“It is a short walk from the hallelujah to the hoot.”
“Few people rise to our esteem upon closer scrutiny.”
“What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.”
“It is a wretched thing to live on the fame of others.”
“Celebrity is never more admired than by the negligent.”
“To want fame is to prefer dying scorned than forgotten.”
“Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity.”
“Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud.”
“Fame is but the breath of people, and that often unwholesome.”
“If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.”
“Riches: A dream in the night. Fame: A gull floating on water.”
“How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.”
“What a heavy burden is a name that has become famous too soon.”
“The majority of pop stars are complete idiots in every respect.”
“The strongest poison ever known came from Caesar's laurel crown.”
“The love of fame is the last weakness which even the wise resign.”
“Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.”
“The day will come when everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.”
“We movie stars all end up by ourselves. Who knows? Maybe we want to.”
“Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.”
“There are names written in her immortal scroll at which Fame blushes!”
“Once you become famous, there is nothing left to become but infamous.”
“All the fame you should look for in life is to have lived it quietly.”
“I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.”
“There have been as great souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous.”
“Fame is only good for one thing-they will cash your check in a small town.”
“I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.”
“If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.”
“The longer a man's fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming.”
“A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know.”