Brave Quote by Edward Young

Fame can take interesting men and thrust mediocrity upon them.

— David Bowie

Men the most infamous are fond of fame, And those who fear not guilt yet start at shame.

— Charles Churchill

Fame requires every kind of excess. I mean true fame, a devouring neon, not the sombre renown of waning statesmen or chinless kings.

— Don DeLillo

Men famed for wit, of dangerous talents vain, Treat those of common parts with proud disdain; The powers that wisdom would, improving, hide, They…

— George Crabbe

Men often mistake notoriety for fame, and would rather be remarked for their vices and follies than not be noticed at all!

— Harry S. Truman

Debased men, but they all had something in common: They showed a keen regard for virtue, and tried to dress themselves in that costume.…

— Orson Scott Card

Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds.

— Socrates

“Better be infamous than not famous at all.”

— Cass van Krah

“Fame requires every kind of excess. I mean true fame, a devouring neon, not the somber renown of waning statesmen or chinless kings. I…

— Don DeLillo

“Fame and recognition break all scandals; if I were a prostitute I would have chosen to be a famous one.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

By sending the contradictory message that the famous are just plain folks on Mount Olympus, America has forged a relentless tension between loftiness and…

— Florence King

Fame is an empty noise. Let us put our ears to the centuries that have gone: we no longer hear anything; those who, at…

— Louis Antoine de Saint-Just