“Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.”
Fame looks different from the inside than the outside. These quotes come from and about well-known figures, exploring celebrity, recognition, legacy, and the question of whether being remembered is really all it is cracked up to be.
“I became famous, I think, really because of the interpretation of other people's songs, way back when, and that's what I enjoy the most. And I'm a lazy bugger.”
“Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.”
“I became famous, I think, really because of the interpretation of other people's songs, way back when, and that's what I enjoy the most. And I'm a lazy bugger.”
“I really feel like it's a travesty to make a child famous. I really do.”
“It's more important for me to feel content than to be famous.”
“Pulp existed for 12 years before we got famous. Now, you could say that was just lack of imagination, but it's some kind of quality isn't it? Tenacity. You could also say it was sloth.”
“I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen.”
“I'm willing to make compromises based on someone I think is the one, but I think it's psychologically important to people when they're famous to be the only famous person they know.”
“Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments.”
“Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.”
“At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version and this is the great literary monument of the English language.”
“HBO is really famous for hiring good people and staying out of their way until they ask for help, or need it. And that reputation is earned.”
“Barack Obama is the most famous living person in the history of the world.”
“In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.”
“Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the dignity of greatness.”
“Famous pivot stories are often failures but you don't need to fail before you pivot. All a pivot is is a change is strategy without a change in vision. Whenever entrepreneurs see a new way to achieve their vision - a way to be more successful - they have to remain nimble enough to take it.”