“I awoke one morning and found myself famous.” – Lord Byron
"I awoke one morning and found myself famous." – Lord Byron
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"Who would wish to be among the commonplace crowd of the little famous – who are each individually lost in a throng made up of themselves?" – John Keats
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"I’m not famous, I’m just in the spotlight more than you." – Brian Littrell
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"A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous." – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
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"I want to be famous everywhere." – Luciano Pavarotti
“I want to be famous everywhere.” – Luciano Pavarotti
"I’m English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings of my old teeth beforehand because I miss them." – Christian Bale
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"CARTESIAN, adj. Relating to Descartes, a famous philosopher, author of the celebrated dictum, _Cogito ergo sum_ –whereby he was pleased to suppose he demonstrated the reality of human existence. The dictum might be improved, however, thus: _Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum_ –<br/>"I think that I think, therefore I think that I am;" as close an approach to certainty as any philosopher has yet made." – Ambrose Bierce
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"Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people" – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people” – Eleanor Roosevelt
"After a fellow gets famous it doesn’t take long for someone to bob up that used to sit by him in school" – Kin Hubbard
“After a fellow gets famous it doesn’t take long for someone to bob up that used to sit …
"If I stopped making records or performing, I’d probably still be famous for a while being me. But I’d rather have something to show for myself." – Kylie Minogue
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