All my life, I have taken inventory at intervals. For example, when I became a movie actor and suddenly I had to… — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
From my experience and understanding, I believe money follows name and fame, while recognition calls for a huge amount of sacrifice. To… — Lata Mangeshkar Copy Share Image
Fame is a fickle thing that only lasts as long as you can be out there offering yourself to the public. And… — Jesse Stone Copy Share Image
Apart from a commendable determination to discomfit Trump and members of his inner circle (select military figures excepted, at least for now),… — Andrew Bacevich Copy Share Image
I think that what I don't like is everything that surrounds a footballer. The fame, the people idolizing you, the press, not… — Carlos Vela Copy Share Image
I have an ambition to write a great book, but that's really a competition with myself. I've noticed that a lot of… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
Sometimes I find myself thinking, rather wistfully, about Lao Tzu's famous dictum: 'Govern a great nation as you would cook a small… — William Carlos Williams Copy Share Image
t is for me because I needed to do this. I really think actors shouldn't act unless they really need it in… — John Leguizamo Copy Share Image
Of Ickworth's boys, their father's joys, There is but one a bad one; The tenth is he, the parson's fee, And indeed… — Horace Walpole Copy Share Image
Definitely you don't become famous by doing something bad; that's a professional death sentence. You remember that whatever you do, someone will… — Julie Payette Copy Share Image
Even almost a century after her death, Sarah Bernhardt, the French actress whose extraordinary personality, flamboyant life and passionate nature became a… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
It was easy in the early nineties to make a list of great things that could be done, now that there was… — Anton Zeilinger Copy Share Image
"Celebrity" is sort of an idea. I mean, I get to do something extraordinary, but I don't think it makes me extraordinary.… — Justin Timberlake Copy Share Image
If you want to be famous because you do something well or badly, be it singing while fat or hitting balls of… — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
There was one point where my mother was dying of lung cancer, and a journalist dressed up as a nurse and got… — Pete Burns Copy Share Image
“I think it's nice for stars to do interviews to make us think they are just like us, but to tell you… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
The truth is, anybody that becomes famous is an ass for a year and a half. You've got to give them a… — Bill Murray Copy Share Image
I lately met with an old volume from a London bookshop, containing the Greek Minor Poets, and it was a pleasure to… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“I ran across an excerpt today (in English translation) of some dialogue/narration from the modern popular writer, Paulo Coelho in his book:… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
The hero was distinguished by his achievement; the celebrity by his image or trademark. The hero created himself; the celebrity is created… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share Image
Do not let the fame come near to you! Protect your freedom! Fame must be avoided so as to breathe freely! Stay… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
That's why I'm fighting, just to have some personal satisfaction, not necessarily because I want to get in the Hall of Fame.… — Dan Henderson Copy Share Image
Somewhere along the way, we made it unpopular to value oneself outside the structure of fame. We created these new categories, even… — Justine Bateman Copy Share Image
I was never really aware of being famous. Being in a magazine or on a billboard - that really didn't register to… — Fred Savage Copy Share Image
I realised those things my ego needed - fame and success - were going to make me terribly unhappy. So I wrenched… — George Michael Copy Share Image
Thank God I've never had the sort of intense fame that means you can't walk up the road. That sort of blazing… — Jane Asher Copy Share Image
The thirst for fame is much greater than that for virtue; for who would embrace virtue itself if you take away its… — Juvenal Copy Share Image
I usually wear my Hall of Fame ring on a more regular basis because it is more like a college ring. It… — Howie Long Copy Share Image
“Everyone is beautiful and talented in their own special way. Some people can sing, dance, play instruments, teach, and more. You may… — Amaka Imani Nkosazana Copy Share Image
I dont think that people do enough, but then again what is enough at the end of the day. We want to… — Vanessa Simmons Copy Share Image
I'm actively trying to get away from the over-exposure that happened eight years ago. The only thing a celebrity can do in… — Matt Damon Copy Share Image
Fame, money and the size of the market are not very important to me. What is, is writing a book that is… — Aidan Chambers Copy Share Image
When I came to Hollywood, my whole motivation was to be loved and appreciated, which is the stupidest thing in the world...You… — Aubrey Plaza Copy Share Image
There were only 170 neurologists in Britain then and, whether spoken or unspoken, there was this insidious feeling. How can Bannister, a… — Roger Bannister Copy Share Image
Everybody wants to be famous, but nobody wants to do the work. I live by that. You grind hard so you can… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
“This is no longer a tale about whether you will find fame or fortune or your perfect little happy ending. This is… — Soman Chainani Copy Share Image
People think because you're a celebrity, because you're on TV, because you're 'People Magazine''s Sexiest Men Alive, things like that, that we're… — Jonathan Scott Copy Share Image
People know that fame and position are pleasant, but they do not know that the pleasure of anonymity is most real. People… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
But whats it all worth, cant take it when you under this earth Rich men died and tried, but none of it… — Nas Copy Share Image
In focusing towards the outer world, we celebs forget to focus on our inner well-being. We don't lead perfect lives, and only… — Shilpa Shetty Copy Share Image
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