Fame Quotes

Acquaintance lessens fame.

Fame can be annoying, but there are perks too.

Fame is what you have taken, character is what you give; when to this truth you waken then you begin to live.

Prince presented us at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

I'm really looking forward to the Hall of Fame ceremonies. It's going to be unbelievable - just crazy. I'm looking forward to thanking all the fans for inspiring me to go out there and play my best football each and every game.

It worries me that young singers think you can shortcut the training and go straight to fame and fortune, and programmes like Pop Idol have encouraged that.

The fame and reputation part came later, and never was much of a motivator, although it did enable me to work without feeling guilty about neglecting my studies.

Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.

I like this town, it's really great. They've put me in The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. This town is about music. It's about the kind of music I like.

It is to be regretted that few persons who have arrived at any degree of eminence or fame, have written Memorials of themselves, at least such as have embraced their private as well as their public life.

I guess I don't have a proper perspective on my fame; if I did, I don't think I'd like it.

Fame can be just so annoying because people are so critical of you. You can't just say, 'hi'. You say hi and people whisper' man did you see the way she said hi? What an attitude.

Darryl Strawberry has been voted to the Hall of Fame five years in a row.

Otherwise, to be a movie star, it's a lot of compromise and also a lot of headaches. You can't do what you want. You become a prisoner of your fame. This happened to me in France and I don't want it.

Having your work be the basis of fame, that's a far more stable feeling.

A life lived with integrity - even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shining star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.

The sooner I get into the Hall of Fame the better.

George Harrison was also a pleasure to work with. He was one of the most famous people I've ever known, but in spite of that fame, he was such a nice and friendly guy.

The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.

I understand why people achieve a level of fame and disappear, I never understood it before, but it's an attractive prospect to walk away from it all.

A man must love a thing very much if he not only practices it without any hope of fame and money, but even... without any hope of doing it well.

The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after.

Fame is a lot of pressure, especially when you're responsible for your entire family. Financially, emotionally - everything.

People can get certain good things out of fame, but until it killed a princess nobody ever talked about how bad it can be.

Fame is very corrosive and you have to guard very strictly against it.

I actually work at my craft, and I actually want to be the best in my category, and I want to be a true actress. And a lot of people just want fame, and there's a huge difference.

I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four years were spent in wild success. I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a byproduct. The course was more plodding than heroic.

I courted fame but as a spur to brave and honest deeds; who despises fame will soon renounce the virtues that deserve it.

The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.

If this fame, which people call my lucky break, were to stop tomorrow, I shouldn't care.