Quotes about Fame

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.

Blaise Pascal

My candle burns at both its ends; It will not last the night; But oh, my foes, and oh, my friends -- It gives a lovely light.

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Fame is morally neutral.

Edward R. Murrow

We are the leaves of one branch, the drops of one sea, the flowers of one garden.

Jean Baptiste Henry Lacordaire

To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man's character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours.

Mark Twain

I am not a myth.

Marlene Dietrich

Fame lost its appeal for me when I went into a public restroom and an autograph seeker handed me a pen and paper under the stall door.

Marlo Thomas

Goodness makes greatness truly valuable, and greatness make goodness much more serviceable.

Matthew Henry

My garden will never make me famous,

Ogden Nash

I'm a horticultural ignoramus.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph.

Shirley Temple

You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity.

Thomas Wolfe

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.

Blaise Pascal

My candle burns at both its ends; It will not last the night; But oh, my foes, and oh, my friends -- It gives a lovely light.

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Fame is morally neutral.

Edward R. Murrow

We are the leaves of one branch, the drops of one sea, the flowers of one garden.

Jean Baptiste Henry Lacordaire

To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man's character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours.

Mark Twain

I am not a myth.

Marlene Dietrich

Fame lost its appeal for me when I went into a public restroom and an autograph seeker handed me a pen and paper under the stall door.

Marlo Thomas

Goodness makes greatness truly valuable, and greatness make goodness much more serviceable.

Matthew Henry

My garden will never make me famous,

Ogden Nash

I'm a horticultural ignoramus.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph.

Shirley Temple

You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity.

Thomas Wolfe