Fame Quotes
2089 quotes by 1424 authors
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Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes name as it changes direction.
— Dante Alighieri
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Lance Armstrong, the famous cyclist and more importantly, cancer survivor, has said 'if you ever get a second chance for something, you've got to go…
— Michael N. Castle
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In the beginning, I loved being famous, but now I am tired of it and I would like to go back to my freedom.
— Roberto Cavalli
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A celebrity is a person who works hard all of their life to become well known, and then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.
— Fred Allen
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If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?
— Chanakya
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Being famous is great, it's not like bad or horrible or anything.
— Dave Chappelle
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I love being famous - it's phenomenal.
— Dave Chappelle
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I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
— Ray Charles
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Among famous traitors of history one might mention the weather.
— Ilka Chase
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I know I'm not supposed to have any opinions about politics, because I'm famous.
— Unknown Author
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The present condition of fame is merely fashion.
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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I always thought I should be treated like a star.
— Madonna Ciccone
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True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly well off and…
— Eric Clapton
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Fame can be very dangerous, because you can start to enjoy that part of it. And that's not the good part of what I do…
— George Clooney
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I had my Aunt Rosie, who was famous and then not, so I got a lesson in fame early on. And I understood how little…
— George Clooney
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The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.
— Jean Cocteau
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To enjoy being famous, you need to have a screw loose.
— Diablo Cody
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You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I'm glad it's over.
— Diablo Cody
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