Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ

“I would rather be beloved than famous. You are fairer than success and honors. There, fling the pencils away, and burn these sketches! I have made a mistake. I was meant to love and not to paint. Perish art and all its secrets!”
― Honoré de Balzac

“When a horse and a jockey flew over the track together, there were moments in which the man's mind wedded itself to the animal's body to form something greater than the sum of both parts. The horse partook of the jockey's cunning, the jockey partook of the horse's supreme power. For the jockey the saddle was a place of unparalleled exhilaration, of transcendence.”
― Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend

“Fame is a hollow trophy.
No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time.”
― Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

“We are but temporary caretakers of all we own. True treasures reside within.”
― Monika Ajay Kaul

“You're a nobody until somebody hates you.”
― RuPaul

“But in that time the RuPaul idea was born, and people outside of my world were inspired to talk about me and androgyny and drag in a way that was unprecedented. Not long after that, the questions came: Why you? Drag had been around forever. Why had I been able to crack the code after so many false starts and almosts?”
― RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir

“Whether reaching for fame or just fitting in with a crowd, let us not lose sight of those dearest to us and common sense.”
― Aegelis, Specks of Shadows, Flecks of Light

“Avoid the comfort-zone at all costs and focus more on necessity, rather than the choices life presents you.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“Lifecast by Stewart Stafford

Lifecast
Be your play's lead actor,
Beware of its shooting star,
In drama's immortal mania,
Your reputation carries far.

Fish your dawn-gold phrases,
From out the impostor's throat,
Your tongue streaming candor,
Not stumbling forth by rote.

Let no Salieri hand,
Override your author's claim,
Even if remuneration's elusive,
You may still relish the acclaim.

© Stewart Stafford, 2024. All rights reserved.”
― Stewart Stafford

“I liked the raise I finally received to twelve hundred a week. Even after all the deductions were taken from my salary it remained more money a week than I had once been able to make in six months. I had clothes, fame, money, a future, all the publicity I could dream of. I even had a few friends. And there was always a romance in the air. But instead of being happy over all these fairytale things that had happened to me I grew depressed and finally desperate. My life suddenly seemed as wrong and unbearable to me as it had in the days of my early despairs.”
― Ben Hecht Marilyn Monroe, My Story

“He could see Cannes shimmering in the distance, like a mirage it haunted him. A mirage, so nearby yet so far out of reach, a mirage of light and elegance, a mirage of fame and excess, a place where modern mythologies came to life, if only temporarily.”
― Ryan Gelpke, Dying in Champoussin

“It's not bad to lose a love, nor the power you gained, nor the friends you have. Nor losing a battle or even being miserably defeated in war. The worst of all, that's what really kills anyone, is losing "Glamour".”
― Geverson Ampolni

“What is it like to be rich in wealth, power, fame but poor health”
― Guru Deepik Kariyawasam

“Not every poet or artist is a doper (metaphorically), but being dopey (metaphorically) often awakens art and poetry. Perhaps artistic creation is intrinsically linked to disconnecting from oneself, allowing the highest and darkest intentions of the human spirit to emerge, something that is often only achieved through an altered state of consciousness.”
― Geverson Ampolini

“If you detest shame, run from fame. and if you detest scandal, watch your actions.”
― Bamigboye Olurotimi

“It is not wealth, reputation, fame, power, success or even religiosity that glorifies God. It is weakness & surrenderness.”
― indonesia123

“There's something very human about admiration, noticing good qualities in others and trying to embody them. We need our heroes, they inspire, teach and motivate and they’re often the only ones who can cut through the noise.”
― Rebecca Ryder, The Dream To End All Dreams

“This is Vegas, Coral. Which means bigger, bolder, and brighter than anything you've done thus far. It could catapult you into the spotlight.”
― E.F. Dodd

“Someone once said, “Everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes." I forget who.”
― Philip Henry, Mind's Eye

“Do words fly, just like fame? Or, on the contrary, do they tend to rest quietly on the shelves, in silence, until serene ears have the patience to listen to them? Words always have good manners, even when endowed with the purest radicalism and savagery. Fame, on the other hand, is mocking and deceptive; it goes in all directions without necessarily being concerned with the truth. But, naturally, without words, fame cannot be heard. Written words, spoken words, and silenced words. The latter are the ones that have the most to say, even without emitting a single sound. Listening to silences and, with them, the glances: the strange and uncommon virtue. The clamor of the crowds deafens us more and more. And louder and louder. And everyone, more and more deaf. Blindness is cruel enough, but deafness, especially when it affects reason, is the worst of all. Nothing can be heard, not even amidst the shouting and clamor of fame, nor can anything be seen or truly felt, without paying attention to hearing the silence of forgotten words.”
― Geverson Ampolini

“Popularity was an attractive snare. Only fools wanted attention at the expense of peace.”
― Bremer Acosta, Father in My Name

“That love, as you call it, is fickle. I can put out a dreadful album tomorrow and I guarantee you no one will remember me in a year. If I am to take a leap of faith, you're coming with. Those are my terms.”
― LUMI, ... of Ravens and Sundowns

“What is friendship but a mutual respect with a smattering of envy.
Emma Beers Jones”
― Maria P Frino, Fame & Other Disasters

“Once you are born good looking it never depletes, chicks are always looking at you and going, “You are just like that movie star.”
― Jack Freestone

“In most cases, there is no greater currency in poetry than a like and a share. We don’t become wordsmiths to make millions, we do it to reach millions.”
― Kassandra Dick

“The modern adolescent finds himself in a world that has been set in motion; he is beset by noise, by external pressures, and by forces that he cannot control. The pop star is displayed in the same condition, high up on electric wires, the currents of modern life zinging through him, but miraculously unharmed. He is the guarantee of safety, the living symbol that you can live like this forever. His death or decay are simply inconceivable, like the death of Elvis, or, if conceivable, understood as a sacrificial offering, a prelude to resurrection, like the death of Kurt Cobain.”
― Roger Scruton

“When a train approaches a station, the first thing that enters the station is not the train itself, but its distant view, the light shining from its window, the sound of the train, the air that the train pushes in front of it, etc., and then the train itself comes; when a person enters a place, the first thing that enters is not the person itself, but its glory that goes ahead of it and reaches everywhere before it!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“RESPECT and Fame are not the same!”
― Sino Melo

“First, one receives the scepter of notoriety or sublime distinction; then, the mantle of fame drapes over the shoulders; and finally, the crown is placed upon the head—not forged from gold, but woven from the envy of others.”
― Geverson Ampolini

“I never did feel like kissing ass just cause someone’s rich, powerful and famous.”
― Scott C. Holstad