#applause

The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#applause #die #envied #envious #oft

To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism. ↗

— Franz Grillparzer

#criticism #find #ignores #investigate #man

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. ↗

— Erykah Badu

#back #energy #enjoy #giving #i

Applause felt like approval, and it became a drug that soothed the pain, but only temporarily. ↗

— Anita Baker

#approval #became #felt #like #only

To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance towards a perfecting of our spirit. It usually means that thereafter we stand still. ↗

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

#applause #demand #hinders #means #our

I always get more applause than votes. ↗

— Norman Thomas

#applause #get #i #i always #more

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

— John Charles Polanyi

#applause #audience #celebration #constitutes #delight

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause. ↗

— George Eliot

#folly #half #hears #laughter #vain

People do still cheer for the President. And some of the military audiences are more likely to cheer than others. I have seen him speak lately in front of groups like Freedom House, where the applause was a long time coming. ↗

— Gwen Ifill

#audiences #cheer #coming #freedom #front

I know my body. What happened is that I got so caught up in the applause I forgot how I should dance. All my life I've been what others wanted - in dancing and in life. Now I'm doing it my way. ↗

— Gelsey Kirkland

#been #body #caught #dance #dancing