Best 1177 quotes in «fame quotes» category

In many cases, people who win a Nobel prize, their work slows down after that because of the distractions. Yes, fame is rewarding, but it's a pity if it keeps you from doing the work you are good at.

Internet fame is like regular fame only without all the annoying 'money' and 'power.'

In the beginning, I loved being famous, but now I am tired of it and I would like to go back to my freedom.

In the future we'll all have 15 minutes of fame and 15 minutes of healthcare.

In the quest for fortune and fame...don't forget about the simple things.

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

In the sixties, everyone you knew became famous. My flatmate was Terence Stamp. My barber was Vidal Sassoon. David Hockney did the menu in a restaurant I went to. I didn't know anyone unknown who didn't become famous.

I, personally, liked the legend.

Invisibility is the only thing that fame cost me. I used to be able to go places and blend in. Anonymity is something you lose on this side of things.

I put my money in the bank: I have to think of life after modeling, when I'm not famous any more.

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

I really hate the duties of being a celebrity, like getting dressed up for the red carpet.

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 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.

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

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

I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom.

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

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

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

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

It is a good thing to happen to you, to have that taste of fame because then you don't hanker for it.

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 short walk from the hallelujah to the hoot.

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 a wretched thing to live on the fame of others.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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