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Fame Quotes
"Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows."
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"A lot of celebrities, especially when you're talking about the really big ones, live in what I call the fame bubble. Nobody ever says no to them or challenges them or even teases them."
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"Fame is everywhere; the 15 minutes are now the dominant themes of our times."
40
"Honor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is. Fame is something which must be won; honor, only something which must not be lost."
39
"Regarding the Hall of Fame, when they decided I was going to be one of the possible candidates, when I heard that, I was so thrilled. You're always hoping for something like that."
Fame,
37
"If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are."
34
"Leadbelly's guitar is in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame."
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"The longer a man's fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming."
30
"Fame is only good for one thing - they will cash your check in a small town."
29
"I am already so popular that anyone who vilifies me becomes more popular than I am."
28
"The 50 greatest players don't matter when you're in the Hall of Fame. We all know that I was not one of the 50 greatest, I was one of the 25 greatest - in my mind."
28
"Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid."
28
"Notoriety wasn't as good as fame, but was heaps better than obscurity."
28
"I have never been accepted. I'll never make the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They're never going to let me in."
Fame,
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"The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death."
27
"Fame is nothing but the sum of all the misunderstandings that cluster around a new name. Wherever a human achievement becomes truly great, it seeks to hide its face in the lap of general, nameless greatness."
26
"Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another guy with a lip twitch - unless he's Humphrey Bogart."
25
"Rosie is a Hall of Fame player, and I wouldn't be in the Hall of Fame if it weren't for him."
Fame,
25
"Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity."
25
"What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism."
24
"The fame you earn has a different taste from the fame that is forced upon you."
24
"I respect the Hall of Fame, and if they think that I'm worthy enough, I would be very honored. And if they don't, I gave it all that I had to this game."
24
"Fame and recognition break all scandals, if I were a prostitute I would have chosen to be a famous one."
24
"It's been a tremendous ride. My 15 years, my 15 minutes of fame, is up."
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"I guess it comes back to the old motto, you have you're fifteen minutes a fame."
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"In Italian there is an expression: We don't sleep on the fame."
23
"I feel sorry for these kids in bands. Everything is so disposable nowadays. These kids don't even get 15 minutes of fame, it's like a minute and a half."
22
"A curious consequence is that I have become a minor celebrity."
22
"Getting buried alive will always be my claim to fame."
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