Quotes About Popularity

Conservatives who decried Trump's rise (and those who scoffed at his chances of winning a single primary were legion) are the same 'purist' boxing snobs who could never grasp the popularity - and populist legitimacy - of wrestling.

Mickey is one of the prime examples: Mickey has never been suspected of being an American export. It was deja vu. They gave him a local name and he's been accepted everywhere he goes.

I'm the prime example of it; think about it, you know. My whole career has blown up by genuine people power.

If your only objective is to be popular, you're going to be popular but you will be known as the Prime Minister who achieved nothing.

What do you prefer? A prime minister obsessed with being popular, or a prime minister who does the job?

We have this joke in England that half the people want me to be prime minister, and the other half want me shot.

I don't care if the critics don't like me. I want to be the people's designer, like Diana was the people's princess.

Since I got into the movies, 'Running Scared,' that did $40 million. 'Princess Bride,' I got good reviews for the character Miracle Max. 'Memories of Me' didn't do well. 'Throw Mama from the Train' did $70 million. 'Harry and Sally' did 95 or 96. 'City Slickers' did $120 million.

George W. Bush is not preoccupied with his legacy - nor with his popularity. He never has been. He has always led based on core conviction and strong principles and has believed that time and distance would allow for context.

My men's-underwear print ads are very popular!

Joel McHale is so money, he should be printed on money.

My dad came to Korea one time, and then he pulls out a whole bunch of my headshot prints. He's like, 'Amber, you need to sign all of this for me because all of my friends want these.' I guess that's when I kind of realized I was 'famous.'

It's true that John Bolton would not win the most popular ambassador award at the U.N., but being popular shouldn't be the priority.

When popularity is your only goal, doing well in class is going to feature very low, if at all, on your priority list.

I won't fool anybody by saying, 'Oh! I'm a private person.' I love people, flashbulbs and the paparazzi.

The Booker Prize is a big, popular prize for big, popular books, and that's the way it should be.

People say 'chick lit,' and what they mean is 'crap.' And so even though you might sell 100,000 copies of a book, you're never going to win a prize. These are books that people don't just read, they devour them - they stay up into the early hours because they want to devour them.

Being on 'Bandstand' was like getting a Nobel Prize. From 3 o'clock in the afternoon until 5:30, nobody was on the street. They were watching 'Bandstand.'

I would say, at least once a week, I get approached by a pro athlete or a celebrity or someone who wants some work done.

It means a lot to be Pro Bowl. There's a lot of people who vote and they watch football a lot.

I think the problem is that fashion has become too fashionable.

First, everyone hits on Sidharth Shukla. I've seen it. He is the complete package. But this is also a problem. The girls don't leave him alone.

The problem is, the more famous you get, the more people see you who didn't choose to.

I want to produce the best popular music I can.