"Being rich or famous is the only profound thing that some people have ever said."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Fame, Richness, Truth, Values

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"Being rich or famous is the only profound thing that some people have ever said."

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"People keep telling me that I'm a legend in Merthyr and a legend in many other places. Here's my understanding on that, what's a legend? I don't really know what a legend is, I don't even know the word. I'm not a King Arthur reincarnate either. I might be one of the Round Table, but I'm not King Arthur."

Stephen Richards, British Author

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"Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud."

W. H. Auden, English Poet

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"Don't rush to rise to fame, lest you will be lashed in shame."

Bernard Kelvin Clive, Ghanaian Author

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"Too much fame, money or alcohol can make you stupid."

Jeffrey Fry, American Author

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"Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

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"Fame is the sum of the misunderstanding that gathers about a new name."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

Fame, Misunderstanding, Reputation, Name

"Fame is finally only the sum total of all the misunderstanding that can gather around a new name."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

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"I am your number one fan."

Stephen King, American Author

Fame, Obsession, Power, Love, Emotion

"Fame is neither something to value nor to view as a threat."

A. D. Posey, American Poet

Fame, Values, Threat, Power

"The glory of fame isn't in having so many people know you, but in having so many people know you care. Otherwise, it's like being drawn to a fire to find no warmth."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Fame, Truth, Happiness, Inspirational, Wisdom

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