Attention Quote by Epictetus

I don't want to patronise my audience.

— Alan Carr

Banquets are always pleasant things, consisting mostly, as they do, of eating and drinking; but the specially nice thing about a banquet is, that…

— Kenneth Grahame

Banquet: an affair where you eat a lot of food you don't want before talking about something you don't understand to a crowd of…

— William Shakespeare

A banquet is probably the most fatiguing thing in the world except ditchdigging. It is the insanest of all recreations. The inventor of it…

— Mark Twain

Remember that you ought to behave in life as you would at a banquet. As something is being passed around it comes to you;…

— Epictetus

Do not enter into a learned discussion with your guests unless you are assured of their ability, so as not to put them to…

— Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg

When I'm dining out privately, I tend to avoid fine-dining venues; I like things to feel casual.

— Nobu Matsuhisa

Make no display of your talents or attainments; for every one will clearly see, admire, and acknowledge them, so long as you cover them…

— Anonymous

I know there are people who don't like their audience or like the experience of being recognized or celebrated, but my audience has been…

— James Taylor

Audiences - they like colour, you know. I can go out there wearing a red suit, man, and they'll say I'm out of sight…

— Miles Davis

Nail up some indecency in plain sight over your door; from that time forward you will be rid of all respectable people,the most insupportable…

— Paul Gauguin

You can't help but feel the energy of the audience - and if you feel they hate you that feels weird and dirty. But…

— Charlyne Yi