“Name one hero who was happy." I considered. Heracles went mad and killed his family; Theseus lost his bride and father; Jason's… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
The use of knowledge in our sex (beside the amusement of solitude) is to moderate the passions and learn to be contented… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My dad told me at the very beginning of my career, basically, "If you're gonna have a megaphone, you're gonna need to… — Ben Feldman Copy Share Image
It does not suit the world to hear that people who are leading a high life, an enviable life, a privileged life… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
I always loved working as an actress, but I didn't understand why I couldn't just opt out of being famous. And then… — Debra Winger Copy Share Image
We try to exert a Ted Williams kind of discipline. In his book The Science of Hitting, Ted explains that he carved… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
“Why shouldn’t I? I demand silently. Why shouldn’t I become a famous writer? Like Norman Mailer. Or Philip Roth. And F. Scott… — Candace Bushnell Copy Share Image
Dirk played with Jason Kidd near the end of his career and Jason was still a great player, but he did not… — Rick Carlisle Copy Share Image
You need the practice of mindfulness to bring your mind back to the body and establish yourself in the moment. If you… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“What I really wanted... wasn't fame. All I wanted was to know... whether or not I should've been born. Huff... I can't… — Portugas D. Ace Copy Share Image
Only that which lasts forever is real. That which is done in the temple lasts forever; therefore, the temple is the real… — John H. Groberg Copy Share Image
If you have fame, you never feel that you have fame, if you have the brains of a flea. Because fame is… — Katharine Hepburn Copy Share Image
“Of course, they were other things too. Sometimes they were even everything all together, but not fame, which was rooted in delusion… — Roberto Bolaño Copy Share Image
Advice, as it always gives a temporary appearance of superiority, can never be very grateful, even when it is most necessary or… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Basically it's the idea of celebrities being in the spotlight and just because you think that they should be perfect, that they're… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
Kurt Cobain OD'd on heroin before committing suicide, but he also OD'd on fame. Cobain was like Basquiat: They both wanted to… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
I'm in that comfortable niche where I'm not that famous and sometimes people do need to put a barrier between them and… — Tony Levin Copy Share Image
I remember being superyoung, like nine or ten years old, and thinking, 'Man, I wonder what famous people eat for breakfast. They… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
I can't speak for everybody, but sometimes, people get in this showbiz game and they get the money, but then they forget… — Young Jeezy Copy Share Image
Ah, fortune and fame shall follow me ... and I shall dwell in the world of the chosen for a few moments… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
I should have conceived the idea for 'The Mighty Walzer' earlier. A boy who dreamed of winning fame, fortune, and the adoration… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
The Baseball Hall of Fame is something every player dreams about, but being a member of God's Hall of Fame is the… — Gary Carter Copy Share Image
“Fifteen years ago, a business manager from the United States came to Plum Village to visit me. His conscience was troubled because… — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
Jamie glanced at her notes. "So let's be honest, Jacks, can we? What is the best part of being an Angel? Is… — Scott Speer Copy Share Image
A lot of bands, they'll try to jump on the bandwagon or the fad or the fashion, and they'll skyrocket, have this… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
I'm lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I'll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself. But there are… — Shakira Copy Share Image
From the fame opinion of a soul distinct from the body came the practice of praying, first for the dead, and then… — Joseph Priestley Copy Share Image
In journalism, we recognize a kind of hierarchy of fame among the famous. We measure it in two ways: by the length… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
If you were to ask me whether you need a dictatorship to run India, No, you do not. Whether you need a… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
All the walks of literature are infested with mendicants for fame, who attempt to excite our interest by exhibiting all the distortions… — Thomas B. Macaulay Copy Share Image
With fame, all of a sudden you're seeing yourself through the eyes of a world of men, and that's . . .… — Rose McGowan Copy Share Image
It may be only glory that we seek here, but I persuade myself that, as long as we remain here, that is… — Petrarch Copy Share Image
Once you grow accustomed to being famous, you do not realize it, but you are never quite your humble, honest self. No… — Corra May Harris Copy Share Image
It is not uncommon for those who at their first entrance into the world were distinguished for attainments or abilities, to disappoint… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
I enjoy my life. The fame part of it freaked me out for a little while, and there are definitely times when… — Jim Carrey Copy Share Image
I know I am in a band that is famous, and my private life is famous. I get it, and it's fine.… — Chris Martin Copy Share Image
That's a funny thing, fame. People definitely do treat you differently. When you begin to be successful, people say, 'Don't go changing.'… — Jonathan Rhys Meyers Copy Share Image
The best incarnation of The Four Horsemen was undoubtedly the unit comprised of Ric Flair, Barry Windham, Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard,… — Jim Ross Copy Share Image
Cancer had given me a reverse celebrity status: all the attention for something you didn't want to be known for. I had… — Suleika Jaouad Copy Share Image
I think the promise of fame and what it holds to you as a child and dreaming of it is not what… — Rosie O'Donnell Copy Share Image
