Fame Quotes
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A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous.
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The temple of fame stands upon the grave: the flame that burns upon its altars is kindled from the ashes of great men.
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Moved by their selfish desires, people seek after fame and glory. But when they have acquired it, they are already stricken in years. If you hanker after worldly fame and practise not the Way, your labors are wrongfully applied and your energy is wasted. It is like unto burning an incense stick. However much its pleasing odor be admired, the fire that consumes is steadily burning up the stick.
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On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as possible about fame.
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I find 'Fatal Attraction' really romantic. I really like the seduction. Almost every time I see it, I'm surprised when it goes dark. I know that's the claim to fame, but I key into how genuinely romantic it is.
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You never feel that you have fame. It's always in back of you.
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When I'm talking to an artist, I'm not being malicious when I tell them their music is wack. These are artists with mad money and fame so why should they care about my critique?
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The difficulty is to know conscience from self-interest.
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I'm not motivated by money or power or fame. In the end, it doesn't bring much happiness. The only thing that is driving me is self-satisfaction, self-validation.
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Insignificant, is the loss of relatives, wealth and fame; The loss of wisdom is the greatest loss. Insignificant, is the increase of relatives, wealth and fame; The increase of wisdom is the highest gain. Therefore, you should train yourselves thus: "We will grow in the increase of wisdom" Thus you should train yourselves.
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The fame of an actor is won in minutes and seconds, not in years.
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So, my happiness doesn't come from money or fame. My happiness comes from seeing life without struggle.
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Lollapalooza is a place where young upstarts become legends, and legends return to claim their fame.
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Acting isn't a sure thing. We're not set to have jobs for the rest of lives, and fame is really fickle.
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So in life, some enter the services of fame and others money, but the best choice is that of those few who spend their time in the contemplation of nature, and as lovers of wisdom.
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise...
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Glory is like a circle in the water, which never ceaseth to enlarge itself, till, by broad spreading, it disperse to naught.
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John Mayall doesn't get enough credit. He's not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which is a tragedy.
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I was always a bit reluctant with anything like fame and the limelight and it didn't sit very well with me, although I love singing and writing.
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One can't work by limelight. A bowlful right at one's elbow produces no more than a baleful glow against the kitchen table. The fruit purveyors whole unstable pyramid doesn't equal what daylight did.
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There is no good press and bad press. Fame is made of quantities of attention, not qualities, and is therefore binary: There is Press or No Press. Not Hot and Cold, but Hot and Off. Attention is the currency in a world with too many people - whoever arrests the news cycle long enough to make themselves the topic, wins.
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He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius.
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Famous people complain about fame, but they never want to give it back, myself included.
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It is dangerous to let the public behind the scenes. They are easily disillusioned and then they are angry with you, for it was the illusion they loved.
