In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people.
- Judy GarlandDon't clap I'm not a jazz band for Christ's sake.
- Dylan MoranApplause waits on success.
- Benjamin FranklinApplause is a receipt, not a bill.
- Dale CarnegieApplause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for its ovations.
- Alfred JarryApplause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
- Edmund BurkeIt takes two hands to clap.
- Jiang ZeminAs they marched, the crowds lining the route broke into applause, a sweet and deeply felt spontaneous pattering that was a sort of communal embrace. Welcome home.
- Lance Morrow