Best 1177 quotes in «fame quotes» category

When a great man has become petrified, and everyone begins to proclaim his greatness, he has already turned into a puppet.

When a writer is swayed with his fame and his fortune, you can float him down the river with the turds.

When Chrissie Hynde was inducted into the Hall of Fame, I, of course, was there to see that because I have to back up the girl. When it was over, I said we needed to have a party for Chrissie in my hotel suite. I didn't really know her, but it was great.

Whenever you're the child of a famous person, you get judged in odd ways because of that.

When Grease and Fame came out, people thought they were cheesy.

When I did 'Parent Trap,' I was ten. I was thrown off by the whole fame thing.

When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found myself for a large part of my life, it's a walk-on part. Not a vital necessity, like it is for so many people. I enjoy it but I can see right through it!

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?

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.

When it comes to fame, I am in a very convenient position. I live a very normal life.

When I was young, it wasn't about the money, it wasn't about the fame and fortune, it was about playing football.

When this is over, the media will lose interest [in the relationship]. There’ll be nothing to say. It won’t fit into a headline anymore. It won’t fit into a template.

When we were on 'The X Factor,' we didn't realize how overnight the fame thing was. We didn't really understand it until we went on a shopping trip. It was like Week 7 or 8 of the show. We went with a few other contestants and there were loads of people, packed.

When we were growing up our parents somehow made it clear that being famous was good. And I mistakenly thought that if I was famous then everyone would love me.

When you become famous, being famous becomes your profession.

When you finally end something like Superman and then find yourself world-famous, it's pretty weird, lemme tell ya. Fame is weird, is what it really is. It's the weirdest thing in the world.

When you first get fame, you're so insecure that you just become a ding dong.

Whether you are an astronomer or a life scientist, geophysicist, or a pilot, you've got to be there because you believe you are good in your field, and you can contribute, not because you are going to get a lot of fame or whatever when you get back.

Who builds a church to God and not to fame, Will never mark the marble with his name.

Whoever has recognized the vainglory of individuality will not attach any store ("n'attachera aucun prix à", Fr.) to fame. The only one thing which is really valuable, it is to do good.

Who fears not to do ill fears the name, And free from conscience, is a slave to fame.

Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?

Who would not rather have the fame of Archimedes than that of his conqueror Marcellus?

Why are we smiling when we loathe each other?’ ‘Why do we sell happiness to the readers of this magazine when we are profoundly unhappy ourselves, the slaves of fame?

why will friends publish all the trash they can scrape together of celebrated people?

Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom is the source of virtue and of fame; obtained with labour, for mankind employed, and then, when most you share it, best enjoyed.

With fame, you can't trust everybody. You can't depend on them being there for you as a person. They will only be there because of what you've got you as a person. They will only be there because of what you've got and what you can bring to their life. It's not a relationship-it's a leech.

With fame there is a crosswire between intensity and intimacy. You have decoy intimacy, but you are also very much alone.

With fame, in just proportion, envy grows.

With the mega-fame came the mega-downfall - you know, with the press and everything - and at a young age, it was very stressful to me.

Wow. I'm humbled and I'm honored. To be in the International Boxing Hall of Fame with so many of my friends and heroes is overwhelming.

You can get rich or famous by doing the same thing.

Yeah, I like to be the maker of the art. And I like and want the money. But I don't really dig being famous.

You are not born for fame if you don't know the value of time.

You don't stay the hottest guy forever unless you're, um, Dionysus.

You can read about yourself but what's important is how you feel about yourself.

You can't get into the Hall of Fame unless you limp.

You can't reverse fame. You can lose all the money, but you'll never lose people knowing you.

Your aim will be knowledge and wisdom, not the reflected glamour of fame.

You have to work in this business on your own terms. Don't sell out for money, fame, or notoriety.

You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I'm glad it's over.

You know, there's a moment when you're famous when it's unbearable to go out because you're too famous. And then there's a moment when you're famous just right.

You want to live your own life, but when you have fame, there are certain things you can't get away with.

You're asking the wrong girl about fame. I'm hardly famous. I wouldn't want to trade places with anyone else.

Accept responsibilities for all your actions. Learn from your past and your mistakes.

You will be tested as a leader....You may be tested with success, fame, and fortune.

€7,500, first-class, everything—and all that for 40 minutes selling them some old stuff.

A celebrity is an object that the media manufactures today, just so they have a subject tomorrow.

Actors read lines and change their facial expressions.

[A] finished tale may give a man immortality in the light and literary sense; but an unfinished tale suggests another immortality, more essential and more strange.