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Fame Quotes - Page 18

Fame is a powerful aphrodisiac.

Quoted in Radio Times, 10 Sept. 1964

Toil, says the proverb, is the sire of fame.

"Licymnius". Play by Euripides, estimated between 455 and 430 BCE.

Fame or infamy, either one is preferable to being forgotten when you have passed from this realm.

Christopher Paolini (2011). “Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr Omnibus”, p.878, Random House

I never thought I'd be on the same stage as Kiss.

"Tributes and Forgiveness Helm 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Concert Review" by Frank Scheck, www.hollywoodreporter.com. April 11, 2014.

It's horrible how money and fame can make you acceptable while, if you're not famous or rich, you're not acceptable.

"I was the only gay in my village..Humor helped me to beat the bullies". www.mirror.co.uk. November 26, 2005.

I have always believed that fame is a curse. I never envied one of the famous people I've known.

"Why Bob Dylan deserves the Nobel Prize in Literature". Interview with Robert Chalmers, www.gq-magazine.co.uk. October 13, 2016.

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

Alexander Smith (1863). “Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the Country”, p.144

Who builds a church to God and not to fame, Will never mark the marble with his name.

Alexander Pope, William Warburton (1797). “The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Life of Alexander Pope. Poems”, p.261

I can never really enjoy being famous.

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Fame is weird and amorphous and unpredictable.

"Tom Hiddleston interview: 'I'm just not cool enough...'". Interview with Tom Huddleston, www.timeout.com. February 12, 2014.