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Fame Quotes

"I don't want to take fame for granted because that is when you start to think you are better than everyone else. That is when you start thinking that you are someone that you are not."

"I don't want to take fame for granted because that is when you start to think you are better than everyone else. That is when you start thinking that you are someone that you are not."

Mandy Moore, American Musician

Fame, Thinking, Want

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"I've experienced as much fame as I ever want to."

"I've experienced as much fame as I ever want to."

Trevor Dunn, American Musician

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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."

"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, American Athlete

Fame, Ladies, Old, Saying

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"In Italian there is an expression: We don't sleep on the fame."

"In Italian there is an expression: We don't sleep on the fame."

Donatella Versace, Italian Designer

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"So all the rest is O.K., but fame is a hollow ground, isn't it? It's an empty kind of thing."

"So all the rest is O.K., but fame is a hollow ground, isn't it? It's an empty kind of thing."

Richard O'Brien, English Actor

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"Fame and recognition break all scandals, if I were a prostitute I would have chosen to be a famous one."

"Fame and recognition break all scandals, if I were a prostitute I would have chosen to be a famous one."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Fame, Prostitution, Truth, Power

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"Fame lost its appeal for me when I went into a public restroom and an autograph seeker handed me a pen and paper under the stall door."

"Fame lost its appeal for me when I went into a public restroom and an autograph seeker handed me a pen and paper under the stall door."

Marlo Thomas, American Actress

Fame, Pen, Public

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"I don't need the fame right now; I'm not running from the law."

"I don't need the fame right now; I'm not running from the law."

Tina Yothers, American Actress

Fame, Law, Now, Right

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"My only claim to fame, if I have one, is that I'm an editor."

"My only claim to fame, if I have one, is that I'm an editor."

Woody Herman, American Musician

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"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."

"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."

Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban Athlete

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"Whatever fame came did so not because I sought it."

"Whatever fame came did so not because I sought it."

Jo Stafford, American Musician

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"Critics! Those cut-throat bandits in the paths of fame."

"Critics! Those cut-throat bandits in the paths of fame."

Robert Burns, Scottish Poet

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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."

"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, American Actress

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"I guess I don't have a proper perspective on my fame; if I did, I don't think I'd like it."

"I guess I don't have a proper perspective on my fame; if I did, I don't think I'd like it."

Calvin Klein, American Designer

Fame, Perspective

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"You're asking the wrong girl about fame. I'm hardly famous. I wouldn't want to trade places with anyone else."

"You're asking the wrong girl about fame. I'm hardly famous. I wouldn't want to trade places with anyone else."

Nikki Cox, American Actress

Fame, Famous, Trade, Want

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"Regis and I were inducted into the original Bronx Walk of Fame."

"Regis and I were inducted into the original Bronx Walk of Fame."

Robert Klein, American Comedian

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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."

"Fame is no sanctuary from the passing of youth... suicide is much easier and more acceptable in Hollywood than growing old gracefully."

Julie Burchill, British Journalist

Fame, Hollywood, Old, Suicide

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"Fame, like the river, is narrowest where it is bred, and broadest afar off."

"Fame, like the river, is narrowest where it is bred, and broadest afar off."

William Davenant, English Poet

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"At first it was exhilarating but when I realized it wasn't going away, it became scary and claustrophobic. Fame is a weird thing."

"At first it was exhilarating but when I realized it wasn't going away, it became scary and claustrophobic. Fame is a weird thing."

Sharon Stone, American Actress

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"I've been through this fame thing before, when the band was big in '80, '81."

"I've been through this fame thing before, when the band was big in '80, '81."

John Lurie, American Actor

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"Now, I don't know how they judge all that, but if anybody in the world deserves to be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Ritchie Valens does."

"Now, I don't know how they judge all that, but if anybody in the world deserves to be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Ritchie Valens does."

Waylon Jennings, American Musician

Fame, Now, World

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"You see, I was never stage-struck the way most girls were."

"You see, I was never stage-struck the way most girls were."

Beatrice Wood, American Artist

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"All your youth you want to have your greatness taken for granted; when you find it taken for granted, you are unnerved."

"All your youth you want to have your greatness taken for granted; when you find it taken for granted, you are unnerved."

Elizabeth Bowen, Irish Novelist

Fame, Greatness, Want, Youth

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"I've done all this stuff because it's fun. It's never been about fame."

"I've done all this stuff because it's fun. It's never been about fame."

Elle Macpherson, Australian Model

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"Prince presented us at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."

"Prince presented us at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."

Bernie Worrell, American Musician

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"Pearl is a disease of oysters. Levant is a disease of Hollywood."

"Pearl is a disease of oysters. Levant is a disease of Hollywood."

