Fame Quotes · Page 98

Mere wealth, I am above it, / It is the reputation wide, / The playwright's pomp, the poet's pride / That eagerly I covet.

— Phyllis McGinley

On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as little as possible about fame

— Diogenes

You have to remember that when you are a performer you become a celebrity, but you are not saving lives. It's not…

— Victoria Beckham

Being famous is uncomfortable because I grew up very simply. Everything revolved around friends, family, church and sports.

— Kenny Chesney

Being a star just means that you just find your own special place, and that you shine where you are. To me,…

— Dolly Parton

Our firmest convictions are apt to be the most suspect, they mark our limitations and our bounds. Life is a pretty thing…

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

Fame has killed more very talented guys than drugs. Jimi Hendrix didn't die of an overdose, he died of fame.

— Keith Richards

Made a vow to the game, That I'll never get caught up, In this thing called fame is what shows us, Just…

— Diggy Simmons

It's definitely important to stay true to yourself and stay close to those people who you were close to before [becoming famous].…

— Taylor Lautner

And also to the alien, who is not of Thy people Israel, but comes from a distant land on account of Thy…

— Solomon

I want to shout out the stars on the walk of fame because they said something about they're not going to put…

— Kanye West

You've got to care about the music...You'd better not be doing it for the publicity, the fame or the money. And you'd…

— Waylon Jennings

Fame is not just about being able to get out of a limo in Leicester Square, it's about trying to get into…

— Rick Astley

The best-concerted schemes men lay for fame, Die fast away: only themselves die faster. The far-fam'd sculptor, and the laurell'd bard, Those…

— Robert Blair

I'd much rather be part of a society which greatly honors and respects people who are altruists and who are effective in…

— Peter Singer

Why would we want fame, when God promises us glory? Why would we be seeking the wealth of the world when the…

— Paul Washer

When I first got the call for 'I'm A Celebrity,' I was like, 'Dude, it's snakes and bugs and things. Nah.'

— Ashley Roberts

I came to the States less to find fortune and fame and more to kind of have a life experience of seeing…

— O. T. Fagbenle

SOME YEARS, like some poets,and politicians and some lovely women, are singled out for fame far beyond the common lot, and 1929…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

I have two college degrees, four honorary doctorate degrees, and am in three Halls of fame, and the only thing I know…

— Red Auerbach

In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of descent and even of great wealth.

— C. Wright Mills

Fame infantilises and grants relative impunity. Those that seek it, out of an exaggerated need for admiration or attention, are often the…

— Jemima Khan

I do suspect my star ratings average too high. But, of course, star ratings are ridiculous. I'm stuck with them.

— Roger Ebert

I didn't want to become like so many of the young people I've worked with who have money, fame, and success but…

— Tina Majorino

I don't like the word 'superstar'. It has ridiculous implications. These words - star, stupor, superstar, stupid star - they're misleading. It's…

— Barbra Streisand

He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame;…

— Edmund Burke

If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself. Rather than love, than money, than fame,…

— Henry David Thoreau

Making money isn't the goal; being famous isn't the goal. Being great is the goal - in everything I do.

— Eva Marcille

Fame has sent a number of celebrities off the deep end, and in the case of Michael Jackson, to the kiddy pool.

— Bill Maher

It's called Paris, not Hilton, just me, because I don't want people to think it's my family's. It's mine.

— Paris Hilton

I can't see any advantage to fame. I'm happy with the life I have now. I've got the same two friends I've…

— Robert Pattinson

It's a really big deal to have a star on the Walk of Fame; it feels like an incredible achievement.

— Jason Priestley

Let the famous not denounce fame. Far from being empty and meaningless, it fills those it touches with divine power.

— Franz Grillparzer

I was never really like, 'Oh, I wanna be famous,' you know, 'I wanna be a big rapper.' I mean, I love…

— Chamillionaire

I just figure if you have a modicum of celebrity, you need to use it, and you need to use it for…

— Paul Haggis

Definitely you don't become famous by doing something bad; that's a professional death sentence.

— Julie Payette

It is always your heaviest bore who is astonished at the tameness of modern celebrities: naturally; for a little of his company…

— George Eliot

When I started out in this business, I really wanted to become iconic, but I'm glad that didn't happen. I like to…

— Kiki Dee

Who elected Larry King America's grief counselor? We, the viewing public, did, by driving up his ratings whenever somebody famous passes.

— James Wolcott

“Doing autograph sessions all day is not what I signed up for. But that’s just all part of not being famous.”

— Jarod Kintz