Notoriety Quotes · Page 2

Notoriety and public confession in the literary form is a frazzler of the heart you were born with, believe me.

— Jack Kerouac

This year, notoriety got confused with fame, and the devil is down hearted because there is nothing left for him to claim.

— Don Henley

I've always had this impression that notoriety came when you're trying to get notoriety.

— Ariel Rechtshaid

Defenders don't really get any sort of notoriety or anything like that.

— Becky Sauerbrunn

Notoriety for whatever reason, never seems to benefit the noted, only the 'notees'. -Woodchuck Todd

— Easy A

I'm not shy, but I have a job to do. I don't need the notoriety.

— Angela Ahrendts

When I started getting notoriety it was cheesy to appear in a commercial.

— David Duchovny

You have to work in this business on your own terms. Don't sell out for money, fame, or notoriety.

— Morgan Brittany

A good stunt has to have both style and substance. It's a combination of impact and notoriety, the element of danger, technical…

— Steve Truglia

Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when…

— Amelia Earhart

Tom Ford just started at Gucci and was getting great notoriety - like Madonna wearing that head-to-toe velvet suit at the MTV…

— Roopal Patel

“Achieving repute and notoriety is at first like the seemingly hopeless effort of pushing a large snowball up a hill, but eventually…

— Eric Birk

When I first became recognizable from appearing on television, I abused my notoriety as much as I possibly could, at the expense…

— Steve-O

I didn't have anything to do with being born to my mother and father. But I had a lot to do with…

— Mary Crosby

It was hard to turn down the money since I didn't have a job, but I didn't want to exploit my notoriety…

— Anonymous

The essence of pop stardom is immaturity - a wretched little pseudo-musical gift, a development of the capacity to shock, a short-lived…

— Anthony Burgess

You can always spot a 'television personality', even when they aren't actually on television, because they carry their 'made-up' persona in front…

— Will Self

Envy is the most universal passion. We only pride ourselves on the qualities we possess, or think we possess; but we envy…

— William Hazlitt

“The problem with a small town is that when you don't buy into the powers that be there are very few other…

— Catherine Gildiner

Jock Semple and I began appearing at speeches together and he came up to me on the start line in 1973 and…

— Kathrine Switzer

The effect of prizes on one's career - if that is what to call it - is considerable, since they give one…

— John Banville

I spent twenty-two seasons playing professional baseball. Naturally, success in that field is measured by batting averages, number of home runs and…

— Harmon Killebrew

It changed my life in an extreme way. I dont know if you could calculate just how much it does [change your…

— Kurt Warner

I'm not very interested in fame or notoriety at all - in fact, I'd be pretty bummed out if I woke up…

— Finneas

Whatever notoriety Fall Out Boy used to have prevents me from having the ability to start over from the bottom again.

— Patrick Stump

Not only do I have celebrity, but I have notoriety, which is sometimes more seductive.

— Bess Myerson

Notoriety is cheap. It's just easier to get noticed by doing something bad.

— Lionel Shriver

Whatever pretended pessimists in search of notoriety may say, most people are naturally kind, at heart.

— James Branch Cabell

What I've got to do now is let them judge me for who I am as an actor and not for my…

— Mickey Rourke

I've done so much for the WWE. Everything I've done, any movie I've done, any notoriety I have, it's because of them.

— Randy Orton

Notoriety and a fat bank balance must come after everything else is finished and done.

— Ray Bradbury

Every fight is a little step up, a step up in opponent notoriety and quality.

— Al Iaquinta

It's cool when the O-line gets the chance to get some notoriety.

— Andrew Whitworth

Loneliness, tenderness, high society, notoriety, you fight for the throne and you travel alone.

— Bob Dylan

Who is this Monet whose name sounds just like mine and who is taking advantage of my notoriety?

— Edouard Manet

Fifteen Minutes of Notoriety Beats the Best Advertising Money Can Buy

— Ernie J Zelinski

The Olympics are great for notoriety right off the bat, but your body of work is what people remember you for.

— Brian Boitano

I do not deny I brought most of my notoriety on myself, nor do I apologize for it.

— Billy Carter

America puts killers on the cover of 'TIME' magazine, giving them as much notoriety as our favorite movie stars.

— Marilyn Manson

Men often mistake notoriety for fame, and would rather be noticed for their vices than not be noticed at all.

— Harry S. Truman