Best 1177 quotes in «fame quotes» category

A famous writer who wants to continue writing has to be constantly defending himself against fame.

After all, what does fame everlasting mean? Mere vanity.

A good reputation is better than fame.

Alas, how wretched is the being who depends on the stability of public favour!

A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I'm still doing it.

All is ephemeral - fame and the famous as well.

All men are idolators, some of fame, others of self-interest, most of pleasure.

All serious writers want the obvious rewards: fame, money, women, love -- and most of all, an audience!

Alot of peo­ple think our lives are all about tak­ing pic­tures and stuff like that. But it becomes a real bother when they're tak­ing pic­tures of you all the time.

All the work built my fame and certainly made me more money, but the toll it took in my home was not good.

A lot of celebrities, especially when you're talking about the really big ones, live in what I call the fame bubble. Nobody ever says no to them or challenges them or even teases them.

All the fame you should look for in life is to have lived it quietly.

A lot of things come with fame, whether it's losing friends or losing family. You still gotta stand up and be that guy even when you ain't having great things. Because you've gotta be the spokesperson for your people.

A lot of things come with fame, whether it's losing friends or losing family.

A man's renown is like the hue of grass, Which comes and goes.

Amidst all of these flashing lights I pray the fame won't take my life.

A medal glitters, but it also casts a shadow.

Andy Warhol made fame more famous.

An author places himself uncalled before the tribunal of criticism and solicits fame at the hazard of disgrace.

And no renown can render you well-known: For if you think that fame can lengthen life By mortal famousness immortalized, The day will come that takes your fame as well, And there a second death for you awaits.

And yet, after all, what is posthumous fame? Altogether vanity.

Around the mighty master came The marvels which his pencil wrought, Those miracles of power whose fame Is wide as human thought.

Anyone who tells you they got into rock'n'roll for reasons other than girls, fame and money is full of s***.

Anyone who votes for McGowan is 100 percent right. He was a great umpire. He belongs in the Hall of Fame.

A root is a flower that disdains fame.

As a believer just because you gain more fame or authority doesn't mean anything, this means you have more feet to wash

As far as the illusion of the fame, yes, I can definitely appreciate it.

As a general rule, the longer a man's fame is likely to last, the later it will be in coming; for all excellent products require time for their development.

As for fame, it can go to your head and you can become full of yourself.

A series of vibrations. What does it matter, the source of the catalyst?

As the pearl ripens in the obscurity of its shell, so ripens in the tomb all the fame that is truly precious.

At first it was exhilarating but when I realized it wasn't going away, it became scary and claustrophobic. Fame is a weird thing.

At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous.

Avarice is the miser's dream, as fame is the poet's.

Authors have odd relationships with their creations They owe their fame and fortune to their characters but feel enslaved by them.

At the end of my life, I have achieved belated fame and recognition in the city of my birth.

Authentic stardom ... is a gift which, if it is to have any permanent significance, must be bestowed by a public rather than a manager.

Avoid shame, but do not seek glory; nothing so expensive as glory.

Awe consumes any brand that ignites it.

Before I was famous, when I was just working in Gilbert's Lodge, everything was moving in slow motion.

A woman's fame is the tomb of her happiness.

Becoming famous was never what I wanted to do. There's a lot of things that come with fame - it's what people in the limelight have to do.

Barack Obama is the most famous living person in the history of the world.

Being famous hasn't changed my perception of myself - I've just grown up.

Being a famous writer is a little like being a tall dwarf. You're on the edge of normality.

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity.

Being famous is great, it's not like bad or horrible or anything.

Being famous is just a job.

But as far as the fame goes, my parents make sure they keep me grounded, for sure. They make me wash dishes still.

Better than fame is still the wish for fame, the constant training for a glorious strife.