"Just about the only interruption we don't object……" — Sydney J. Harris

"Just about the only interruption we don't object to is applause."

— Sydney J. Harris

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141 Quotes by Sydney J. Harris

Sydney J. Harris has 141 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, his is also one who is permanently…
The best thing you can give children, next to good habits, are good memories.
We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we have stopped saying 'It got lost,' and…
Most people are mirrors, reflecting the moods and emotions of the times; few are windows, bringing light to bear on…
We evaluate others with a Godlike justice, but we want them to evaluate us with a Godlike compassion.
Man's unique agony as a species consists in his perpetual conflict between the desire to stand out and the need…
Maturity begins when we're content to feel we're right about something without feeling the necessity to prove someone else wrong.
People who think they're generous to a fault usually think that's their only fault.
If the devil could be persuaded to write a bible, he would title it, "You Only Live Once."
Perseverance is the most overrated of traits, if it is unaccompanied by talent; beating your head against a wall is…
Sometimes the best, and only effective, way to kill an idea is to put it into practice.
Once we assuage our conscience by calling something a "necessary evil", it begins to look more and more necessary and…

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More Applause Quotes

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There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone… — George Matthew Adams
To the proud, the applause of the world rings in their ears; to the humble, the applause of heaven warms… — Ezra Taft Benson
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones. — Edmund Burke
The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping . — Dale Carnegie
Applause is a receipt, not a bill. — Dale Carnegie
Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness, and entertaining is a way to be both… — Ted Allen
To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism. — Franz Grillparzer
As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst… — Edward Gibbon
The applause of a single human being is of great consequence. — Samuel Johnson
To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance towards a perfecting of our… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
My advice to you concerning applause is this: enjoy it but never quite believe it — Robert Montgomery
There is a peculiar gratification in receiving congratulations from one's squadron for a victory in the air. It is worth… — Eddie Rickenbacker

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