Best 1177 quotes in «fame quotes» category

That equals to being a fool, having fame and no fortune. A lot of guys out there have fame doing this and doing that, but they are broke.

That fame monster's a fool, man. It really is.

That is what fame is, isn't it? To get the world to fall in love with you.

That should be the measure of success for everyone. It's not money, it's not fame, it's not celebrity; my index of success is happiness.

That's one of the cool things about fame. You have an affect on society and where it goes.

That sort of reputation which precedes performance [is] often the larger part of a man's fame.

That's what fame does to you. You acquire another self.

That's what fame is: solitude.

The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.

The big trouble is not really who isn't in the Hall of Fame, but who is. It was established for a select few.

The cursed hunger for gold. -Auri sacra fames

The definition of success to me is not necessarily a price tag, not fame, but having a good life, and being able to say I did the right thing at the end of the day. Of course, the price tag is definitely part of it, but it's not the whole thing in my book.

The dispersing and scattering our names into many mouths, we call making them more great.

The easiest way to get 15 minutes of fame is to be rude to somebody.

The difficulty is to know conscience from self-interest.

The ego seeks fame and fortune. Humility doesn't seek at all - it accepts.

The effects of fame on the not-famous people who are close to a celebrity - this is definitely a topic that continues to interest me.

The farther a man knows himself to be free from perfection, the nearer he is to it.

The fact is, ministry is too unpredictable to be motivated by security. It’s too unprofitable to be motivated by money. It’s too demanding to be motivated by pleasure, and it’s too criticized to be motivated by fame. Our ministry should be motivated by the pleasure of God, and God is pleased when we have a ministry powered by faith.

The fame and the money and all that stuff that comes along with it is all great, but that's not the sole purpose of why I make music.

The fewer men, the greater share of honor.

The favorites of fortune or of fame topple from their pedestals before our eyes without diverting us from ambition.

The first thing I learned was that even if you have a lot of money and power and fame, you can still suffer very deeply.

The Hall of Fame is forever, baby!

The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you.

The Hall of Fame ceremonies are on the thirty-first and thirty-second of July.

The highest form of vanity is love of fame.

The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.

The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality.

The love of fame puts spurs to the mind

The love of fame usually spurs on the mind. [Lat., Ingenio stimulos subdere fama solet.]

The majority of pop stars are complete idiots in every respect.

The man who lies asleep will never waken fame.

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.

the more visible my work became, the less visible I grew to myself.

Then my verse I dishonor, my pictures despise, my person degrade and my temper chastise; and the pen is my terror, the pencil my shame; and my talents I bury, and dead is my fame.

The one stroke marks the difference between fame and oblivion.

The only reason I wanted to get one [a star on Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame] was because Simon Cowell didn't have one.

The press frequently sneers at the hype devoted to a superstar, but the press itself is responsible for all the hype.

The nights seem to me too long... I am often scolded by Madame Pasteur, but I tell her I shall lead her to fame.

The problem of fame is that you get frozen in one frame and nothing you do can alter the name.

The problem with fame is you no longer belong to you. You lose your persona and become the object of other people's obsession.

The desire for fame tempts even noble minds.

The real trap of fame is its irresistibility.

There are a lot of good things about being famous but there are a few not so good things too

There are decades in the making of the one man of renown; Multitudes that go unnoticed who must wreathe for him a crown.

There are names written in her immortal scroll at which Fame blushes!

There have been as great souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous.

There is no good in living in a society where you are merely the equal of everybody else. The true pleasure of life is to live with your inferiors.

There is this power that comes with being famous.