Quotes about Fame

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“Acquaintance lessens fame.”
Fame
“Fame is the thirst of youth.”
Fame
“Heartthrobs are a dime a dozen.”
Fame
“Sometimes I wish I weren't famous.”
Fame
“Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds.”
Fame
“Popular applause veers with the wind.”
DisputedNo reliable early source found for John Bright. · evidenceFame
“Fame hides her head among the clouds.”
— Virgil
Fame
“How vain, without the merit, is the name.”
— Homer
Fame
“Not to know me argues yourselves unknown.”
Fame
“I was the only one there I never heard of.”
Fame
“Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.”
Fame
“I won't be happy till I'm as famous as God.”
Fame
“I awoke one morning and found myself famous.”
Fame
“Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate.”
Fame
“The love of glory gives an immense stimulus.”
— Ovid
Fame
“Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.”
Fame
“It is better to be a has-been than a never-was.”
Fame
“People should realize we're jerks just like them.”
Fame
“Being a sex symbol was rather like being a convict.”
Fame
“A sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate being a thing.”
Fame