Joyful Reception Quotes

As 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.

My sculptures cause an uproar, astonishment, and put a smile on your face.

Some of the wise boys who say my music is loud, blatant and that's all should see the faces of the kids who have driven a hundred miles through the snow to see the band... to stand in front of the bandstand in an ecstasy all their own.

We made our entrance into Paris. As for honors, we received all that we could possibly imagine; but they, though very well in their way, were not what touched me most. What was really affecting was the tenderness and earnestness of the poor people, who, in spite of the taxes with which they are overwhelmed, were transported with joy at seeing us.

When you hear people scream because they're about to hear a song that has been a part of their life, there's nothing like that.

It is something special coming back to Manchester.

I don't think there is any feeling I like more than the one that someone is glad to see me. —Connor Kane