Quotes by Applause The applause of all but very good men is no more than the precise measure of their possible hostility. Alec Guinness applause good-man men The applause of silence. Alfred Jarry applause silence kind Silence,--the applause of real and durable impressions. Alphonse de Lamartine applause silence real applause, n. The echo of a platitude. Ambrose Bierce applause platitudes echoes That's the greatest applause that any person will ever receive in their life when it comes from their peers Andre Agassi applause peers persons Applause is a receipt, not a note of demand. Artur Schnabel applause notes demand Applause is a constant thing in AA. It's how we buy drinks for each other. Augusten Burroughs applause constant drink If I have played my part well, clap your hands, and dismiss me with applause from the stage. Augustus applause latin hands Evil report carries further than any applause. Baltasar Gracian applause carrie evil I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am, and because I still can. Brenda Lee applause who-i-am sound It was all cheese and applause. Charles de Lint applause cheese Occasionally if you do something extraordinary, the crew responds with spontaneous applause, but that's very rare. Claudia Christian spontaneous applause spontaneity Applause is a receipt, not a bill. Dale Carnegie receipts applause bills It is harder to avoid censure than to gain applause. David Hume applause harder gains The applause of the audience is short-lived. When calls resound for an encore, we are called to direct our attention to our Master. Dillon Burroughs applause masters attention Old men need applause too. Don Everly applause men needs I've always accepted applause as making me feel worthwhile. I hope I die being applauded. Just put a chaise longue under me and let me go. Eartha Kitt worthwhile applause accepted Success listens only to applause. To all else it is deaf Elias Canetti applause deaf We should welcome applause whenever it comes. Emanuel Ax applause welcome should I have been trying to find out exactly when listeners and performers decided that applause between movements would not be allowed, but nobody seems to have been willing to admit that they were the culprit. Emanuel Ax applause movement trying 1234»