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

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.

The one thing that I keep learning over and over again is that I don’t know nothing. I mean, that’s my life lesson.

Everybody loves you when you’re six foot in the ground.

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.

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

With fame, you know, you can read about yourself, somebody else’s ideas about you, but what’s important is how you feel about yourself – for survival and living day to day with what comes up.

I want to be the greatest actor that ever lived, frankly. I’d love that. But I don’t need to be. I just want to be here. That’s it.

I never say I am a guru.

To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one’s landlady.

I don’t have all the answers.

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.

We rarely confide in those who are better than we are.

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

The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month.

There is an innocence in admiration; it is found in those to whom it has never yet occurred that they, too, might be admired some day.

I wouldn’t say that I am one of the greatest dancers, but I am really quite good at what I do.

To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.

Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God.

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!

I know a lot of people who wouldn’t be comfortable with everything that comes with being in a band as big as Nirvana. The thing that I don’t understand is not appreciating that simple gift of being able to play music.

The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous.

People think I’m a celebrity. I’m not a celebrity.

I have never yet seen any plan which has not been mended by the observations of those who were much inferior in understanding to the person who took the lead in the business.

Start with God – the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.

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

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

Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit is due to others rather than to myself.

Fame hit me like a ton of bricks.

The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.

The challenge for me as an actor is if you become a celebrity, you don’t meet strangers anymore. And strangers are where we have our anonymity. And I believe it’s essential for the soul to be anonymous, especially if you’re going to be an actor.

Being humble matters.

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.

People want to act like they know celebrities. They want to see pictures. They want to know where you’re going. They want to hear you talk about your family.

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know.

Joanne‘ is a progression for me. It was about going into the studio and forgetting that I was famous.

It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.

The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune.

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.

We do not pray to God to instruct Him as to what He should do; neither for a moment must we presume to dictate the method of the divine working.

If I became a philosopher, if I have so keenly sought this fame for which I’m still waiting, it’s all been to seduce women basically.

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.

I’m honest enough to say I don’t know everything. You know, I don’t. I don’t understand all of God. I don’t understand, you know, some kind of why bad things happen.

No one should be ashamed to admit he is wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

I’m sorry my existence is not very noble or sublime.

The proper study of Man is anything but Man; and the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.

I’m not claiming divinity. I’ve never claimed purity of soul. I’ve never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can… But I still believe in peace, love and understanding.

Before I was famous, when I was just working in Gilbert’s Lodge, everything was moving in slow motion.

It confuses me and disappoints me when somebody says, ‚What does he do? What does he do?‘ My records are some of the biggest anthems ever. What do you think, they magically just appear? Obama walked out to my record.

I don’t consider myself an intellectual. And this is not one of my aims. But I admire intellectual people.

All my stepchildren carried the burden of my fame. Sometimes they would read terrible things about me, and I’d worry about whether it would hurt them. I would tell them: ‚Don’t hide these things from me. I’d rather you ask me these things straight out, and I’ll answer all your questions.‘

I think sometimes celebrities get so big, they’re not reachable.

I’ve been talked about by a lot better people than the general public.

People ask, ‚Should I call you Sir Hopkins?‘ But I say, ‚No. Call me Tony,‘ because it’s too much of a lift-up.

Few men would dare to read their own autobiography if all their deeds were recorded in it; few can look back upon their entire career without a blush.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

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’m no genius.

I am humble Abraham Lincoln. I have been solicited by my friends to become a candidate for the Legislature. My politics are short and sweet, like the old woman’s dance.

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.

I’m no leader; I’m a little humble follower.