Quotes on Fame

He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls.

There's a long way to fall when you pretend that you're so far away from the earth, far away from reality, floating in a bubble that's protected by fame or success. It's scary, and it's the thing I fear the most: to be swallowed up by that bubble. It can be poison to you, fame.

A famous writer who wants to continue writing has to be constantly defending himself against fame.

The fact that my 15 minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15 minutes is somewhat surprising to me and completely baffling to my wife.

In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of descent and even of great wealth.

In the life of a man, his time is but a moment, his being an incessant flux, his sense a dim rushlight, his body a prey of worms, his soul an unquiet eddy, his fortune dark, his fame doubtful. In short, all that is body is as coursing waters, all that is of the soul as dreams and vapors.

Any swagger is just defense. When you're reminded so much of who you are by people - not a fame thing, but with my size, constantly, growing up - you just either curl up in a corner in the dark or you wear it proudly, like armor or something. You can turn it on its head and use it yourself before anybody else gets a chance.

Fame is also won at the expense of others. Even the well-deserved honors of the scientist or man of learning are unfair to many persons of equal achievements who get none. When one man gets a place in the sun, the others are put in a denser shade. From the point of view of the whole group there's no gain whatsoever, and perhaps a loss.

That is what fame is, isn't it? To get the world to fall in love with you.

The longer a man's fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming.

Larry Brown molded me into an MVP and a Hall of Fame player.

A manager gets in the Hall of Fame by what his players have done for him.

Fame for me is like a place, a country I'm taking a tour through.

I watched my parents' fame diminish - as I was getting more conscious, their celebrity was going back down the mountain.

We are often attracted to the wrong things, whether it be money, fame, or approval.

I do not ask for the riches that perish or the fame that fades away like a morning mist.

I was a common man, and I will always remain a common man. No amount of stardom will ever consume my soul. Money comes, money goes. Fame comes, fame goes. I believe every human being is a celebrity in their own right.

After a point of time, when you get success and fame, money and everything, the purpose of life has to be redefined. For me, I think that purpose is to build bridges. Artists can do that very easily, more than politicians.

I don't care what is written," Meyer Landsman says. "I don't care what supposedly got promised to some sandal-wearing idiot whose claim to fame is that he was ready to cut his own son's throat for the sake of a hare-brained idea. I don't care about red heifers and patriarchs and locusts. A bunch of old bones in the sand. My homeland is in my hat. It's in my ex-wife's tote bag.

Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me.

I'm an instant star. Just add water and stir.