| |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death. | | Blaise Pascal | | | The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame, -a quality of success which would almost seem to include all others. | | Benjamin Disraeli | | | | | The image is one thing and the human being is another...It's very hard to live up to an image, put it that way. | | Elvis Presley | | | The love of fame puts spurs to the mind | | Ovid | | | The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after. | | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | | | Then on the shore Of the wide world I stand alone, and think Till love and fame to nothingness do sink | | John Keats | | | There is, first, the desire for strength, for achievement, for adequacy, for confidence in the face of the world, and for independence and freedom. Secondly, we have what we may call the desire for reputation or prestige (defining it as respect or es | | Abraham Maslow | | | Those who have any intention of deviating from the beaten roads of life, and acquiring a reputation superior to names hourly swept away by time among the refuse of fame, should add to their reason and their spirit the power of persisting in their pur | | Samuel Johnson | | | Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame | | Samuel Johnson | | | What is fame? The advantage of being known by people of whom you yourself know nothing, and for whom you care as little. | | Lord Byron | | | With fame, you know, you can read about yourself, somebody else's ideas about you, but what's important is how you feel about yourself - for survival and living day to day with what comes up. | | Marilyn Monroe | | | | | | | |
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