Quotes tagged ‘Applause’

(5 total)

“Coach Boone: What, you say your name was, Jerry? Bertier: [annoyed] Gerry. Coach Boone: No, you must have said Jerry. Jerry Lewis, which you make you [looks towards Dean] Dean Martin. [towards parents] Ladies and gentleman! I've got an announcement to make. We got Jerry Lewis, and Dean Martin going…”

— Gregory Allen Howard, Coach Herman Boone, Denzel Washington, imdb.com

“Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be, In every work regard the writer's end, Since none can compass more than they intend; And if the means be just, the conduct true, Applause, in spite of trivial faults, is due.”

— Alexander Pope, poetryfoundation.org

“I, Robert J. Dole -- (laughter and applause) -- do solemnly swear -- sorry, wrong speech”

— Bob Dole, clintonwhitehouse6.archives.gov

“Thank you … San Francisco. All right, you're ruining the show. Thank you … for clapping for what my parents are ashamed of.”

— Daniel Tosh, en.wikiquote.org

“You're fooled by the applause into thinking that they love me, they really, really love me. Actors fall into this trap if they missed being loved for who they really were and not for what they could do.”

— Gene Wilder, newsweek.com