When I was young, Stephen Hawking wasn't the world's most famous physicist. The fame didn't arrive until the publication of "A Brief… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed… — Moliere Copy Share Image
You write for glory. You play for glory. There's an ambition to excel, isn't there, to be a star? To score more,… — James Salter Copy Share Image
I think it's irresponsible when celebrities imply they're doing it all themselves. My son has aunties and uncles around all the time,… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
To become a celebrity is to become a brand name. There is Ivory Soap, Rice Krispies, and Philip Roth. Ivory is the… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
Once I’m obsessed with somebody, I’m terrified of them instantly. I’m not scared of them — I’m scared of meand how I… — Jennifer Lawrence Copy Share Image
I can pretty much call anyone, whether at the White House, in a company or in the media. I have access, because… — Andrew Shue Copy Share Image
So many people are campaigning, fighting, and even dying to make a statement in the name of humanity. These people have no… — Jameela Jamil Copy Share Image
If you look at capitalism and patriarchy, they're both such hierarchical, competitive, oneupmanship systems. They've trained us all [to think] that power… — Eve Ensler Copy Share Image
Fame is a kind of death because it arrests life around the person in the public eye. If one is recognized everywhere,… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh Copy Share Image
Not being well-versed in that arena myself, it's a little bit frightening because I'm not very good in those situations with lots… — Johnny Depp Copy Share Image
By sending the contradictory message that the famous are just plain folks on Mount Olympus, America has forged a relentless tension between… — Florence King Copy Share Image
Almost every man we meet requires some civility; requires to be humored; - he has some fame, some talent, some whim of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“David was "a star, the Elvis of the Bible." An unusually for such a rockstar with his lust for power, lust for… — Bono Copy Share Image
It's a weird thing to have a Hall of Fame for rock. It's weird that I spent years worshiping the Cure, and… — Josh Klinghoffer Copy Share Image
You see only the productions of second-rate folk who are in a hurry to get wealth and fame. The true knowledge, the… — John Buchan Copy Share Image
It's a big thing now: A lot of people want to be assistants to celebrities. If you're pursuing that, you're an idiot.… — Lewis Black Copy Share Image
It is the penalty of fame that a man must ever keep rising. "Get a reputation, and then go to bed," is… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
For anyone who has ever stood before a bathroom mirror and secretly thanked The Academy, a hilarious guide to becoming 'It' in… — Bonnie Fuller Copy Share Image
The long march of Western civilization from pantheons of gods for every taste to one God for all has been thrown into… — Florence King Copy Share Image
“There is such a thirst to be known, isn't there? What is it about being known that would cause us to hunger… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
Fame, on its best day, is kind of like a friendly wave from a stranger by the side of the road. And… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
I've always had a career. I have been working hard since I was 15 years old. Being someone's 'girlfriend' was never what… — Adrienne Bailon Copy Share Image
Bam Bam Bigelow truly deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, and if that call would come, I'd be honored to… — Shane Douglas Copy Share Image
We must look deeply into the nature of our volition to see whether it is pushing us in the direction of liberation… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
FAMOUS, adj. Conspicuously miserable. Done to a turn on the iron, behold Him who to be famous aspired. Content? Well, his grill… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
There is no luck in literary reputation. They who make up the final verdict upon every book are not the partial and… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I get hired more then I get seen more. I get seen more then maybe celebrity and fame happens but at the… — Tom Hardy Copy Share Image
Because I take very seriously the idea that I can make an impact in the world, I hold back my voice so… — Anne Hathaway Copy Share Image
Some philosophers tell us that selfishness is at the root of our best loves and affections. Mr. Dombey's young child was, from… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I had this fantasy. I would be at the Paramount Theater in New York and Louis Prima's drummer falls sick. The theater… — Bob Crane Copy Share Image
Fame can take a toll on your personal life. Half of us were in short-lived marriages or not married at all. When… — Big Bank Hank Copy Share Image
It wasn't easy navigating publicity when I started, because I grew up with 'being famous,' and I'm just not into it, and… — Stella McCartney Copy Share Image
The rule in our society is that while those who kill once make wretched a single person are severely punished, those (heads… — Philip Slater Copy Share Image
People don't realize that, you know, we have - "we" meaning people in show business have the same problems as everybody else.… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
My whole thing is I want to have a backup plan because maybe I won't get another acting job after 'Fame', maybe… — Kay Panabaker Copy Share Image
I think at times celebrities cant feel human or normal and experience the pressures of having to put on a show. I… — Stacey Dash Copy Share Image
It wasn't not being famous any more, or even not being a recording artist. It was having nobody who needed me, no… — Gary Barlow Copy Share Image
It's strange because I'm a sex symbol to 14-year-old girls which I guess is not the most helpful situation to be in.… — Robert Pattinson Copy Share Image
I think that all people that get to a certain level of their celebrity are brands. I accept that. I don't value… — Shania Twain Copy Share Image
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