share Image
[W]ork at ridding yourself of the esteem you have had up to now for the glitter and sparkle of virtue and the… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
The point is not to take the world's opinion as a guiding star but to go one's way in life and working… — Gustav Mahler 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
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
Well, I think if more people had more applause, it would make them feel better. I often give my wife a round… — Tom Baker Copy Share Image
Applause was designed to bemuse and confuse you until it explodes into a chorus that reminds us why we love pop music. — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image