Any honours that come our way are only stolen from him to whom alone they really belong, the Lord who sent us.

For those of you in the cheap seats I’d like ya to clap your hands to this one; the rest of you can just rattle your jewelry!

Some of these decisions might not attract applause but certainly people have to understand that in the end, we shall all benefit,

As an author, I like self-help, because clapping can be done by myself, for myself. I should buy gloves.

An applause is not just the recognition of good performance, but its proof of being different than the crowd.

I am Clap Man. It’s a reverse super power, because instead of me doing the heavy lifting, I just applaud and encourage and others do all the work.

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.

As a comedian, the more you commit the sin of stupidity, three essential things happen to your life:~people applaud you incessantly.~love you more than their parents.~give you a daily bread.

I’m not a Sundance guy either. I’ve never had applause lasting over two minutes in my life but we had a 17-minute standing ovation.

A handshake is a balanced transaction, an even interaction based on agreement. A handshake is a physical representation of quid pro quo. But if Seth Goden is right, and we are now past this for...

A magician reveals himself not only by the magic he presents but also by the respect and entertainment he gives to his audience.

When I think about my dad, I start clapping. I’m not applauding because he lived, but because he died.

He bantered us, challenged us, electrified us . . . At times his eloquence held us silent as images and some witty turn, some humorous phrase brought roars of applause. At times we cheered almost...

A vain man can never be utterly ruthless: he wants to win applause and therefore he accommodates himself to others