Fame is something that must be won. Honor is something that must not be lost. Arthur Schopenhauer
Fame is something that must be won. Honor is something that must not be lost.FameQuotations by Arthur Schopenhauer
Month: November 2008
The highest form of vanity is love of fame. George Santayana
The highest form of vanity is love of fame.FameQuotations by George Santayana
The majority of pop stars are complete idiots in every respect. Marquis De Sade
The majority of pop stars are complete idiots in every respect.FameQuotations by Marquis De Sade
Fame is but the breath of people, and that often unwholesome. Jean Jacques Rousseau
Fame is but the breath of people, and that often unwholesome.FameQuotations by Jean Jacques Rousseau
Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity. Antoine Rivarol
Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity.FameQuotations by Antoine Rivarol
Fame is a constant effort Jules Renard
Fame is a constant effortFameQuotations by Jules Renard
Few people rise to our esteem upon closer scrutiny. French Proverb
Few people rise to our esteem upon closer scrutiny.FameQuotations by French Proverb
Riches: A dream in the night. Fame: A gull floating on water. Chinese Proverb
Riches: A dream in the night. Fame: A gull floating on water.FameQuotations by Chinese Proverb
‘Tis the white stag, Fame, we’re a-hunting, bid the world’s hounds come to horn! Ezra Pound
‘Tis the white stag, Fame, we’re a-hunting, bid the world’s hounds come to horn!FameQuotations by Ezra Pound
What’s fame? a fancy’d life in other’s breath. A thing beyond us, even before our death. Alexander Pope
What’s fame? a fancy’d life in other’s breath. A thing beyond us, even before our death.FameQuotations by Alexander Pope
Heartthrobs are a dime a dozen. Brad Pitt
Heartthrobs are a dime a dozen.FameQuotations by Brad Pitt
I want to be famous everywhere. Luciano Pavarotti
I want to be famous everywhere.FameQuotations by Luciano Pavarotti
The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death. Blaise Pascal
The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.FameQuotations by Blaise Pascal
It is better to be a has-been than a never-was. Cecil Parkinson
It is better to be a has-been than a never-was.FameQuotations by Cecil Parkinson
The love of glory gives an immense stimulus. Ovid
The love of glory gives an immense stimulus.FameQuotations by Ovid
It is a short walk from the hallelujah to the hoot. Vladimir Nabokov
It is a short walk from the hallelujah to the hoot.FameQuotations by Vladimir Nabokov
All the fame you should look for in life is to have lived it quietly. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
All the fame you should look for in life is to have lived it quietly.FameQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
A sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate being a thing. Marilyn Monroe
A sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate being a thing.FameQuotations by Marilyn Monroe
Not to know me argues yourselves unknown. John Milton
Not to know me argues yourselves unknown.FameQuotations by John Milton
Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil. John Milton
Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil.FameQuotations by John Milton
A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn’t know. H. L. Mencken
A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn’t know.FameQuotations by H. L. Mencken
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it. Marcus Valerius Martial
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.FameQuotations by Marcus Valerius Martial
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name. Marcus Valerius Martial
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.FameQuotations by Marcus Valerius Martial
I had it all and blew it. Mickey Mantle
I had it all and blew it.FameQuotations by Mickey Mantle
I won’t be happy till I’m as famous as God. Madonna
I won’t be happy till I’m as famous as God.FameQuotations by Madonna
Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny.FameQuotations by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Some people obtain fame, others deserve it. Doris Lessing
Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.FameQuotations by Doris Lessing
The fame of great men ought to be judged always by the means they used to acquire it. Francois De La Rochefoucauld
The fame of great men ought to be judged always by the means they used to acquire it.FameQuotations by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
It is a wretched thing to live on the fame of others. (Decimus Junius Juvenalis) Juvenal
It is a wretched thing to live on the fame of others.FameQuotations by (Decimus Junius Juvenalis) Juvenal
Once you become famous, there is nothing left to become but infamous. Don Johnson
Once you become famous, there is nothing left to become but infamous.FameQuotations by Don Johnson
I’m afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery. Aldous Huxley
I’m afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery.FameQuotations by Aldous Huxley
How vain, without the merit, is the name. Homer
How vain, without the merit, is the name.FameQuotations by Homer
Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.FameQuotations by Oliver Wendell Holmes
It is a mark of many famous people that they cannot part with their brightest hour. Lillian Hellman
It is a mark of many famous people that they cannot part with their brightest hour.FameQuotations by Lillian Hellman
There are names written in her immortal scroll at which Fame blushes! William Hazlitt
There are names written in her immortal scroll at which Fame blushes!FameQuotations by William Hazlitt
If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.FameQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.FameQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
There have been as great souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous. Benjamin Franklin
There have been as great souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous.FameQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
I was the only one there I never heard of. Barry J. Farber
I was the only one there I never heard of.FameQuotations by Barry J. Farber
What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism. Desiderius Erasmus
What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.FameQuotations by Desiderius Erasmus