Who would wish to be among the...

Who would wish to be among the commonplace crowd of the little famous -- who are each individually lost in a throng made up of themselves?

~John Keats~

When I pass my name in such la...

When I pass my name in such large letters I blush, but at the same time instinctively raise my hat.

~Herbert Beerbohm Tree~

What life half gives a man, po...

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe~

What a heavy burden is a name ...

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

~Voltaire~

Though familiarity may not bre...

Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.

~William Hazlitt~

The world, like an accomplishe...

The world, like an accomplished hostess, pays most attention to those whom it will soonest forget.

~John Churton Collins~

The ordinary man casts a shado...

The ordinary man casts a shadow in a way we do not quite understand. The man of genius casts light.

~George Steiner~

The only man who wasn't spoilt...

The only man who wasn't spoilt by being lionized was Daniel.

~Herbert Beerbohm Tree~

That sovereign of insufferable...

That sovereign of insufferables.

~Ambrose Bierce~

Some day each of us will be fa...

Some day each of us will be famous for fifteen minutes.

~Andy Warhol~

Public opinion: a vulgar, impe...

Public opinion: a vulgar, impertinent, anonymous tyrant who deliberately makes life unpleasant for any one of us who is not content to be the average man.

~Dean William R. Inge~

Popularity is a crime from the...

Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue where men have it whether they will or not.

~Sir George Savile~

One must choose between Obscur...

One must choose between Obscurity with Efficiency, and Fame with its inevitable collateral of Bluff.

~William McFee~

One lives in the hope of becom...

One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.

~Antonio Porchia~

Now when I bore people at a pa...

Now when I bore people at a party, they think it's their fault.

~Henry Kissinger~

No true and permanent Fame can...

No true and permanent Fame can be founded except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind.

~Charles Sumner~

My great comfort is, that the ...

My great comfort is, that the temporary celebrity I have wrung from the world has been in the very teeth of all opinions and prejudices. I have flattered no ruling powers; I have never concealed a single thought that tempted me.

~Lord Byron~

Men think highly of those who ...

Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers.

~Anonymous~

Men are much more unwilling to...

Men are much more unwilling to have their weaknesses and their imperfections known than their crimes.

~Lord Chesterfield~

Martyrdom is the only way a ma...

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

~George Bernard Shaw~