Famous Quote by Michael Korda

“Funny how we do not realize the true value and legacy of a living icon until they suddenly pass away. Truth is, there are…

— Germany Kent

It is the melancholy fate of all young legends to becoming better known for the things they did to exploit fame than the things…

— David Hepworth

When it comes to the fame side of things. I don't think anybody, whether they're famous or not, could claim to understand that phenomenon…

— Penn Badgley

As someone who has long loved history and reads a lot of history, especially when you get a distance like 130 years, these people…

— Candice Millard

Sometimes legends make reality, and become more useful than the facts.

— Salman Rushdie

Many people we consider legends, such as Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry, remain so scarred by scandals, injustices and regrets from decades earlier…

— Neil Strauss

Many people who gain recognition and fame shape their lives by overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles, only to be catapulted into new social realities over…

— Albert Bandura

Legends have always played a powerful role in the making of history. ... Without ever relating facts reliably, yet always expressing their true significance,…

— Hannah Arendt

When a person becomes a legend, the very thing that makes them human and knowable is killed off, so it's like being killed over…

— Miriam Toews

I think we live in a country where self-mythology or making up legends about your own life is something everyone does.

— Iris Smyles

Sometimes I think that when people become famous, there's a public perception that they are not human beings any more. They don't have feelings;…

— Salman Rushdie

Everyone is complicated, but when you're famous, you have to be pigeon-holed. By doing different stuff, that's rubbed up in complicated ways against the…

— David Baddiel