Kenneth Tynan, English Critic

Fame, Disease, Hollywood, Oysters

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"Fame an fortune are nothing if you're not happy and healthy."

"Fame an fortune are nothing if you're not happy and healthy."

Erika Slezak, American Actress

Fame, Fortune, Nothing

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"I think Ray Guy and John Madden for sure should be in the Hall of Fame and Cliff Branch should be as well."

"I think Ray Guy and John Madden for sure should be in the Hall of Fame and Cliff Branch should be as well."

Jim Otto, American Athlete

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"You will never see the four original Pumpkins on stage ever again, unless it's a Hall of Fame thing. But you would never see a tour. There's so much damage, there's no way."

"You will never see the four original Pumpkins on stage ever again, unless it's a Hall of Fame thing. But you would never see a tour. There's so much damage, there's no way."

Billy Corgan, American Musician

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"Luckily, thanks to the way my parents taught me, I think I can handle the fame in the right manner."

"Luckily, thanks to the way my parents taught me, I think I can handle the fame in the right manner."

Alessandro Del Piero, Italian Athlete

Fame, Parents, Right

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"I certainly don't think I would have been asked to pose for Rage if I wasn't a known writer."

"I certainly don't think I would have been asked to pose for Rage if I wasn't a known writer."

Poppy Z. Brite, American Author

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

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

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

Fame, Misunderstanding, Reputation, Name

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"Fame is morally neutral."

"Fame is morally neutral."

Edward R. Murrow, American Journalist

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"One day some guy is going to get a billion-dollar fight."

"One day some guy is going to get a billion-dollar fight."

Mike Tyson, American Athlete

Fame, Day, Fight

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"Fame - anyone who says he doesn't like it is crazy."

"Fame - anyone who says he doesn't like it is crazy."

Bennett Cerf, American Journalist

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"The present condition of fame is merely fashion."

"The present condition of fame is merely fashion."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

Fame, Fashion, Present

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"Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous."

"Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous."

Lucius Accius, Italian Poet

Fame, Famous, Man

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"Nevertheless there are certain peaks, canons, and clear meadow spaces which are above all compassing of words, and have a certain fame as of the nobly great to whom we give no familiar names."

"Nevertheless there are certain peaks, canons, and clear meadow spaces which are above all compassing of words, and have a certain fame as of the nobly great to whom we give no familiar names."

Mary Austin, American Writer

Fame, Names, Words

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"Darryl Strawberry has been voted to the Hall of Fame five years in a row."

"Darryl Strawberry has been voted to the Hall of Fame five years in a row."

Ralph Kiner, American Athlete

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"It takes a very strange person to enjoy fame, with all the by-products that come with it. It's not necessarily a thrill."

"It takes a very strange person to enjoy fame, with all the by-products that come with it. It's not necessarily a thrill."

Kelsey Grammer, American Actor

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"I never wanted to be famous. It was amusing at first, but now I hate it. I just wanted to be respected by people I respect. And I wanted to be rich. It's best to get rich, then you can do what you want."

"I never wanted to be famous. It was amusing at first, but now I hate it. I just wanted to be respected by people I respect. And I wanted to be rich. It's best to get rich, then you can do what you want."

Caitlin Moran, British Journalist

Fame, Respect, Wealth, Ambition

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"Fame is a bee.It has a song -It has a sting -Ah, too, it has a wing."

"Fame is a bee.It has a song -It has a sting -Ah, too, it has a wing."

Emily Dickinson, American Poet

Fame, Music, Truth, Fleeting

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"Folly loves the martyrdom of fame."

"Folly loves the martyrdom of fame."

Lord Byron, British Poet

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"The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness."

"The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness."

Daniel J. Boorstin, American Historian

Fame, Celebrity

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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."

"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

Fame, Fire, May, Will

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"One of the drawbacks of fame is that one can never escape from it."

"One of the drawbacks of fame is that one can never escape from it."

Nellie Melba, Australian Musician

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"Fame is like drifting clouds, transient and ephemeral. Memory is forever."

"Fame is like drifting clouds, transient and ephemeral. Memory is forever."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Fame, Transience, Ephemeral, Memory

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"I'll take anyway to get into the Hall of Fame. If they want a batboy, I'll go in as a batboy."

"I'll take anyway to get into the Hall of Fame. If they want a batboy, I'll go in as a batboy."

Phil Rizzuto, American Celebrity

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"A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services."

"A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services."

Daniel J. Boorstin, American Historian

Fame, Celebrity, Name, Worth

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"Who would not rather have the fame of Archimedes than that of his conqueror Marcellus?"

"Who would not rather have the fame of Archimedes than that of his conqueror Marcellus?"

William Rowan Hamilton, Irish Mathematician

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