Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones. Edmund Burke aimapplauseend Change image and share on social
Applause, it's very nice, of course. But when you're giving, and creating, and then there is the silence of everyone sitting there, listening, waiting, that is great. Anna Netrebko applausecreategive Change image and share on social
Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty. Emanuel Ax applausedutyemotional Change image and share on social
Applause that comes thundering with such force you might think the audience merely suffers the music as an excuse for its ovations. Alfred Jarry applauseaudienceexcuse Change image and share on social
Apple already had everyone's billing information from iTunes... you could buy things just by typing in your password... That, for the first time, brought very, very easy payment to the modern software world. That, more than anything, is why there is a business for paid apps. Marco Arment appapplebill share on social
Apple and Samsung are selling in such high volumes, and they're vertically integrated more and more, that it's very, very hard for anyone to compete against Apple and Samsung in the high-volume part of the smartphone or tablet market. John Sculley applecompetehard share on social
Apple, at its best, isn't a technology leader. Robert Scoble appleleadertechnology Change image and share on social
Apple chief executive Tim Cook is such a respected figure that it's easy to overlook the basic problem with his argument about encryption: Cook is asserting that a private company and the interests of its customers should prevail over the public's interest as expressed by our courts. David Ignatius appleargumentassert share on social
Apple Computer would not have reached its current peak of success if it had feared to roll the dice and launch products that didn't always hit the mark. In the mid-1990s, the company was considered washed up, Steve Jobs had departed, and a string of lackluster product launches unrelated to the company's core business. Naveen Jain 1990sapplebusiness share on social