Fame Quotes

2089 Fame quotes by 1424 unique authors

We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to. — Bette Davis
I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them - vying with one another to see how many famous women… — Bette Davis
A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I'm still doing it. — Miles Davis
Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another guy with a lip twitch - unless he's Humphrey Bogart. — Sammy Davis, Jr.
When we were growing up our parents somehow made it clear that being famous was good. And I mistakenly thought that if I was famous… — Ellen DeGeneres
Being famous hasn't changed my perception of myself - I've just grown up. — Cat Deeley
I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not. — Catherine Deneuve
I'm shy, paranoid, whatever word you want to use. I hate fame. I've done everything I can to avoid it. — Johnny Depp
My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go. — Leonardo DiCaprio
I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous. — Ani DiFranco
I don't like being recognised, I have no interest in being famous at all, I just do what I do. If I could be like… — Bruce Dickinson
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name. — Emily Dickinson
Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate. — Emily Dickinson
I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous. — Walt Disney
Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of… — Benjamin Disraeli
Fame is as much about luck as it is about talent, perhaps more. — Kirk Douglas
Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve. — Maureen Dowd
Being noticed can be a burden. Jesus got himself crucified because he got himself noticed. So I disappear a lot. — Bob Dylan
The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune. — Amelia Earhart
I think if you're fame-hungry, go out to a nightclub and get drunk... why do that? I don't understand how some people would want fame… — Zac Efron
It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely. — Albert Einstein
Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young. — Duke Ellington
Hitch your wagon to a star. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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