Famous Quotes

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My mama always used to tell me: 'If you can't find somethin' to live for, you best find somethin' to die for.' — Tupac Shakur
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. — George Bernard Shaw
I had one fight in my adult life. I had the famous '89 fight with Nicole, which she admits that she initiated the physical part. — O J Simpson
The world is a bell curve. Classroom test scores, employee performance in a company or how many people really, really like you. No matter the… — Simon Sinek
I had no desire to be famous; I just wanted to make the greatest music ever made. I didn't want anyone to know who I… — Robert Smith
There are hundreds of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings around the United States and in other countries, too. Wright lived into his 90s, and one of… — Jane Smiley
Christmas is the day that holds all time together. — Alexander Smith
It is more interesting to be compared to someone famous, because it lets you gauge what perceptions people have about your appearance. — Arthur Smith
The love of the famous, like all strong passions, is quite abstract. Its intensity can be measured mathematically, and it is independent of persons. — Susan Sontag
The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always wanted to travel across seas, like to Canada and stuff. — Britney Spears
I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become famous. — Danielle Steel
The records of adopted children are sealed in California. That seal is considered inviolable... The judge ruled that, because I was famous, he didn't have… — Danielle Steel
I've gotten books published. I've met famous people that are very nice. I look back and I say, 'Wow. Thank you, God, for giving me… — Mattie Stepanek
I became very famous, as a teenager, and my name and photo were splashed in all the media. They made me larger than life, so… — Cat Stevens
The strangest part about being famous is you don't get to give first impressions anymore. Everyone already has an impression of you before you meet… — Kristen Stewart
I would have been very happy just working from job to job, paying my rent one movie at a time. I never wanted to be… — Kristen Stewart
There is this power that comes with being famous. — Rod Stewart
It was a mixed blessing to have famous parents. It was tough to go to auditions and be bad, since I couldn't be anonymous. — Ben Stiller
I was famous overnight. I went from nowhere to being really big. — Sting
My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw was… — Elizabeth Taylor
I'm not one of those famous people flying round the world emoting over every catastrophe. I'm too feeble. — Kristin Scott Thomas
I don't mean being famous is a perk, because one knows that it's not necessarily a perk, but there are certain perks to being well-known… — Emma Thompson
Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a… — James Thurber
The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy. — Justin Timberlake
I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didn't think anything about being famous or anything like that, I… — Clyde Tombaugh

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