Buddhism Quote by William Doyle

“And there you have your Founders and Framers in all their elite glory—the 1 percent of their time. Many spent more than they made.…

— Ed Asner

“an aristocracy come to power, convinced of its own disinterested quality, believing itself above both petty partisan interest and material greed. The suggestion that…

— David Halberstam

“It is true that all authors have tried to make propaganda. The great ones are those who failed, who have gained access, consciously or…

— Eugène Ionesco

“Compare, for example, seventeenth century writers with those of the eighteenth. What a difference in tone and gait! The former, under a veneer of…

— Edouard Berth

“It is unlikely that many of us will be famous, or even remembered. But not less important than the brilliant few that lead a…

— F. L. Lucas

“Often they descended to their grave with an ironic smile – for what was there left of them to bury! Only the dross, refuse,…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Fame had been democratized. During most of history only members of the privileged classes had possessed a realistic opportunity to achieve majestic fame, but…

— John Ferling

Sure of their qualities and demanding praise, more go to ruined fortunes than are raised.

— Alexander Pope

Call the roll in your memory of conspicuously successful [business] giants and, if you know anything about their careers, you will be struck by…

— B. C. Forbes

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

Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of…

— Blaise Pascal

You may cut off the heads of every rich man now living--of every statesman--every literary, and every scientific authority, without in the least changing…

— Henry Adams