Famous Quotes

2163 Famous quotes by 1600 unique authors

Brilliant. [Lasdun] seems to me certainly among the most gifted, vivid, and deft poets now writing in English, and far better than many who are… — Anthony Hecht
I thought the more famous I became, the more friendships I would have, but the opposite was true. — Alanis Morissette
My buildings are more famous than me. — Jean Nouvel
The famous pipe. How people reproached me for it! And yet, could you stuff my pipe? No, it's just a representation, is it not? So… — Rene Magritte
Written in support of abolishing the Corn Laws, it became Elliott's most famous poem. The Peoples Anthem When wilt thou save the people Oh, God… — Ebenezer Elliott
He had no further intercourse with Spirits, but lived upon the Total Abstinence Principle, ever afterwards; and it was always said of him, that he… — Herbert Kalmus
For me, growing up, the downside of it was that as a kid you don't want to stand out. You don't want to have a… — Jeff Bridges
I used to say to my auntie, 'You throw my fu*kin' poetry out, and you'll regret it when I'm famous,' and she threw the bast*rd… — John Lennon
My favorite thing about being famous... it's not really as big of a deal as everybody says it is. Being on the road is tough,… — Aaron Carter
I don't think I'll ever be comfortable with the idea of being famous. — Alison Lohman
People are famous for being famous and for nothing else. And good luck to them, because it lasts about a year and then they're nothing… — Brian Johnson
Being famous is just a job. — Britney Spears
Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous. — Chris Evert
I always loved working as an actress, but I didn't understand why I couldn't just opt out of being famous. And then I realized you… — Debra Winger
Having bodyguards is just part of being famous, I think. — Dolph Lundgren
To put it simply - you know, a lot of people believe that the benefit of this job is fame and fortune. I believe that… — Evangeline Lilly
Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it. — Fran Drescher
It wasn't not being famous any more, or even not being a recording artist. It was having nobody who needed me, no phones ringing, nothing… — Gary Barlow
I don't know about this thing - being famous. I haven't figured it out yet. It still mystifies me. — Helen Slater
The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous. You know, my fantasy of… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
When you reach a certain status in Hollywood, you have to play a lot of games to stay in the limelight. It becomes more about… — Jason Lee
Sometimes being famous gets in the way of doing what you want to do. — Johnny Mathis
I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free. — Martin Yan
I'd had people say, 'You'll enjoy being famous for a week, and you'll never enjoy it again'. But I don't think I had that week.… — Matt Damon
For me, getting comfortable with being famous was hard - that whole side of it, the loss of anonymity, the loss of privacy. Giving up… — Michelle Pfeiffer

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