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Ironically, this was Bob Dylan's period [1967-74] of greatest fame.

I sacrificed my anonymity for my father, whereas he sacrificed me for his fame.

Is demum miser est, cuius nobilitas miserias nobilitat. Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous.

I say, without characters, fame lives long.

I started as a lyrical singer. But it was through the pop universe that I reached international fame.

It does seem true that a lot of people will do anything, however humiliating, for fame.

It has always been the opinion and judgment of wise men that nothing can be so uncertain as fame or power not founded on its own strength.

I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.

I think fame can come and go.

I think fame itself is not a rewarding thing. The most you can say is that it gets you a seat in restaurants.

I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom.

I think sometimes you just lose your focus, and I think that's easy to do when you start getting more fame, more money, more power.

I think that being thrown into instant fame must be, at times, difficult.

I think that Jim Rice should be in the Hall of Fame. I think that Craig Nettles should be in the Hall of Fame and he didn't even get a sniff.

I think that when you are famous every weakness is exaggerated.

I think the concept of seeking fame and fortune in women's football in the States is a bit idyllic.

I think the fame aspect, there was definitely a period when I had to get used to it. My family had to get used to it, too. It's exciting.

I thought the Hall of Fame was for superstars, not just average players like me.

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 mark of many famous people that they cannot part with their brightest hour.

I think it was fantastic being in the 49ers Hall of Fame.

It is a short walk from the hallelujah to the hoot.

It is a wretched thing to live on the fame of others.

It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the supporting pillar being removed, the superstructure should collapse in ruin.

It is better to be faithful than famous.

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.

It is hard to quantify the value of name recognition, but Donald Trump has gone from fame to international mega-fame. That has to be gargantuan when your business is your name.

It is strange what society will endure from its idols.

I think for much of the middle classes, nothing could be more fantastic than to have a contact with fame. But once you have that contact with fame and find out how vacuous it is, that it doesn't answer anything or supply any ultimate revelation to cosmic dilemmas and you're still left with yourself, then it's back to the drawing room with fading light and one light bulb out in the very expensive chandelier that no one has bothered to replace.

It may be hard to monetize fame, but it is impossible to monetize obscurity.

It's all fleeting. As fame is fleeting, so are all the trappings of fame fleeting. The money, the clothes, the furniture.

It's a very complicated issue, this fame thing - I was not really cut out for it. There are some really fantastic things about it, but it's difficult for a private person like myself.

It's horrible how money and fame can make you acceptable while, if you're not famous or rich, you're not acceptable.

It's not about the fame and the money because if you do good work all that stuff comes

It's an odd beast, fame. It's got multiple personalities.

It's not how much you have that makes people look up to you, it's who you are.

It's pretty clear that fame isn't inextricably connected with merit .

It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.

It was easy in the early nineties to make a list of great things that could be done, now that there was such a convenient source of entangled pairs. Anton's claim to fame is that he went and did them.

It is to be regretted that few persons who have arrived at any degree of eminence or fame, have written Memorials of themselves, at least such as have embraced their private as well as their public life.

It's probably healthier to find fame later in life.

It's shocking how bright your star is.

It's so glamorous, you have to see it." (describing the $92 million Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)

It's still hard for me to understand, what is to me, the morbid fascination with celebrity. I just want to sing, I want to work on my music, I want to make my movies, that's all I want to do. I understand, you know, the interest but I really don't understand the fascination with it.

Its such a paradox. You come from this place where you want fame; you dont want to be bourgeois, but you want to be successful. You want to be accepted, but you also want to be going against the grain. You want to be on the outside, but you want to be on the inside.

It stirs up envy, fame does.

It wasn't not being famous any more, or even not being a recording artist. It was having nobody who needed me, no phones ringing, nothing to do. Because I'm still too young to do nothing. I was only 24 when all that happened. Now, at 40, I feel I've got more to give than I ever have.

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

I've always been more drawn to being normal than being famous.

It was never about winning medals or being famous.