Egalitarianism is possible only in small social systems. Once a medium gets past a certain size fame is a forced move. — Clay Shirky Copy Share Image
Fame is indeed beautiful and benign and gentle and satisfying, but happiness is something at once tender and brilliant beyond all things. — Mary MacLane Copy Share Image
You probably can count on one hand the receivers who were considered great or went to the Hall of Fame who only… — Brandin Cooks Copy Share Image
Do I think it's great that we have a celebrity system where some people matter and some people don't? No. But do… — Eve Ensler Copy Share Image
Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous. — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
I've had time to taste fame, but I definitely lean towards being the kind of actor where I'm happy to be able… — Dan Fogler Copy Share Image
Exposure and attention make a work famous - the more you talk about it, the more attention it gets, the more validity… — Andy Warhol Copy Share Image
I always thought Stuart deserved a little bit of fame. He was a gifted artist and a very wonderful person. — Astrid Kirchherr Copy Share Image
Whatever may be the temporary applause of men, or the expressions of public opinion, it may be asserted without fear of contradiction,… — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
Then to side with Truth is noble when we share her wretched crust, Ere her cause bring fame and profit, and 't… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
I'm a creative person, and I've got a lot of ideas. People probably thought that my mentality was quick fame because I… — Tyga Copy Share Image
It's how the paparazzi worked in 2007; the crazier you looked and acted, the more attention you'd get, the more coverage, the… — Spencer Pratt Copy Share Image
I used to walk down the street like I was a fucking star...I want people to walk around delusional about how great… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
Let me tell you, seven days without Wolf Blitzer is heaven. A week outside 'The Situation Room' is downright calming. No 'breaking… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
“His life had already touched upon the age when everything that breathes of impulse shrinks in a man, when a powerful bow… — Nikolai Gogol Copy Share Image
A man's heart must be very frivolous if the possession of fame rewards the labor to attain it. For the worst of… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
To serve thy generation, this thy fate: "Written in water," swiftly fades thy name; But he who loves his kind does, first… — Mary C. Ames Copy Share Image
“Author says he suffered from both "a craving to be famous" and "a horror of being known to like being known.” — T.E. Lawrence Copy Share Image
I tend to worry about the minutiae of life. But living in the mountains of Idaho and having retreated from fame, I… — Pamela Sue Martin Copy Share Image
Rose is Famous 4 Grace... Advocate is Famous 4 his Case... Horses r Famous 4 Race... But u r Famous 4 Smile on Ur Face...! — Babloo Copy Share Image
That should be the measure of success for everyone. It's not money, it's not fame, it's not celebrity; my index of success… — Lupe Fiasco Copy Share Image
Authentic stardom ... is a gift which, if it is to have any permanent significance, must be bestowed by a public rather… — Katharine Cornell Copy Share Image
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore were friends and the last people I expected would predecease me. They were, in a sense, casualties… — Barry Humphries Copy Share Image
When I hear artists or authors making fun of businessmen, I think of a regiment in which the band makes fun of… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I definitely wanted to be famous as a kid, but as I've gotten older, I feel less comfortable with it. — Lola Kirke Copy Share Image
If we had our priorities straight as a country, we'd consider leaving fame behind a mark of wisdom and character. — S.E. Cupp Copy Share Image
Fame doesn't redeem you. It takes a long time to get there, and when you're finally there, you realise you still have… — Cyndi Lauper Copy Share Image
Fame is sexy. And women are meant to find men who are funny sexy. But not me. Absolutely not me. Clearly I… — Michael McIntyre Copy Share Image
Of all the phantoms fleeting in the mist Of time, though meagre all and ghostly thin; Most unsubstantial, unessential shade Was earthly… — Robert Pollok Copy Share Image
The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle. — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
Only 18 but I got my own business. Then I got fame like what the fuck is this. Whole bunch of cameras,… — Mac Miller Copy Share Image
A celebrity is a person with the light and the opportunity to expand their own light in others. It's someone in a… — B-Real Copy Share Image
To me, music is art and fashion is art, but fame? Fame isn't art, but the person you become when you're famous… — Cardi B Copy Share Image
Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it. — Fran Drescher Copy Share Image
I feel sorry for these kids in bands. Everything is so disposable nowadays. These kids don't even get 15 minutes of fame,… — Zakk Wylde Copy Share Image
Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of… — Davy Crockett Copy Share Image
Most of authors seek fame, but I seek for justice - a holier impulse than ever entered into the ambitious struggles of… — Davy Crockett Copy Share Image
What people have trouble getting their head around is the idea that a celebrity, somebody whom they admire, somebody who seems to… — Drew Pinsky Copy Share Image
Big Ben was able to progress and come along slowly because he was surrounded with a Hall of Fame coach and players.… — Ryan Clark Copy Share Image
Ultimately, the only people who are in any way edified by hanging with famous people are you at the age of 11… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
