Fame Quotes - page 41

A successful author is equally in danger of diminution of his fame, whether he continues or ceases to write. (Samuel Johnson)
He that pursues fame with just claims, trusts his happiness to the winds but he that endeavors after it by false merit, has to fear, not only the violence of the storm, but the leaks of his vessel. View quote
Samuel Johnson
Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame. View quote
Samuel Johnson
People are intrigued by fame, power and wealth and I think Hollywood is the only place where you get all three together. View quote
Jackie Collins
The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them. View quote
Jean Genet
Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them. View quote
Louisa May Alcott
You always question people's intentions. That may be a combination of having money, having fame, and being a little older. View quote
Matt LeBlanc
It's funny - nowadays people that are famous get chased by paparazzi. They have this fame, but they don't have the money to hide from it. View quote
Matt LeBlanc
Fame is an illusive thing -- here today, gone tomorrow. The fickle, shallow mob raises its heroes to the pinnacle of approval today and hurls them into oblivion tomorrow at the slightest whim cheers today, hisses tomorrow utter forgetfulness in a few months. View quote
Henry Miller
I grew up being the girl who would always tune in to watch famous people talk about their careers, how they handled scandals and mega fame. I'm trying to pick up tips. View quote
Rebecca Black
The Bards also, who by the praises of their verse transmit to distant ages the fame of heroes slain in battle, poured forth at ease their lays in abundance. (Lucan)
Viewing them induced a mild but not unpleasant vertigo, one of the rare times she was able to directly grasp the fact of her fame. View quote
William Gibson
Fame is a very strange animal. View quote
Adam Lambert
RENOWN, n. A degree of distinction between notoriety and fame a little more supportable than the one and a little more intolerable than the other. Sometimes it is conferred by an unfriendly and inconsiderate hand. View quote
Ambrose Bierce
NOTORIETY, n. The fame of one's competitor for public honors. The kind of renown most accessible and acceptable to mediocrity. A Jacob's-ladder leading to the vaudeville stage, with angels ascending and descending. View quote
Ambrose Bierce
My children have absolutely no interest in my fame. They're very sophisticated, and they have a spiritual perspective on material things because we go to church. View quote
Val Kilmer
I try not to focus on fame; I don't even really know what it means exactly because it's so fleeting. View quote
Taylor Momsen
When you start to become a movie star it's easy to believe that you are Superman. That can fool you. That's why I prefer not to pay much attention to fame. View quote
Benicio Del Toro
Come, my Celia, let us prove, While we can, the sports of love, Time will not be ours for ever, He, at length, our good will sever; Spend not then his gifts in vain: Suns that set may rise again; But if once we lose this light, 'Tis with us perpetual night. Why should we defer our joys? Fame and rumour are but toys. View quote
Ben Jonson
Why should we defer our joys? Fame and rumour are but toys. View quote
Ben Jonson
I'm uneasy with fame so I do my best to avoid places that will bring me more attention. (Sade Adu)
It takes a very strange person to enjoy fame, with all the by-products that come with it. It's not necessarily a thrill. View quote
Kelsey Grammer
Fame obviously has become a premium in everybody's life. Everybody thinks they deserve it, everybody thinks they want it and most people really don't enjoy it once they get it. View quote
Kelsey Grammer
I stand here waiting for you to bang the gong, to crash the critic saying Is it right or is it wrong? If only fame had an IV, Baby could I bear being away from you? I found the vein, put it in here. View quote
Lady Gaga
Fame is ultimately about the cycles of desire and how to do away with them or manage them well. View quote
Lady Gaga