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Famous Quotes

You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I’m glad it’s over Picture Quote #1

Do not yearn to be popular; be exquisite. Do not desire to be famous; be loved. Do not take pride in being expected; be palpable, unmistakable Picture Quote #1

There’s a definite responsibility that comes with being famous. You shouldn’t be able to just dress up and look pretty Picture Quote #1

I love whimsy. My mother was a word person, a real quipster. She was famous in the 1950s for being a contester in Utah: 25 words or less. My bicycle, our hi-fi... in 1959, she won $15,000 from Remington-Rand for writing about a shaver. She was a farm girl from South Dakota Picture Quote #1

I wish everyone could experience being rich and famous, so they’d see it wasn’t the answer to anything Picture Quote #1

Being rich and famous seems to have its ups and downs. That’s the price you pay for being troubadours and clowns Picture Quote #1

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That’s the most terrible thing about being an author - standing there at your mother’s funeral, but you don’t switch the author off. So your own innermost thoughts are grist for the mill. Who was it said - one of the famous lady novelists - ‘unhappy is the family that contains an author’? Picture Quote #1

For me, it’s never been about being famous. I just want to be a successful singer. I wanna work hard... If I’m in the papers, grace, but I want to be there for the right reasons - for my music Picture Quote #1

I just want to make sure I’m contributing good films to movie history rather than being famous just to be famous Picture Quote #1

I’m not thirsty. I’m not a pop star. I don’t want to reign over all forever... I don’t want to be famous! It makes me feel sick, the thought of being a famous person. It’s just not me Picture Quote #1

My favorite thing about being famous... it’s not really as big of a deal as everybody says it is. Being on the road is tough, doing interviews, and all the stuff. It’s still pretty tough Picture Quote #1

I’ve worked with a lot of really famous people. It stops being weird really quickly. For me, at least Picture Quote #1

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The attraction of being wild is living on the edge, living up to the reputations of the people you’ve been following or emulating. People are always talking about how wild and exciting they were, but the key word is ‘were’, because there’s a long list of dead, famous people Picture Quote #1

Part of being famous is offering up this blank screen upon which people can project everything, and it’s a sacred act, putting yourself out there, in a way that lots of celebrities aren’t steeled for; they’re not prepared for the degree to which people define them Picture Quote #1

The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous men proves only that you are yourself of small account Picture Quote #1

I’ve watched a lot of people who became famous who completely change and I think it’s because they tend to believe all the hype that’s out there. I don’t think there’s that much hype about me Picture Quote #1

Elevated levels of confidence are omnipresent among history’s greatest overachievers. Benjamin Franklin, one of the most famous men in the world even before he signed the Declaration of Independence once lamented about humility, I cannot boast of much success in acquiring the reality of this virtue Picture Quote #1

There’s a famous tension between Green Lantern and Green Arrow in the comic books. Those guys have always been friends. They started off as not on the same page, and then they quickly became best friends Picture Quote #1

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As a younger person I think I thought of myself as a Tony [from The Best Man], struggling with the legacy of my famous parents Picture Quote #1

Vincent van Gogh’s mother painted all of his best things. The famous mailed decapitated ear was a figment of the public relations firm engaged by Van Gogh’s dealer Picture Quote #1

I’m such a wuss. But I know that The Exorcist [1973] is one of the best and most famous of [horor movies] Picture Quote #1

What I’ve said before, only half in joke, is that everybody in Ireland is famous. Or, maybe better, say everybody is familiar Picture Quote #1

I’ve never really compared myself to anyone who’s a big star - I’m not trying to be a fashion icon or get famous Picture Quote #1

I was never famous as a kid. That’s the biggest difference between me and any other kid actor is that I wasn’t famous as a kid Picture Quote #1

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I learned a long time ago, if you want to keep your friends in show business, don’t get famous. Because as soon as you get famous, a lot of the people you used to know, who didn’t, become incredibly bitter and jealous. It’s part of the territory Picture Quote #1

I knew what I was getting into when I chose golf. Hell, I knew I’d never get rich and famous. All the discrimination, the not being able to play where I deserved and wanted to play - in the end, I didn’t give a damn. I was made for a tough life because I’m a tough man. And in the end, I won: I got a lot of black people playing golf Picture Quote #1

The Obama administration has turned a blind eye to radical Islam since before they came to office. If you look at everything that’s transpired since the famous Cairo speech in 2009, it’s all been an embrace of those who are the most radical elements in that part of the world. That is not a good sign for America’s foreign policy Picture Quote #1

The Coca-Cola Mean Joe Greene ad is one of the most famous commercials of all time, so I was blown away when they asked me to be in this new spot Picture Quote #1

I do probably come down a little hard on a group of people I call the ‘blue chip gays.’ I mean people who have managed to become very, very famous and are still very famous partly through staying in the closet, like Jasper Johns, Cy Twombly, Susan Sontag, Harold Brodkey and others Picture Quote #1

I’m more of a homebody type. I don’t want to look like I want to be in the public eye. I didn’t become an actress to be famous Picture Quote #1

