I have never been accepted. I'll never make the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They're never going to let me in.
I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of the art they produce.
It's very easy for me to keep a low profile because the focus I feel is always on the music. Success and fame are two different things. And so I feel the success is always towards the music, which means that I can have a very normal and private lifestyle.
Fame is a very strange animal.
Every day, I work at not taking this fame thing seriously. Fortunately, I have a great group of friends who help me do this.
The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
I'm trying to deal with ideas about histories, fame, hearsay, and how public identities are constructed.
I was a common man, and I will always remain a common man. No amount of stardom will ever consume my soul. Money comes, money goes. Fame comes, fame goes. I believe every human being is a celebrity in their own right.
Luckily, thanks to the way my parents taught me, I think I can handle the fame in the right manner.
Fame can be annoying, but there are perks too.
The meetings of the legislature at Springfield then first brought together that splendid group of young men of genius whose phenomenal careers and distinguished services have given Illinois fame in the history of the nation.
I am one of the biggest Laura Nyro fans. I still listen to that stuff incessantly. Laura Nyro does not belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Songwriter Hall of Fame? Absolutely.
I sometimes wonder if the tragedies my family has suffered are a kind of karmic price for all the fame and fortune the Bee Gees have had.
I think it's a shame when you come across young actors and musicians who haven't had the time to learn their craft. It doesn't matter if it's acting or music; you really have to learn how to do it from the bottom up because unless you have a great work ethic... fame is a terrible thing to have.
Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A grave to rest in, and a fading name!
If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past.
For children preserve the fame of a man after his death.
Whatever fame came did so not because I sought it.
The definition of success to me is not necessarily a price tag, not fame, but having a good life, and being able to say I did the right thing at the end of the day.
There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame; life concludes before you have so much as sketched your work.
Generally speaking, men are held in great esteem in all parts of the world, so why shouldn't women have their share? Soldiers and war heroes are honored and commemorated, explorers are granted immortal fame, martyrs are revered, but how many people look upon women too as soldiers?
A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!
Fame is what you have taken, character is what you give; when to this truth you waken then you begin to live.
I've written enough books with real celebrities, such as Walter Payton and Hank Aaron and Billy Graham, to know that fame looks good only to people who don't have it.
The fame you earn has a different taste from the fame that is forced upon you.
Fame is a distraction sometimes. You know, it's a distraction if you let it. So it's very important to stay focused, stay very connected to your roots.
The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them.
Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.
People can get certain good things out of fame, but until it killed a princess nobody ever talked about how bad it can be.
I believe very strongly - and I never brought this up as a player - but I put up, I feel, Hall of Fame numbers with diabetes. If I didn't have diabetes - nobody realizes that, when I was diagnosed at 18, even the doctors didn't know what to do about diabetes.
Sometimes I'm uncomfortable with the level of fame I've got! It all depends on the day and what's going on. I don't desire any more fame. I don't need it.
Film is an illusion. Fame is ephemeral. Faith and family are what endure.
Keep doing what you're doing. Don't be afraid of fame.
I didn't handle fame very well at first. I got a little resentful.
Maybe it's my 15 minutes of fame, maybe it's longer.
When I started off, I didn't only ride to fame on my looks though many people I know think otherwise.
