Popularity Quotes

To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs. (Aldous Huxley)
Popularity, I have always thought, may aptly be compared to a coquette - the more you woo her, the more apt is she to elude your embrace. View quote
John Tyler
When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the state, will be of no service. They will become flatterers instead of legislators; the instruments, not the guides, of the people. View quote
Edmund Burke
The metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet. View quote
Dave Barry
There are a lot of bands who claim to be punk and they only play the music, they have no clue what it's all about. It's a lifestyle. It's not about popularity and all that crap. View quote
Billie Joe Armstrong
The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of which America is the proof. View quote
Mary McCarthy
Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue where men have it whether they will or no. View quote
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
Fame is a vapor popularity an accident the only earthly certainty is oblivion. View quote
Mark Twain
Take our politicians they're a bunch of yo-yos. The presidency is now a cross between a popularity contest and a high school debate, with an encyclopedia of cliches the first prize. View quote
Saul Bellow
But I don't think the popularity of flying has diminished a bit. View quote
Gerard Arpey
Some people really trip on success or popularity. My friends would talk to me about that, about tripping on all this stuff, but you know what I tripped on? I started buying property. (Roy Ayers)
Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated the game for the Chicago Bulls and brought the NBA to its greatest peak of popularity. View quote
Will McDonough
To some men popularity is always suspicious. Enjoying none themselves, they are prone to suspect the validity of those attainments which command it. View quote
George Henry Lewes
I have never been over concerned or obsessed with opinion polls or popularity polls. I think a leader who is, is a weak leader. Between being loved and being feared, I have always believed Machiavelli was right. If nobody is afraid of me, I'm meaningless. View quote
Lee Kuan Yew
I certainly wouldn't compare the rewards of watching one's children grow and mature with that of money piling up at the box office. Both are pleasant, but to varying degrees. As the old saying goes, you can't take an audience home with you. You can't depend on the loyalty of fans, who, after all is said and done, are just faceless people one seldom sees. And few stars have their fans forever. But a child is forever. That bond and relationship is timeless and doesn't depend on your looks, age or popularity at the moment. View quote
Julie Andrews
The presidency is more than a popularity contest. View quote
Al Gore
Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit. View quote
William Penn
Barbie's one of those fads whose popularity makes you lose all faith in the human race. View quote
Connie Willis
I wouldn't overestimate the importance of my popularity in the country and abroad but at the end of the day it's not as important because I believe that my presence here could make some difference and it could encourage people. View quote
Garry Kasparov
What point was there in pursuing an ever-elusive popularity? View quote
David Brin
The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny; flattery to treachery; standing armies to arbitrary government; and the glory of God to the temporal interest of the clergy. (David Hume)
Popularity is not an indication of quality. View quote
Vanna Bonta
The popularity of the paranormal, oddly enough, might even be grounds for encouragement. I think that the appetite for mystery, the enthusiasm for that which we do not understand, is healthy and to be fostered. It is the same appetite which drives the best of true science, and it is an appetite which true science is best qualified to satisfy. View quote
Richard Dawkins
Most English speakers do not have the writer's short fuse about seeing or hearing their language brutalized. This is the main reason, I suspect, that English is becoming the world's universal tongue: English-speaking natives don't care how badly others speak English as long as they speak it. French, once considered likely to become the world's lingua franca, has lost popularity because those who are born speaking it reject this liberal attitude and become depressed, insulted or insufferable when their language is ill used. View quote
Russell Baker
Goodness means the highest degree of popularity. View quote
Heinrich Mann