Fame Quotes

For children preserve the fame of a man after his death.

I believe some people in this business suffer from fame because they behave in a famous fashion.

Since my induction into the Sports Hall of Fame, I have wanted to have my No. 3 Chevy on exhibit for sports fans to see. I hope others will enjoy the car as much as I have.

Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again.

If you want me in the Hall of Fame put me in because of some contributions that I have made to country music.

It's been a tremendous ride. My 15 years, my 15 minutes of fame, is up.

Acting is a win-win situation. There is no risk involved. That's why I get tired of hearing actors who try to make out that there's a downside to it. Fame is an odd thing. It bugs you a little bit, but it's really not bad.

I was the executive editor on a little magazine called Greek Accent, whose only claim to fame is that its art director went on to be the art director of Discover for many years.

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we who look back with lofty pride to the great names of antiquity.

I'll take anyway to get into the Hall of Fame. If they want a batboy, I'll go in as a batboy.

The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame, each of them, by a single sentence consisting of two or three words.

I think Ray Guy and John Madden for sure should be in the Hall of Fame and Cliff Branch should be as well.

If I should get selected into the Hall of Fame, I'd be able to say 'thank you' to all the legends that are in the Hall of Fame. And also say thank you to my teammates, and also to all the fans. It's going to be like a dream come true.

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.

Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk into the dust the great name still lives.

Preserve my artistic creativity and ennoble my artistic fame.

I take things like honor and loyalty seriously. It's more important to me than any materialistic thing or any fame I could have.

I used to shy away from publicity so as not to let it get in the way of the work. But it's part of the job. The tabloids are a whole other arena. If fame happens, it happens. I just want to maintain focus.

I don't think I realized that the cost of fame is that it's open season on every moment of your life.

Coming from having absolutely nothing to having a few grand in the bank, it was a big culture leap. I think that's why I went off the rails a bit really, 'cause there was no training for it. They didn't do fame in schools.

I like young actors because they're so unspoiled, not like some of those actors who are about half an hour into their fifteen minutes of fame by the time they get to me.

I love Bono. I really respect what he has done for Africa and how he has used his fame to do good in the world. I hope I can do half as much in my life.

Fame doesn't end loneliness.

My kids are not known, and I think that is very important. So far they have lived a normal life, and will continue to do so. I feel they should have the possibility to live a free life without the burden of fame I have created.

I've written enough books with real celebrities, such as Walter Payton and Hank Aaron and Billy Graham, to know that fame looks good only to people who don't have it.

I don't put weight on fame, and having people around me just because I am famous makes me feel really bad about myself.

I don't need the fame right now; I'm not running from the law.

I'm trying to deal with ideas about histories, fame, hearsay, and how public identities are constructed.

Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous.

I can't imagine wanting to be famous just for the sake of being famous. I think fame should come along with success, talent.