The famous balance of nature is the most extraordinary of all cybernetic systems. Left to itself, it is always self-regulated. — Joseph Wood Krutch Copy Share Image
I feel my advantage of coming from a film family is - having seen fame up close, having seen the industry so… — Abhay Deol Copy Share Image
Fame is the scentless sunflower, with gaudy crown of gold; But friendship is the rose, with sweets in every fold. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
Time is, after all, the greatest of poets; and the sons of Memory stand a better chance of being the heirs of… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
The truth is black celebrities are not as sought after in the press as white celebrities, and that is comforting. — Niecy Nash Copy Share Image
What is fame? The advantage of being known by people of whom you yourself know nothing, and for whom you care as… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
For me, the big target is to get into the Hall of Fame, but I'd like to win the heavyweight title first. — Drew McIntyre Copy Share Image
My children have absolutely no interest in my fame. They're very sophisticated, and they have a spiritual perspective on material things because… — Val Kilmer Copy Share Image
“Nothing in life was ever clearly drawn, obviously just, or totally emotionally satisfying, but the moment-to-moment stuff of reality featured infinitely more… — Cintra Wilson Copy Share Image
The most embarassing is when friends ask you to meet up with them and you have to tell them "Sorry I can't… — Robert Pattinson Copy Share Image
You get people who come to London, sever links with where they come from, and then when they need people, there's nobody… — Johnny Vegas Copy Share Image
I am more famed in Heaven for my works than I could well conceive. In my brain are studies & chambers filled… — William Blake Copy Share Image
By the time I was 11, I wanted to be a comedian. So all those years later, I've managed to achieve my… — George Lopez Copy Share Image
The problem with fame is you no longer belong to you. You lose your persona and become the object of other people's… — Dionne Warwick Copy Share Image
Most all of my awards are at the Country Music Hall of Fame. You know we had the longest running exhibit in… — Hank Williams Jr Copy Share Image
We were always authentic when it came to our style. From when we started to the height of our fame, we've always… — Tionne Watkins Copy Share Image
It's not name dropping, but not many people can say, like me, that they spent the day with the likes of Francis… — Jeffrey Bernard Copy Share Image
The whole celebrity culture thing - I'm fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it. — Anderson Cooper Copy Share Image
Even at the height of my fame, 50 per cent of the people who saw me wanted a fight; it’s the downside… — George Best Copy Share Image
I still do the same things, but it's nice. If people recognize you, generally everyone's very respectful, very lovely, but I wonder… — Sam Heughan Copy Share Image
I think Ray Guy and John Madden for sure should be in the Hall of Fame and Cliff Branch should be as… — Jim Otto Copy Share Image
I don't like being recognised, I have no interest in being famous at all, I just do what I do. If I… — Bruce Dickinson Copy Share Image
Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom the source of virtue, and of fame, obtained with labour, for mankind employed, and then,… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
I told a story with the E Street Band that was bigger and better than I could have done on my own. — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
Maybe it's your obligation to use your celebrity for more than just your new BMW. I use mine to make people smile. — Wendy Williams Copy Share Image
“Gain fame, and the paparazzi or media waits and watches for them to slip, just to shame their name.” — Anthony Liccione Copy Share Image
The brawling of a sparrow in the eaves The brilliant moon and all the milky sky And all that famous harmony of… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
When I was young, it wasn't about the money, it wasn't about the fame and fortune, it was about playing football. — Victor Cruz Copy Share Image
Given all the facts that I'm young and I'm in good health and I'm famous - that I have talent, I have… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
The neighborhood grocery clerk asked for my picture. Does this mean I can no longer wear pajama bottoms when I grocery shop? — Carly Rae Jepsen Copy Share Image
What stars do in their off-hours is a never-ending source of diddling curiosity to the tabloid sensibility. — James Wolcott Copy Share Image
If I wanted to be famous, I could have been famous before. I mean, I produced a Frank Sinatra special - Elizabeth… — David Gest Copy Share Image
People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done. — Cullen Hightower Copy Share Image
There's no difference between fame and infamy now. There's a new school of professional famous people that don't do anything. They don't… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
Typically, writers meet their subjects at a neutral location - somewhere a publicist has chosen to reveal something about the celebrity, like… — Mina Kimes Copy Share Image
Why would you want to work for a living if you could just joke around? Being a celebrity expands your commercial possibilities. — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
Some people enjoy celebrity. I admire those who do, because if you're going to go through it, you might as well enjoy… — Julie Christie Copy Share Image
There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame; life concludes before you have so much… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Since celebs name-dropping themselves has gotten played, all rants should now begin with, 'Do NOT make me pull a Reese Witherspoon.' — Kal Penn Copy Share Image
This is a surprise to no one, but I get sad when celebrities get engaged. It's like some how, some day, that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image