Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

famous

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous. 78 views from Voltaire

To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one's landlady. 52 more sayings from Albert Camus

I'm the guy that made Joe DiMaggio famous. 2 more quotes from Lefty Gomez

I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous. 23 other sayings from Walt Disney

Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the dignity of greatness. 7 more thoughts from Jose Marti

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability. 29 thoughts from Arthur Schopenhauer

A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous. 5 sayings from Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist. 2 other wisdom & wit from Nat King Cole

Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns. 9 other wisdom & wit from Lawrence Welk

Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young. 6 wisdom & wit from Duke Ellington

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free. 9 quotes from Jiddu Krishnamurti

Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they don't have to be anything else. 15 quotes from Orson Welles

I think that when you are famous every weakness is exaggerated. 53 views from Marilyn Monroe

It is a mark of many famous people that they cannot part with their brightest hour. 7 quotes from Lillian Hellman

I was obsessed with being rich and famous. 8 quotes from Paul Lynde

I'm famous. That's my job. 3 sayings from Jerry Rubin

Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability. 115 quotes from George Bernard Shaw

I'm bored with that line. I never use it anymore. My new line is 'In 15 minutes everybody will be famous.' 18 other thoughts from Andy Warhol

In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. 18 views from Andy Warhol

My idea of a good picture is one that's in focus and of a famous person. 18 more views from Andy Warhol

Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. 18 more quotes from Andy Warhol

After a fellow gets famous it doesn't take long for someone to bob up that used to sit by him in school. 27 other views from Kin Hubbard

It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous. 10 sayings from Robert Benchley

For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world. 2 other thoughts from Jesse Owens

They saw me, those reckless seekers of beauty, and in a night I was famous. 6 other quotes from Lillie Langtry

The same people who can deny others everything are famous for refusing themselves nothing. 6 sayings from Leigh Hunt