Applause Quotes

Applause Quote of the day

Seek not to grow in knowledge chiefly for the sake of applause, and to enable you to dispute with others; but seek it for the benefit of your souls.

Don't accept the applause of men, and you won't be destroyed by their criticism.

The body says what words cannot.

I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.

Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

To follow without halt, one aim; there is the secret of success. And success? What is it? I do not find it in the applause of the theater; it lies rather in the satisfaction of accomplishment.

The first time I acted was in high school in Florida, and when I heard that applause I felt so alive and felt that electricity go up my spine.

Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love.

If anyone ever boos you off stage, that is simply applause from ghosts.

Well, I think if more people had more applause, it would make them feel better. I often give my wife a round of applause. If the meal is very good I give her a standing ovation.

The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight.

Dancing is the body made poetic.

Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.

Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause. He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his self-made laws.

What exactly is success? For me it is to be found not in applause, but in the satisfaction of feeling that one is realizing one's ideal.

You must be prepared to work always without applause.

There is no evil that does not promise inducements. Avarice promises money; luxury, a varied assortment of pleasures; ambition, a purple robe and applause. Vices tempt you by the rewards they offer.

Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

The object of art is to give life a shape.

There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one's work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.

One learns to ignore criticism by first learning to ignore applause.

Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause.

You'll hear a lot of applause in your life, but none will mean more to you than that applause from your peers. I hope each of you hears that at the end.

Art arises when the secret vision of the artist and the manifestation of nature agree to find new shapes.

There may be no trumpet sound or loud applause when we make a right decision, just a calm sense of resolution and peace.

How many souls have been blown into hell with the wind of popular applause?

To the proud, the applause of the world rings in their ears; to the humble, the applause of heaven warms their hearts.

If you are lucky enough to be a success, by all means enjoy the applause and the adulation of the public. But never, never believe it.

Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for its ovations.

Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys.

Applause waits on success.

Applause is a receipt, not a note of demand.

Laissez-faire, supply and demand-one begins to be weary of all that. Leave all to egotism, to ravenous greed of money, of pleasure, of applause-it is the gospel of despair.

How many of us, who are engaged in the Lord's holy service, are secretly cherishing some proud purpose of excelling other men, of making a name, of securing money and applause.

We should welcome applause whenever it comes.

I have discovered three things which know no geographical borders - classical music, American jazz, and applause as the sign of the public's favor.

There is a peculiar gratification in receiving congratulations from one's squadron for a victory in the air. It is worth more to a pilot than the applause of the whole outside world.

You get a good review, and it’s like crack. You need another hit. And another. And another. I know authors are like Tinkerbell and generally need applause to survive, but it’s a slippery slope.

The applause of all but very good men is no more than the precise measure of their possible hostility.

From then on, I realized this is what I want to do, what I'm supposed to do: Giving energy and receiving it back through applause. I love it. That's my world. I love it. I enjoy it. I live for it.

It is harder to avoid censure than to gain applause.

Occasionally if you do something extraordinary, the crew responds with spontaneous applause, but that's very rare.

Life is a play that does not allow testing. So, sing, cry, dance, laugh and live intensely, before the curtain closes and the piece ends with no applause.

My mother used to tell this corny story about how the doctor smacked me on the behind when I was born and I thought it was applause, and I have been looking for it ever since.

My advice to you concerning applause is this: enjoy it but never quite believe it

Science and art have that in common that everyday things seem to them new and attractive.

The poets are only the interpreters of the gods.

Sincere compliments cost nothing and can accomplish much. In any relationship, they are the applause that refreshes.