David Bowie (David Robert Jones) Quotes
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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.
Zakk Wylde Black Label Society -
Fame and stardom sat very easily on Elizabeth Taylor's shoulders.
Francesca Annis -
I've been in the public eye now for about 15 or 16 years, and I'm very aware that fame is not a given. I have to maintain it. It's not just something that will always be there. But I've always been a worker. I've never expected be given anything.
Victoria Beckham Spice Girls -
I don't have a craving for money. And I don't have a craving for fame.
Damien Rice -
Fame hasn't really affected me. I have a really close knit group around me, and my sister is always with me, so it's like a bit of a travelling circus.
Laura Mvula -
I had a successful career: not necessarily a Hall of Fame career, but a successful one.
Earl Weaver
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I was at UGA playing with Champ Bailey and Hines Ward - both guys who will probably touch the Hall of Fame one day.
Omari Hardwick -
Fame is ultimately about the cycles of desire and how to do away with them or manage them well.
Lady Gaga -
In journalism, we recognize a kind of hierarchy of fame among the famous. We measure it in two ways: by the length of an obituary and by how far in advance it is prepared. Presidents, former presidents, and certain heads of state are at the top of the chain.
Walter Cronkite -
Al Kaline bought a tee and a ball and swung at it all winter. Look where it got him: the Hall of Fame.
Hal Newhouser -
Fame creeps up on you.
Ian Mckellen -
If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are.
Oprah Winfrey
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Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.
Adam Clayton U2 -
Darryl Strawberry has been voted to the Hall of Fame five years in a row.
Ralph Kiner -
I've got a very peculiar sort of fame, based on being on the telly. It doesn't mean you have the lifestyle people expect.
Ian Hislop -
Fame gives you a high.
Hansika Motwani -
I'm uneasy with fame so I do my best to avoid places that will bring me more attention.
Sade Adu -
With fame, I'm able to create more. With every success, you have more freedom to create.
Cyndi Lauper Blue Angel
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You're water. We're the millstone. You're wind. We're dust blown up into shapes. You're spirit. We're the opening and closing of our hands. You're the clarity. We're the language that tries to say it. You're joy. We're all the different kinds of laughing.
Rumi -
How long do politicians have to keep on promising heaven and delivering hell before people catch on and stop getting swept away by rhetoric?
Thomas Sowell -
When Gerard took over, he was trying to get us back on track, but he was also trying to ease our pain. Now, it's a fresh start for everyone and it's time for us to make a move. He knows that and he's not letting anything slide.
Luke Richardson -
Fame puts you there where things are hollow.
David Bowie