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

Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.

Fame can take interesting men and thrust mediocrity upon them.

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

One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what they are and will be what they will be.

The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don’t have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven’t had that fear.

One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.

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

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.

Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.

Courage is grace under pressure.

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?

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.

When you’re in prison, you want to know that you were thought about.

The courage we desire and prize is not the courage to die decently, but to live manfully.

In England, when an athlete gets to the top, we do our best to destroy him.

This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.

He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy.

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.

If you were to ask me to choose between democratic values and wealth, power, prosperity and fame, I will very easily and without any doubt choose democratic values.

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.

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

The post of honour is a private station.

I have to admit I’ve found myself doing the same things that a lot of other rock stars do or are forced to do. Which is not being able to respond to mail, not being able to keep up on current music, and I’m pretty much locked away a lot. The outside world is pretty foreign to me.

The coward wretch whose hand and heart Can bear to torture aught below, Is ever first to quail and start From the slightest pain or equal foe.

No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.

When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.

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

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner.

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

I’d rather give my life than be afraid to give it.

Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having read them.

Celebrity is ridiculous and silly and it’s mad that people like me are listened to – you know, rap stars and movie stars.

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

‚Fame‘ exhausts me.

I was probably the first footballer ever to have a pop-star profile, and my agent was right when he said we could put my name on stair rods and sell them to people in bungalows.

After one has been in prison, it is the small things that one appreciates: being able to take a walk whenever one wants, going into a shop and buying a newspaper, speaking or choosing to remain silent. The simple act of being able to control one’s person.

I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with the fame thing.

Ability without honor is useless.

I do not pilfer victory.

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.

You don’t know when you’re being watched. That’s one of the weird things about celebrity. It’s my least favorite part of acting, celebrity.

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

Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.

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

Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.

Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.

Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.

I’ve had the honor of speaking at many commencements.

Show me the person you honor, for I know better by that the kind of person you are. For you show me what your idea of humanity is.

Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally the merest cowards.

The fame isn’t important to me. It’s a blessing to have. Having so many people that support me, that love me and listen to my music, is beautiful.

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.

Prison was the best thing that ever happened to me.

To me there has never been a higher source of earthly honor or distinction than that connected with advances in science.

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

Act well your part, there all the honour lies.

It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom you already owe much.

If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible.