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Fame Quotes

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"If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy."
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"Fame is everywhere; the 15 minutes are now the dominant themes of our times."
Nick Mancuso
"Fame is everywhere; the 15 minutes are now the dominant themes of our times."
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"Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows."
Michel de Montaigne
"Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows."
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"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."
Gabriela Sabatini
"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."
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"My friends are all really nice about my fame, they're just curious really, they ask lots of questions."
Emma Watson
"My friends are all really nice about my fame, they're just curious really, they ask lots of questions."
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"Leadbelly's guitar is in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame."
Roger McGuinn
"Leadbelly's guitar is in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame."
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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."
Kathy Griffin
"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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"Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity."
Antoine Rivarol
"Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity."
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"The longer a man's fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming."
Arthur Schopenhauer
"The longer a man's fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming."
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"If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are."
Oprah Winfrey
"If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are."
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"Who has the fame to be an early riser may sleep till noon."
James Howell
"Who has the fame to be an early riser may sleep till noon."
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"I guess it comes back to the old motto, you have you're fifteen minutes a fame."
Steve Brown
"I guess it comes back to the old motto, you have you're fifteen minutes a fame."
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"A curious consequence is that I have become a minor celebrity."
Edward Tufte
"A curious consequence is that I have become a minor celebrity."
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"I feel like fame is wasted on me."
Ben Affleck
"I feel like fame is wasted on me."
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"We're not aware of fame itself, we're not that kind of band."
Ed O'Brien
"We're not aware of fame itself, we're not that kind of band."
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"Fame had brought me so much unhappiness."
Brigitte Bardot
"Fame had brought me so much unhappiness."
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"Fame makes me feel wanted and loved, anybody wants that."
Michael Hutchence
"Fame makes me feel wanted and loved, anybody wants that."
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"Getting buried alive will always be my claim to fame."
Crystal Chappell
"Getting buried alive will always be my claim to fame."
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"Maybe it's my 15 minutes of fame, maybe it's longer."
Jane Harman
"Maybe it's my 15 minutes of fame, maybe it's longer."
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"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."
Rainer Maria Rilke
"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."
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"Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid."
Francis Bacon
"Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid."
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"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."
Arthur Schopenhauer
"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."
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"I have never been accepted. I'll never make the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They're never going to let me in."
Nancy Sinatra
"I have never been accepted. I'll never make the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They're never going to let me in."
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"I like the level of fame that I have. You get nice tables in restaurants sometimes, but fame isn't something that I find comfortable."
Aidan Quinn
"I like the level of fame that I have. You get nice tables in restaurants sometimes, but fame isn't something that I find comfortable."
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"When your name is out there like that, guys are going to want to see what you're about."
Jamal Lewis
"When your name is out there like that, guys are going to want to see what you're about."
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"I am already so popular that anyone who vilifies me becomes more popular than I am."
Karl Kraus
"I am already so popular that anyone who vilifies me becomes more popular than I am."
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"My drum sticks are in the "Hall of Fame." I know that."
Jimmy Carl Black
"My drum sticks are in the "Hall of Fame." I know that."
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"If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past."
Bodhidharma
"If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past."
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"Rosie is a Hall of Fame player, and I wouldn't be in the Hall of Fame if it weren't for him."
Frank Gifford
"Rosie is a Hall of Fame player, and I wouldn't be in the Hall of Fame if it weren't for him."
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"I've experienced as much fame as I ever want to."
Trevor Dunn
"I've experienced as much fame as I ever want to."
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"The fame you earn has a different taste from the fame that is forced upon you."
Gloria Vanderbilt
"The fame you earn has a different taste from the fame that is forced upon you."
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"When little old ladies recognize a guy who was Mr. Olympia, that's saying something. That means I've been able to cross lines as far as marketability is concerned."
Lee Haney
"When little old ladies recognize a guy who was Mr. Olympia, that's saying something. That means I've been able to cross lines as far as marketability is concerned."
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"Fame is a bitch, man."
Brad Pitt
"Fame is a bitch, man."
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"Fame is the thirst of youth."
Lord Byron
"Fame is the thirst of youth."
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"I'm shy, paranoid, whatever word you want to use. I hate fame. I've done everything I can to avoid it."
Johnny Depp
"I'm shy, paranoid, whatever word you want to use. I hate fame. I've done everything I can to avoid it."
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"I've been through this fame thing before, when the band was big in '80, '81."
John Lurie
"I've been through this fame thing before, when the band was big in '80, '81."
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"It's been a tremendous ride. My 15 years, my 15 minutes of fame, is up."
Emmitt Smith
"It's been a tremendous ride. My 15 years, my 15 minutes of fame, is up."
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"I don't need the fame right now; I'm not running from the law."
Tina Yothers
"I don't need the fame right now; I'm not running from the law."
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"As for fame, it can go to your head and you can become full of yourself."
John Fahey
"As for fame, it can go to your head and you can become full of yourself."
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"Whatever fame came did so not because I sought it."
Jo Stafford
"Whatever fame came did so not because I sought it."
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"It is a good thing to happen to you, to have that taste of fame because then you don't hanker for it."
Jane Badler
"It is a good thing to happen to you, to have that taste of fame because then you don't hanker for it."
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"I wouldn't know how I would have coped with The Beatles' sort of fame."
Noel Redding
"I wouldn't know how I would have coped with The Beatles' sort of fame."
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"The sooner I get into the Hall of Fame the better."
Dave Winfield
"The sooner I get into the Hall of Fame the better."
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"Notoriety wasn't as good as fame, but was heaps better than obscurity."
Neil Gaiman
"Notoriety wasn't as good as fame, but was heaps better than obscurity."
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"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."
Sammy Davis, Jr.
"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."
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"Fame - anyone who says he doesn't like it is crazy."
Bennett Cerf
"Fame - anyone who says he doesn't like it is crazy."
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"The present condition of fame is merely fashion."
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"The present condition of fame is merely fashion."
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"I don't want to be in the Hall of Fame. I don't think owners should be."
George Steinbrenner
"I don't want to be in the Hall of Fame. I don't think owners should be."
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"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."
Dominique Wilkins
"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."
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"Fame is no sanctuary from the passing of youth... suicide is much easier and more acceptable in Hollywood than growing old gracefully."
Julie Burchill
"Fame is no sanctuary from the passing of youth... suicide is much easier and more acceptable in Hollywood than growing old gracefully."
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