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Famous Quotes

"I will either be famous or infamous."

"I will either be famous or infamous."

Otto Dix, German Artist

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"I never set out to be rich and famous. I wanted to follow my own path."

"I never set out to be rich and famous. I wanted to follow my own path."

Matthew Modine, American Actor

13

"I really had little interest in becoming famous. When I write my book, it will be my guide to avoid becoming a rock star."

"I really had little interest in becoming famous. When I write my book, it will be my guide to avoid becoming a rock star."

Edgar Winter, American Musician

Famous, Interest, Will

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"Of course, Hollywood is still making some excellent pictures which reflect the great artistry that made Hollywood famous throughout the world, but these films are exceptions, judging from box office returns and press reviews."

"Of course, Hollywood is still making some excellent pictures which reflect the great artistry that made Hollywood famous throughout the world, but these films are exceptions, judging from box office returns and press reviews."

Pola Negri, Polish Actress

Famous, Hollywood, Office, Press

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"I try to become more humble and more myself with every year. There was a while when I got famous where I was so confused and my head was spinning."

"I try to become more humble and more myself with every year. There was a while when I got famous where I was so confused and my head was spinning."

Mira Sorvino, American Actress

12

"Few if any teenagers can relate to getting up for school and finding famous comics like Pryor and Williams hanging out in your living room after a hard night of partying. But that's Hollywood."

"Few if any teenagers can relate to getting up for school and finding famous comics like Pryor and Williams hanging out in your living room after a hard night of partying. But that's Hollywood."

Pauly Shore, American Comedian

Famous, Hollywood, Living, Night

12

"Tom cruise, he's a lot more famous than me."

"Tom cruise, he's a lot more famous than me."

David Beckham, English Athlete

12

"The big thing that everyone forgets, you're famous and on TV and everything, but I think there's something very rewarding to be able to write a song, record it, and have it turn out as you heard it in your head, or even better."

"The big thing that everyone forgets, you're famous and on TV and everything, but I think there's something very rewarding to be able to write a song, record it, and have it turn out as you heard it in your head, or even better."

Phil Collen, English Musician

11

"Indy makes the race driver. You become famous when you come here."

"Indy makes the race driver. You become famous when you come here."

Rodger Ward, American Celebrity

11

"I'm famous. That's my job."

"I'm famous. That's my job."

Jerry Rubin, American Activist

10

"A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous."

"A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous."

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, American Architect

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"To be famous and broke is hard."

"To be famous and broke is hard."

David Spade, American Actor

10

"I totally related to Cole Porter's magnetic pull to any piano that was in the room, which he was famous for doing, as was Gershwin. You couldn't drag them away from a piano."

"I totally related to Cole Porter's magnetic pull to any piano that was in the room, which he was famous for doing, as was Gershwin. You couldn't drag them away from a piano."

Kevin Kline, American Actor

10

"Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns."

"Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns."

Lawrence Welk, American Musician

10

"Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly."

"Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly."

Simeon Strunsky, American Writer

10

"I actually don't feel famous."

"I actually don't feel famous."

Anwar Robinson, American Musician

10

"Our top story tonight: Famous TV dolphin flipper was arrested today on prostitution ring charges. He allegedly was seen transporting two 16 year olds across state line for immoral porpoises."

"Our top story tonight: Famous TV dolphin flipper was arrested today on prostitution ring charges. He allegedly was seen transporting two 16 year olds across state line for immoral porpoises."

Colin Mochrie, Scottish Actor

Famous, Prostitution, State, Today

10

"It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to be rich."

"It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to be rich."

Alan Alda, American Actor

10

"None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone."

"None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone."

Nicholas Sparks, American Author

10

"A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative. Then you can not only be nothing, you can do nothing too."

"A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative. Then you can not only be nothing, you can do nothing too."

P. J. O'Rourke, American Comedian

Famous, Nothing, Quiet

10

"He makes me laugh, Mick! He tended to turn up when we were having lunch and entertain us all. He bought an Enigma machine! I've never worked with a producer who was more famous than everyone put together."

