Fame Quotes

2089 Fame quotes by 1424 unique authors

Shakespeare has been praised in English more than anything mortal except poetry itself. Fame exhausts thought in his eulogy. — George Edward Woodberry
Shakespeare is, essentially, the emanation of the Renaissance. The overflow of his fame on the Continent in later years was but the sequel of the… — George Edward Woodberry
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. — John Wooden
Money and fame made me believe I was entitled. I was wrong and foolish. — Tiger Woods
I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled, and… — Tiger Woods
But I know newspapers. They have the first amendment and they can tell any lie knowing it's a lie and they're protected if the person's… — Steve Wozniak
You can't have everything. Where would you put it? — Steven Wright
Being big and famous doesn't get you more freedom, it gets you less. — Robert Wyatt
One to destroy, is murder by the law; and gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe; to murder thousands, takes a specious name, 'War's glorious… — Edward Young
We are not interested in cloning the Michael Jordans and the Michael Jacksons of this world. The rich and the famous don't participate in this. — Panayiotis Zavos
Entertainers wrongly assume that their fame, money, and influence arise from broad knowledge rather than natural talent, looks, or mastery of a narrow skill. — Victor Davis Hanson
In a time of social fragmentation, vulgarity becomes a way of life. To be shocking becomes more important - and often more profitable - than… — Al Gore
Character is that which can do without success. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
And wherever men are fighting against barbarism, tyranny, and massacre, for freedom, law, and honour, let them remember that the fame of their deeds, even… — Winston Churchill
The best fame is a writer's fame. It's enough to get a table at a good restaurant, but not enough to get you interrupted when… — Fran Lebowitz
Women should be respected as well! Generally speaking, men are held in great esteem in all parts of the world, so why shouldn't women have… — Anne Frank
Many are the stories I have heard about myself. I have mistresses I have never met. When I hear that I am a sodomist and… — John Steinbeck
Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it… — Abraham Joshua Heschel
I don't care what is written," Meyer Landsman says. "I don't care what supposedly got promised to some sandal-wearing idiot whose claim to fame is… — Michael Chabon
Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wings, those who cheer today may curse tomorrow and only one thing endures - character. — Harry S. Truman
There is a determined though unseen bravery that defends itself foot by foot in the darkness against the fatal invasions of necessity and dishonesty. Noble… — Victor Hugo
In the life of a man, his time is but a moment, his being an incessant flux, his sense a dim rushlight, his body a… — Marcus Aurelius
The choice of life is not between fame and fortune, nor wealth and poverty, but between good and evil. — Boyd K. Packer
Give me hunger, pain and want, Shut me out with shame and failure From your doors of gold and fame, Give me your shabbiest, weariest… — Carl Sandburg
Stop pathetically believing that you deserve fame or fame deserves you. It's yucky, and it's only making you miserable, so stop. — Cintra Wilson

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