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You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I’m glad it’s over. (Famous Quotes) Do not yearn to be popular; be exquisite. Do not desire to be famous; be loved. Do not take pride in being expected; be palpable, unmistakable. (Famous Quotes) There’s a definite responsibility that comes with being famous. You shouldn’t be able to just dress up and look pretty. (Famous Quotes) I love whimsy. My mother was a word person, a real quipster. She was famous in the 1950s for being a contester in Utah: 25 words or less. My bicycle, our hi-fi... in 1959, she won $15,000 from Remington-Rand for writing about a shaver. She was a farm girl from South Dakota. (Famous Quotes) I wish everyone could experience being rich and famous, so they’d see it wasn’t the answer to anything. (Famous Quotes) Being rich and famous seems to have its ups and downs. That’s the price you pay for being troubadours and clowns. (Famous Quotes) That’s the most terrible thing about being an author - standing there at your mother’s funeral, but you don’t switch the author off. So your own innermost thoughts are grist for the mill. Who was it said - one of the famous lady novelists - ‘unhappy is the family that contains an author’? (Famous Quotes) For me, it’s never been about being famous. I just want to be a successful singer. I wanna work hard... If I’m in the papers, grace, but I want to be there for the right reasons - for my music. (Famous Quotes) I just want to make sure I’m contributing good films to movie history rather than being famous just to be famous. (Famous Quotes) I’m not thirsty. I’m not a pop star. I don’t want to reign over all forever... I don’t want to be famous! It makes me feel sick, the thought of being a famous person. It’s just not me. (Famous Quotes) My favorite thing about being famous... it’s not really as big of a deal as everybody says it is. Being on the road is tough, doing interviews, and all the stuff. It’s still pretty tough. (Famous Quotes) I’ve worked with a lot of really famous people. It stops being weird really quickly. For me, at least. (Famous Quotes) The attraction of being wild is living on the edge, living up to the reputations of the people you’ve been following or emulating. People are always talking about how wild and exciting they were, but the key word is ‘were’, because there’s a long list of dead, famous people. (Famous Quotes) Part of being famous is offering up this blank screen upon which people can project everything, and it’s a sacred act, putting yourself out there, in a way that lots of celebrities aren’t steeled for; they’re not prepared for the degree to which people define them. (Famous Quotes) The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous men proves only that you are yourself of small account. (Famous Quotes) I’ve watched a lot of people who became famous who completely change and I think it’s because they tend to believe all the hype that’s out there. I don’t think there’s that much hype about me. (Famous Quotes) Elevated levels of confidence are omnipresent among history’s greatest overachievers. Benjamin Franklin, one of the most famous men in the world even before he signed the Declaration of Independence once lamented about humility, I cannot boast of much success in acquiring the reality of this virtue. (Famous Quotes) There’s a famous tension between Green Lantern and Green Arrow in the comic books. Those guys have always been friends. They started off as not on the same page, and then they quickly became best friends. (Famous Quotes) As a younger person I think I thought of myself as a Tony [from The Best Man], struggling with the legacy of my famous parents. (Famous Quotes) Vincent van Gogh’s mother painted all of his best things. The famous mailed decapitated ear was a figment of the public relations firm engaged by Van Gogh’s dealer. (Famous Quotes) I’m such a wuss. But I know that The Exorcist [1973] is one of the best and most famous of [horor movies]. (Famous Quotes) What I’ve said before, only half in joke, is that everybody in Ireland is famous. Or, maybe better, say everybody is familiar. (Famous Quotes) I’ve never really compared myself to anyone who’s a big star - I’m not trying to be a fashion icon or get famous. (Famous Quotes) I was never famous as a kid. That’s the biggest difference between me and any other kid actor is that I wasn’t famous as a kid. (Famous Quotes) I learned a long time ago, if you want to keep your friends in show business, don’t get famous. Because as soon as you get famous, a lot of the people you used to know, who didn’t, become incredibly bitter and jealous. It’s part of the territory. (Famous Quotes) I knew what I was getting into when I chose golf. Hell, I knew I’d never get rich and famous. All the discrimination, the not being able to play where I deserved and wanted to play - in the end, I didn’t give a damn. I was made for a tough life because I’m a tough man. And in the end, I won: I got a lot of black people playing golf. (Famous Quotes) The Obama administration has turned a blind eye to radical Islam since before they came to office. If you look at everything that’s transpired since the famous Cairo speech in 2009, it’s all been an embrace of those who are the most radical elements in that part of the world. That is not a good sign for America’s foreign policy. (Famous Quotes) The Coca-Cola Mean Joe Greene ad is one of the most famous commercials of all time, so I was blown away when they asked me to be in this new spot. (Famous Quotes) I do probably come down a little hard on a group of people I call the ‘blue chip gays.’ I mean people who have managed to become very, very famous and are still very famous partly through staying in the closet, like Jasper Johns, Cy Twombly, Susan Sontag, Harold Brodkey and others. (Famous Quotes) I’m more of a homebody type. I don’t want to look like I want to be in the public eye. I didn’t become an actress to be famous. (Famous Quotes)

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