If fame belonged to me, I could not escape her; if she did not, the longest day would pass me on the chase, and the approbation of my dog would forsake me then. My barefoot rank is better.

The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.

What I’ve learned is that you really don’t need to be a celebrity or have money or have the paparazzi following you around to be famous.

There can be no two opinions as to what a highbrow is. He is the man or woman of thoroughbred intelligence who rides his mind at a gallop across country in pursuit of an idea.

You would think that a rock star being married to a supermodel would be one of the greatest things in the world. It is.

Fame is but the breath of people, and that often unwholesome.

This man used to go to school with his dog. Then they were separated. His dog graduated!

Fame will go by and, so long, I’ve had you, fame. If it goes by, I’ve always known it was fickle. So at least it’s something I experience, but that’s not where I live.

I heard that when Christina Aguilera went back to her prom, people, like, booed her. I can’t imagine going through that. If you know that’s going to happen, why put yourself in that situation? I’d rather play for 20,000 screaming people, you know?

Becoming famous was never what I wanted to do. There’s a lot of things that come with fame – it’s what people in the limelight have to do.

I wanted to have the adoration of John Lennon but have the anonymity of Ringo Starr. I didn’t want to be a frontman. I just wanted to be back there and still be a rock and roll star at the same time.

I had a lot of resistance, and not just to fame. I was always conscious of not changing.

Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.

The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.

Years ago, when I first started being a big star, I had fans that were fanatical. It was when ‚Jolene‘ was a big hit.

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.

You can’t reverse fame. You can lose all the money, but you’ll never lose people knowing you.

Because you know when you first become famous, you start walking a little different because people are staring at you.

Fame has also this great drawback, that if we pursue it, we must direct our lives so as to please the fancy of men.

How many emperors and how many princes have lived and died and no record of them remains, and they only sought to gain dominions and riches in order that their fame might be ever-lasting.

I met my husband before I became a star, and he doesn’t care about any of it.

I lost some of my friends because I got so famous, people who just assumed that I would be different now. I felt like everyone hated me. That is the most unhappy time of my life.

I’m not a star. I don’t feel I’m so great. So how can I make you feel great just because you’ve got my signature on a piece of paper?

I don’t have people following me around, like bodyguards. I don’t know how people live like that. Maybe the young movie stars have to live like that, I don’t know. But it seems a little crazy to me. I don’t think you need all that stuff.

Fame is fickle, and I know it. It has its compensations but it also has its drawbacks, and I’ve experienced them both.

Don’t confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.

Only the public can make a star. It’s the studios who try to make a system out of it.

Fame may go by and – so long, I’ve had you.

Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.

I’m not in it for fame. I’ve been famous in the streets already.

Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate.

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

Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.

The longer a man’s fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming.

The fact that my 15 minutes of fame has extended a little longer than 15 minutes is somewhat surprising to me and completely baffling to my wife.

If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?

Some animals are cunning and evil-disposed, as the fox; others, as the dog, are fierce, friendly, and fawning. Some are gentle and easily tamed, as the elephant; some are susceptible of shame, and watchful, as the goose. Some are jealous and fond of ornament, as the peacock.

That is what fame is, isn’t it? To get the world to fall in love with you.

Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.

The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one’s opponent.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

The human bird shall take his first flight, filling the world with amazement, all writings with his fame, and bringing eternal glory to the nest whence he sprang.

I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.

I wanted to be famous for my music and my talent, and I always wished I could cut it out when I left the stage.

Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other.

Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life.

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high estimate beyond the stars.

I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country.

I’ve always strived to be successful, not famous.

See, ‚A Time to Kill‘ was the one I got famous off of. Big ka-boom, over one weekend. After that, I did films that I really wanted to do.

Everybody wants to be famous, but nobody wants to do the work. I live by that. You grind hard so you can play hard. At the end of the day, you put all the work in, and eventually it’ll pay off. It could be in a year, it could be in 30 years. Eventually, your hard work will pay off.

I hope when I’m dead I’ll be considered an icon, though.

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.

I went through every emotion with tryna pursue what I’m doing, you know what I mean? And I think what’s gon‘ separate whoever’s gon go for something, that you ain’t gon‘ quit.

If I’m a star, then the people made me a star.

Overnight stardom can be harmful to your mental health. Yeah. It has ruined a lot of people.

I get really restless when I haven’t worked for a day and a half. I have a recurring dream that people are lined up next to my bed, waiting for autographs and taking pictures of me!

We were the first generation to have to deal with the modern stardom of football. Some handled it better than others.

Fame is like caviar, you know – it’s good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.