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Quotes About Fame

A tomb now suffices him for whom the world was not e
~ Alexander the Great
I can never make up my mind if I'm happy being a flute player, or if I wish I were Eric Clapton.
~ Ian Anderson
No true and permanent fame can be founded, except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind.
~ Charles Sumner
Many actions calculated to procure fame are not conducive to ultimate happiness.
~ Joseph Addison
Money and fame are trashy and don't guarantee happiness, but we all refuse really to know it.
~ Stephen Fry
He that pursues fame with just claims, trusts his happiness to the winds; but he that endeavors after it by false merit, has to fear, not only the violence of the storm, but the leaks of his vessel.
~ Samuel Johnson
I want fame more than I can tell. But more than I want fame I want happiness.
~ Mary MacLane
To serve thy generation this thy fate: "Written in water " swiftly fades thy name But he who loves his kind does first or late A work too great for fame.
~ Mary Clemmer
Happiness never made anyone rich or famous. That must be why ambitious people avoid it.
~ Marty Rubin
In the future we'll all have 15 minutes of fame and 15 minutes of healthcare.
~ Nicole Hollander
I have health. I have a wonderful support system. I have the admiration of millions of strangers, which I do not underestimate
~ Kathleen Turner
I didn't really care about my physical health; I only cared about what was on screen.
~ Nicole Kidman
But I don't want to be out there anymore; I don't want people asking me about my health issues, about my kids. I choose not to be a public paparazzi girl on purpose.
~ Toni Braxton
Every day, I work at not taking this fame thing seriously. Fortunately, I have a great group of friends who help me do this.
~ Bruce Willis
My brother Cody is 19. He wants to stay out of the limelight and become a lawyer. I want him to be an entertainment lawyer, so he can help me out!
~ Lindsay Lohan
And God help Bruce Springsteen when they decide he's no longer God... They'll turn on him, and I hope he survives it.
~ John Lennon
I think being in the public eye can only help me launch into the world of fashion.
~ Johnny Weir
Mother Teresa did not became famous by caring just about herself
~ Manuel Corazzari
We will go down in history either as the world's greatest statesmen or its worst villains.
~ Hermann Goring
You can make history, or you will be vilified by it.
~ Leonardo DiCaprio
Some people make headlines while others make history.
~ Philip Elmer-DeWitt
I am afraid that if you want to go down into history you'll have to do something for it.
~ Joseph Conrad
Don't be shocked when your history book mentions me.
~ Lin-Manuel Miranda
Everything was going my way. I was happily marching into the history books. Then it all just fell apart.
~ George Michael