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

If you walk into a room and one hundred people say, 'You are a lovely, beautiful person', who isn't going to be affected by that? But you have to tell yourself not to value that. You have to tell yourself - or at least I do - to not become accustomed to hearing applause in any way, because I think that's dangerous.

I realised a little bit to my astonishment that I can give a lecture for a thousand people, and there will be this tumultuous applause, so, you know, I have the feeling well, it can't be all that bad.

Applause is the most powerful thing... people talk about the sound of it, but what I hear is glee.

I need the applause.

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

Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.

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

We should welcome applause whenever it comes.

All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us!