The praise of an ignorant man is only good-will, and you should receive his kindness as he is a good neighbor in society, and not as a good judge of your actions in point of fame and reputation.
It is to be regretted that few persons who have arrived at any degree of eminence or fame, have written Memorials of themselves, at least such as have embraced their private as well as their public life.
A lot of celebrities, especially when you're talking about the really big ones, live in what I call the fame bubble. Nobody ever says no to them or challenges them or even teases them.
Having bodyguards is just part of being famous, I think.
Do you remember when Marilyn Monroe died? Everybody stopped work, and you could see all that day the same expressions on their faces, the same thought: ‘How can a girl with success, fame, youth, money, beauty. . . how could she kill herself?’ Nobody could understand it because those are the things that everybody wants, and they can’t believe that life wasn’t important to Marilyn Monroe, or that her life was elsewhere
That's one of the cool things about fame. You have an affect on society and where it goes.
Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous.
I think fame is harder when people have something to hide, but I'm very comfortable, and have nothing to hide.
Would you be known by everybody? Then you know nobody.
The desire for fame tempts even noble minds.
You know, there's a moment when you're famous when it's unbearable to go out because you're too famous. And then there's a moment when you're famous just right.
Into the space of one little hour sins enough may be conjured up by evil tongues to blast the fame of a whole life of virtue.
People are looking for fame or a focus, and I can't provide that.
Money is a good thing and it's obviously useful, but to work only for money or fame would never interest me.
We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith.
Internet fame is like regular fame only without all the annoying 'money' and 'power. '
It is a wretched thing to live on the fame of others.
Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds.
Fame should be left to the film stars.
Fame can take interesting men and thrust mediocrity upon them.