"He makes me laugh, Mick! He tended to turn up when we were having lunch and entertain us all. He bought an Enigma machine! I've never worked with a producer who was more famous than everyone put together."

Saffron Burrows, English Actress

9

"They gave it to us for about five bucks a week, and we just went there to live. Probably the first band that ever did that back then and it became the famous cottage."

"They gave it to us for about five bucks a week, and we just went there to live. Probably the first band that ever did that back then and it became the famous cottage."

Jim Capaldi, British Musician

9

"Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good."

"Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good."

Laura Linney, American Actress

9

"I was with a famous comedian when a young fan walked up and asked for an autograph. The comedian blew him off. I'll never forget the look on the young boy's face. He was devastated."

"I was with a famous comedian when a young fan walked up and asked for an autograph. The comedian blew him off. I'll never forget the look on the young boy's face. He was devastated."

Louie Anderson, American Comedian

9

"In Germany I am not so famous."

"In Germany I am not so famous."

Hans Berger, German Scientist

Famous, Germany

9

"I certainly don't want a child of mine to be famous, or anyone I was very close to who isn't yet... It's the worst thing to be trapped in your house not be able to leave."

"I certainly don't want a child of mine to be famous, or anyone I was very close to who isn't yet... It's the worst thing to be trapped in your house not be able to leave."

Elizabeth Hurley, British Actress

9

"Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else."

"Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else."

Alan Bennett, English Dramatist

Famous, Memories, Will

9

"The real harm of term extension comes not from these famous works. The real harm is to the works that are not famous, not commercially exploited, and no longer available as a result."

"The real harm of term extension comes not from these famous works. The real harm is to the works that are not famous, not commercially exploited, and no longer available as a result."

Lawrence Lessig, American Educator

Famous, Harm, Result

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"Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees are so famous for Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, all of those guys."

"Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees are so famous for Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, all of those guys."

Bert Campaneris, Cuban Athlete

8

"I still forgive him, because by doing what he did, he made it famous."

"I still forgive him, because by doing what he did, he made it famous."

Alberto Korda, Cuban Photographer

8

"If I wanted to be famous, I could have been famous before."

"If I wanted to be famous, I could have been famous before."

David Gest, American Celebrity

8

"You know, I'm a television personality. It's not like I'm a famous hooker or something!"

"You know, I'm a television personality. It's not like I'm a famous hooker or something!"

Brett Somers, Canadian Actress

Famous, Personality, Television

8

"I felt no pressure that my grandfather was famous and my uncle was famous."

"I felt no pressure that my grandfather was famous and my uncle was famous."

Kim Weston, American Photographer

Famous, Pressure

7

"Similarly, another famous little quantum fluctuation that programs you is the exact configuration of your DNA."

"Similarly, another famous little quantum fluctuation that programs you is the exact configuration of your DNA."

Seth Lloyd, American Educator

7

"We are not interested in cloning the Michael Jordans and the Michael Jacksons of this world. The rich and the famous don't participate in this."

"We are not interested in cloning the Michael Jordans and the Michael Jacksons of this world. The rich and the famous don't participate in this."

Panayiotis Zavos, Greek Scientist

7

"I just want to be rich and famous."

"I just want to be rich and famous."

Ian Hart, English Actor

7

"Although I get so much fan mail from Great Britain, tell me, am I more famous there than Michael Madsen?"

"Although I get so much fan mail from Great Britain, tell me, am I more famous there than Michael Madsen?"

Tom Sizemore, American Actor

6

"I'm not unknown, yet I'm not super famous where I can't go anywhere."

"I'm not unknown, yet I'm not super famous where I can't go anywhere."

Justin Guarini, American Musician

5

"After a fellow gets famous it doesn't take long for someone to bob up that used to sit by him in school."

"After a fellow gets famous it doesn't take long for someone to bob up that used to sit by him in school."

Kin Hubbard, American Journalist

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"Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him."

"Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

Famous, Man, Wood

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"Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable."

"Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

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