The present condition of fame is merely fashion. – Gilbert K. Chesterton
Fame is the thirst of youth. – Lord Byron
Acquaintance lessens fame. – Claudius
There have been as great souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous. – Benjamin Franklin
Fame is morally neutral. – Edward R. Murrow
I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph. – Shirley Temple
If fame is only to come after death, I am in no hurry for it.
I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known. – Confucius
Fame lost its appeal for me when I went into a public restroom and an autograph seeker handed me a pen and paper under the stall door. – Marlo Thomas
Stardom isn’t a profession; it’s an accident. – Lauren Bacall
Fame is something that must be won. Honor is something that must not be lost. – Arthur Schopenhauer
Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again. – Francis Bacon
No true and permanent fame can be founded, except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind. – Charles Sumner
I would have changed my last name if being famous were my goal – Zach Galifianakis
Fame and success are very different things.
Fame is an undertaker that pays but little attention to the living, but bedizens the dead, furnishes out their funerals, and follows them to the grave. – Charles Caleb Colton
Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of some thousands, that some fellow, by mere chance, holds on to it!
It is dangerous to let the public behind the scenes. They are easily disillusioned and then they are angry with you, for it was the illusion they loved. – W. Somerset Maugham
To want fame is to prefer dying scorned than forgotten. – E. M. Cioran
Fame is like a suffocating castle sieged by the enemy. – Mehmet ildan
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