Famous Quotes

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Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the dignity of greatness. — Jose Marti
The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. — Groucho Marx
There are always flowers for those who want to see them. — Henri Matisse
Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too late and the game finished, that the stage belongs to… — Andre Maurois
I'm willing to make compromises based on someone I think is the one, but I think it's psychologically important to people when they're famous to… — John Mayer
See, 'A Time to Kill' was the one I got famous off of. Big ka-boom, over one weekend. After that, I did films that I… — Matthew McConaughey
Look at Jessica Simpson. She's famous for being dumb. I guess it started with Marylyn Monroe, and she actually wasn't that dumb, but that's how… — Danica McKellar
I didn't get hugely famous really quick. It was a slow, gradual process, so I was able to sort of grow into myself and figure… — Sarah McLachlan
I've been accustomed to being famous and having a certain level of attention for 14 years, but in the last few months, it's changed. It's… — Kylie Minogue
Our top story tonight: Famous TV dolphin flipper was arrested today on prostitution ring charges. He allegedly was seen transporting two 16 year olds across… — Colin Mochrie
Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing… — Moliere
Fame is like caviar, you know - it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal. — Marilyn Monroe
I think that when you are famous every weakness is exaggerated. — Marilyn Monroe
I served the famous professors and scholars, and eventually they learned that the Reverend Moon is superior to them. Even Nobel laureate academics who thought… — Sun Myung Moon
Celebrities have more influence to be able to reach out to people, but people are becoming famous on Facebook and social media every day. — Shemar Moore
I'm actually about as famous as a fourth division footballer from the 70s. — Dylan Moran
A famous person to themselves, they don't get up in the morning and think, I'm famous. I'm not famous to me. Famous is a perception. — Van Morrison
Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag. — Van Morrison
I have a profound empathy for people who are in the public eye, whether they manifest it themselves or whether it happened by accident -… — Alanis Morissette
Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life. — Michael Morpurgo
The fire in the belly is essential, otherwise you become Michael Buble - famous and meaningless. — Steven Morrissey
The first time I went to Johnny Depp's house in LA is when I realized what I was getting myself into. I knew he was… — Kate Moss
I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: 'try being rich first'. See if that doesn't cover most of… — Bill Murray
Barack Obama is the most famous living person in the history of the world. — Dee Dee Myers
Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results. — Willie Nelson

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