Quotes about fame
81 quotes from 64 people
Every man who deserves to be famous knows it is not worth the trouble.
Fernando Pessoa1888–1935A Celebridade (1915)
Michelle Pfeifferborn 1958Esquire (1990)
Pinkborn 1979Interview with Barbara Ellen, “Philly girl”, The Guardian (4 June 2006)Unblemish’d let me live, or die unknown;
O grant an honest fame, or grant me none!
Alexander Pope1688–1744The Temple of Fame (1711), Closing lineNor Fame I slight, nor for her favors call;
She comes unlooked for, if she comes at all.Alexander Pope1688–1744The Temple of Fame (1711), Line 513The image is one thing and the human being is another…it’s very hard to live up to an image.
Elvis Presley1935–1977Press conference (June 1972),also quoted in Elvis Culture: Fans, Faith, & Image (1999) by Erika Lee Doss, p. 218
Will Rogers1879–1935Nationally syndicated column number 114, Monuments Are All Right But Even Heroes Must Eat (1925).
Anne, Princess Royalborn 1950Susan Ratcliffe (2010) Oxford Dictionary of Quotations by Subject. p. 411: On her “horsey” reputation
George Santayana1863–1952The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress (1905-1906), Vol. II, Reason in Society
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax1633–1695Moral Thoughts and ReflectionsFame is something which must be won; honor, only something which must not be lost.
Arthur Schopenhauer1788–1860Aphorisms on the Wisdom of Life, Vol. 1. Ch. 4: Position, or a Man’s Place in the Estimation of Others, §4-HonorAvoid shame, but do not seek glory: nothing so expensive as glory.
Sydney Smith1771–1845Lady Holland’s Memoir (1855), Vol. I, ch. 4, pp. 134–135You ride in a limousine the first time, it’s a big thrill but after that it’s just a stupid car.
Bruce Springsteenborn 1949Bruce Springsteen Talking (2004)It always did bother me that the American public were more interested in me than in my work.
Gertrude Stein1874–1946Everybody’s Autobiography (1937), Ch. 2The fame of an actor is won in minutes and seconds, not in years.
Bram Stoker1847–1912Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving (1907), Preface