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• There is absolutely no doubt that the extraordinary Donna Summer belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

  Jon Landau

  Summer, Rocks, Rock And Roll

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• They saw me, those reckless seekers of beauty, and in a night I was famous.

  Lillie Langtry

  Night, Saws, Reckless

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• I'd much rather see a world where, when you make some quirky comment on a blog or news story or you upload a video clip, instead of just a moment of fame for your pseudonym, you'll get 50 bucks. The first time that happens, you'll realise that you're a full-class citizen. You have the potential to make money from the system.

  Jaron Lanier

  News Stories, Class, Quirky

  "My bright idea: Jaron Lanier". Interview with Aleks Krotoski, www.theguardian.com. February 20, 2010.

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• 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.

  Denis Leary

  Thinking, Work Ethic, Acting

  "The End of Rescue Me, But Not Denis Leary". Interview with Nancy Doyle Palmer, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 6, 2011.

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• My emotions are very simple and always have been about the Hall of Fame. It's something that I had absolutely nothing to do with and had no control over, so I never thought much about it, to be frank.

  Geddy Lee

  Simple, Emotion, Halls

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• Fame for fame's sake is toxic - some people want that, with no boundaries. It's unhealthy.

  Annie Lennox

  People, Want, Sake

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• You don't have to have an attitude if you're famous.

  Adriana Lima

  Attitude, Ifs

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• Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with.

  Laura Linney

  Easier, Deals, Happens

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• When I did 'Parent Trap,' I was ten. I was thrown off by the whole fame thing.

  Lindsay Lohan

  Parent, Traps, Thrown

  Interview with Jeff Otto, www.ign.com. August 6, 2003.

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• Being famous is just like being in high school. But, I'm not interested in being the cheerleader. I'm not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She's the cheerleader, and I'm out in the smoker shed.

  Courtney Love

  Cheerleading, School, Cheerleader

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I can't advise any of the young ones, because I don't know what their background was, but I would suggest that anyone who wants to be famous more than anything - there's a problem.

  Shirley MacLaine

  Real, Want, Problem

  "Shirley MacLaine: the new dame in Downton". Interview with Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. August 24, 2012.

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• I was always obsessed with being famous. I had Marilyn Monroe paper dolls as a child, and I was always obsessed with her. I've just been really driven in that direction, and none of my friends were. So, I don't know what put that bug in me at a young age.

  Holly Madison

  Children, Age, Dolls

  "Interview: Oregon's own reality star Holly Madison talks about 'Dancing'". Interview with Jake Ten Pas, www.oregonlive.com. March 20, 2009.

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• Fame is very agreeable, but the bad thing is that it goes on 24 hours a day.

  Gabriel Garcia Marquez

  Goes On, Hours, Bad Things

  Interview with Marlise Simons, archive.nytimes.com. December 5, 1982.

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• Becoming famous was never what I wanted to do. There's a lot of things that come with fame - it's what people in the limelight have to do.

  Bruno Mars

  People, Becoming, Limelight

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• I think that being thrown into instant fame must be, at times, difficult.

  Martina McBride

  Thinking, Difficult, Instant

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• Fame is a mind - a way of thinking about things. It's all in your mind.

  Reba McEntire

  Thinking, Mind, Way

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• Look at Jessica Simpson. She's famous for being dumb. I guess it started with Marylyn Monroe, and she actually wasn't that dumb, but that's how she was perceived - and that's what got popular.

  Danica McKellar

  Dumb, Looks, Jessica

  "Math Book Helps Girls Embrace Their Inner Mathematician". Interview with Aaron Rowe, www.wired.com. August 2, 2007.

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• It's just nice to work hard and be rewarded, which is having lots of people watch. And the icing on the cake is for me is to be able to walk around with pride, feeling that the product you put out is worthy of being watched. But honestly, it's not a big deal. I don't put too much stock in fame or celebrity anyway. I don't put it in the 'important' box.

  Christopher Meloni

  Nice, Hard Work, Pride

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• I've been accustomed to being famous and having a certain level of attention for 14 years, but in the last few months, it's changed. It's like on the arcade game, I've gone up to the next level.

  Kylie Minogue

  Years, Games, Next Level

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• People assume that somehow fame and wealth will keep mortality at bay.

  Moby

  People, Assuming, Wealth

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• The people who get more fame, who get more money, more often than not they are miserable, insecure and on anti-depressants. It's strange that everyone keeps buying into this idea that more success is good, that more fame is good, that more money is good. Yet, we look at the people who have more success, more fame, more money and they're miserable.

  Moby

  Insecure, Ideas, People

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• When 'Play' first came out, journalists didn't review it; it didn't get radio play. And then it became this big successful record and, I hate to admit this, I found myself liking the fame. I bought into it.

  Moby

  Hate, Successful, Play

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• Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.

  Moliere

  Book, Reading, Done

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• Fame is like caviar, you know - it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.

  Marilyn Monroe

  Inspiring, Meals, Caviar

  "Marilyn Monroe Pours Her Heart Out". Interview with Richard Meryman, LIFE Magazine (p. 38), August 3, 1962.

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• All my stepchildren carried the burden of my fame. Sometimes they would read terrible things about me, and I'd worry about whether it would hurt them. I would tell them: 'Don't hide these things from me. I'd rather you ask me these things straight out, and I'll answer all your questions.'

  Marilyn Monroe

  Inspiring, Hurt, Worry

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