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“It is not the size of the dog in the fight that counts, but the fight in the dog that wins.”
― Stub Ends of Thought and Verse
― Stub Ends of Thought and Verse

“You say you love rain, but you use an umbrella to walk under it. You say you love sun, but you seek shelter when it is shining. You say you love wind, but when it comes you close your windows. So that's why I'm scared when you say you love me.”
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“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of the night.”
― Howl, Kaddish and Other Poems
― Howl, Kaddish and Other Poems

“It is so easy at times for a lonely individual to begin fantasizing about what the people outside are saying about him and, in result, irrationally and fearfully, and sometimes angrily, fancy himself a villain.”
― Healology
― Healology

“When you are famous it is hard to work on small problems. This is what did Shannon in. After information theory, what do you do for an encore? The great scientists often make this error. They fail to continue to plant the little acorns from which the mighty oak trees grow. They try to get the big thing right off. And that isn't the way things go. So that is another reason why you find that when you get early recognition it seems to sterilize you.”
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“A familiar name on its own, however, does not carry its bearer far unless the talent is there, and the will to work.”
― The "Rebecca" Notebook: And Other Memories
― The "Rebecca" Notebook: And Other Memories

“Aunt Elizabeth said, 'Do you expect to attend many balls, if I may ask?' and I said, 'Yes, when I am rich and famous.' and Aunt Elizabeth said, 'Yes, when the moon is made of green cheese.”
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“Friendship is like a stubborn child who is playing hide and seek with your life. You have to find him at the darkest places of your heart in difficult times. And when you find the child; his smile will light up the darkness of your life.”
― Let The Game Begin
― Let The Game Begin

“Rich and famous and doing good," mused Schlichtmann. "Rich isn't so difficult. Famous isn't so difficult. Rich and famous together aren't so difficult. Rich, famous, and doing good--now, that's very difficult.”
― A Civil Action
― A Civil Action
“There just isn’t enough cock in this world to be caught suckinâ€� and be called anything but a slut for life. The cynic in me would call it a bad habit, but that’d make me a whore in denial and if there’s one thing I am, it’s an honest bitch. Then again, you don’t get famous for being daddy’s little angel, but you can easily fall into the Infamy Bracket by preaching a made-up Bible quote now and again. They say I’m shallow, but I’ve made a living out off diving off the deep end.”
― Sleepeth Not, the Bastard
― Sleepeth Not, the Bastard

“As a member of the Protestant British squirearchy ruling Ireland, he was touchy about his Irish origins. When in later life an enthusiastic Gael commended him as a famous Irishman, he replied "A man can be born in a stable, and yet not be an animal.”
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“There is no shortage of well-known pirates, including: Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, Blue beard, Yellowbeard, and Yellow beard with Black Roots, who surmised that, if blondes have more fun, then blond pirates must have a heck of a lot more fun.”
― Another Whole Nother Story
― Another Whole Nother Story

“Fame is the responsibility, the perennial discipline, the concubine who solicits and imbibes, bit by bit, the love, the relations, the serenity, and the soul, leaving behind the subaqueous plaudits that pinch to the core.. ”
― The Clicked Shutterbug.
― The Clicked Shutterbug.
“Great people become great due to the framework, routines and habits they have set for themselves”
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“Andy Warhol said eventually everyone in America would be famous for fifteen minutes”
― Fairy Tale
― Fairy Tale
“We should be humble in our approach. But should not grumble towards life”
― WHO AM I: Author Hari Krishnan Nair
― WHO AM I: Author Hari Krishnan Nair

“There are a lot of nice beaches from Kona to the north of Hawaii island and Hapuna beach is the famous one.”
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“Sometimes life challenges you, leaving us with choices. We can either hit these things head-on or choose to ignore them entirely - the choice is yours.”
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“It was nip, tuck, and a costly speeding ticket, but he managed to each the library in time...”
― Rest You Merry
― Rest You Merry

“Famous people involved in any activity do not usually just pop up from obscurity. The majority, especially the most famous of celebrities are preselected implants. The recruitment process is determined by bloodlines and the membership of secret societies, either by themselves or their families. Their purpose is to promote and advance whatever agenda their owners decide.”
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“Dexter has never consciously set out to be famous, though he had always wanted to be successful, and what was the point of being successful in private? People should know.”
― One Day
― One Day
“I am convinced that there are more wealthy People who aren't famous than famous People who are wealthy.”
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