Dale Carnegie
Author, Speaker
"Applause is a receipt, not a bill."
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Applause
62 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
David Hume
Philosopher, Historian
"It is harder to avoid censure than to gain applause."
Brenda Lee
Singer
"I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am, and because I still can."
Lynn Abbey
Author
"There is nothing that compares to an unexpected round of applause."
Baltasar Gracian
Philosopher, Writer
"Evil report carries further than any applause."
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"There is nothing an economist should fear so much as applause."
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"Beware [of] the investment activity that produces applause; the great moves are usually greeted by yawns."
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"Nobody kicks on being interrupted if it's by applause."
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"There are some whom the applause of the multitude has deluded into the belief that they are really statesmen."
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"When I got through, Duke Ellington stood up and started the applause."
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"Every artist loves applause. The praise of his contemporaries is the most valuable part of his recompense."
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"There is always a certain noise in applause: even in the applause we give ourselves."
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"O, that our fathers would applause our loves, To seal our happiness with hteir consents!"
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"Applause abates diligence."
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"The applause of the audience is short-lived. When calls resound for an encore, we are called to direct our attention to our Master."
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"Applause is a constant thing in AA. It's how we buy drinks for each other."
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"Applause is the beginning of abuse"
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"Applause was designed to bemuse and confuse you until it explodes into a chorus that reminds us why we love pop music."
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"I am taking the applause sign home, putting it in the bedroom."
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