Famous Quotes

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I don't want to be famous. I want to be secure. I don't want the world. I just want a piece of it. I want… — Eric Davis
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'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous. — Ani DiFranco
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. — Charles Dickens
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
Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent. — Emily Dickinson
Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate. — Emily Dickinson
Women are most fascinating between the ages of 35 and 40 after they have won a few races and know how to pace themselves. Since… — Christian Dior
The tones of gray, pale turquoise and pink will prevail. — Christian Dior
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
We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be no longer synonymous. We must prepare for the coming hour.… — Benjamin Disraeli
I don't feel famous and I didn't want my autobiography to be like a Paris Hilton story. — Beth Ditto
When you see a fantastic colour or cut in a magazine, perched up on some famous so-and-so's head, it's tempting to ask your stylist for… — Beth Ditto
Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve. — Maureen Dowd
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. — Albert Einstein
The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion. — Albert Einstein
The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to do things, and yet you are not decrepit enough to… — George Eliot
Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young. — Duke Ellington
Before I was famous, when I was just working in Gilbert's Lodge, everything was moving in slow motion. — Eminem
My family was musical on both sides. My father's family had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. My mother won a contest to be… — Gloria Estefan
Well I would say that we're regular people first of all and we're normal and it's obvious by some of the things that have happened… — Brett Favre
And to me, fame is not a positive thing. The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality. It's fantastic when you… — Tom Felton

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