Fame Quotes - Page 39

• I know the game, it's old and lame:
  You're holdin' a flame for my name and my fame.
  Livin' like Givens schemin' on Tyson,
  But she got lucky 'cause he was a nice one.
  But I ain't nice and I don't play that,
  If it ain't tax, I don't pay that.

  Kool Moe Dee

  Nice, Rap, Flames

  Song: They Want Money

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• Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness - give me truth.

  Emile Hirsch

  Truth, Reality, Giving

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• Y'all really think Ms. Shakur, or Ms. Wallace,
  Or Ms. Mizell from out in Hollis
  Wouldn't exchange the love and fame
  Attached to their loved ones' names
  Just to have 'em still alive in their arms?

  Kelvin Mercer

  Rap, Thinking, Names

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• I don't see the world as you see it.
  I see it as a game, and my aim is to complete it.
  What you live for is what you die for:
  To make a little name, grab some fame and the high score.

  MURS

  Rap, Games, Names

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• Rappers on their sophomores...actin' like they boss lords.
  Fame's such a funny thing for sure when niggas start believing all those encores.

  Pusha T

  Believe, Rap, Funny Things

  Song: Don't Fuck With Me

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• How many rappers in the game have "little" in front of their name? Lil' Wayne, Lil' Boosie it's a lil' shame Lil' Flip, Lil' Cease, yo they not the same Lil' Wyte, Lil' Mama, where Lil' Zane? Little Brother, Lil' Jon, and Lil' Fame Real hip hop, not about your lil' chain Lil' Keke, Lil' Kim a lil' freaky Lil' Fizz, Illegal with Lil' Maliky Lil' Mo, Lil' Bow Wow had beef with Lil' Romeo A lil' teenager told me so.

  Ed O.G.

  Brother, Real, Teenager

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• But whats it all worth, cant take it when you under this earth
  Rich men died and tried, but none of it worked
  They just rob your grave, Id rather be alive and paid
  Before my numbers called, historys made
  Somell fall, but I rise, thug or die
  Makin choices, that determine my future under the sky
  To rob steal or kill, Im wondering why
  Its a dirty game, is any man worthy of fame?
  Much to success to ya, even if you wish me the opposite
  Sooner or later we'll all see who the prophet is.

  Nas

  Dirty, Fall, Thug

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• It is a great honor to be inducted into the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. When you honor me with this distinction, you really honor the players who put me there. All of the honors I receive became a reality only through the contributions of my players. In addition to myself, you also honor my family and the Dodger organization. I accept this recognition with pride and gratitude.

  Tommy Lasorda

  Gratitude, Pride, Player

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• All these guys are just like me. They were a rookie at one time in their life. They treat me like I'm one of the guys. I look at Greg Maddux and saw him sitting over there and said, 'Man, that's Greg Maddux. That guy is going to be in the Hall of Fame.' Now I sit there and talk to him like a teammate. It's a reality check, and it's a great feeling at the same time.

  Brian Dopirak

  Reality, Men, Guy

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• A man may have the best of wealth, cars and fame. But there is nothing more precious in life that he will get than a woman's heart.

  Jean-Claude Van Damme

  Heart, Men, Car

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• The mental disease of the present generation is impatience of study, contempt of the great masters of ancient wisdom, and a disposition to rely wholly upon unassisted genius and natural sagacity. The wits of these happy days have discovered a way to fame, which the dull caution of our laborious ancestors durst never attempt; they cut the knots of sophistry, which it was formerly the business of years to untie, solve difficulties by sudden irradiations of intelligence, and comprehend long processes of argument by immediate intuition.

  Samuel Johnson

  Cutting, Years, Long

  Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1837). “The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius /c by Arthur Murphy, Esq”, p.237

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• The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile; intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.

  Sallust

  Intellectual, Fleeting, Wealth

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• One thing that people keep on saying to me is that the wealth and the fame must have made up for missing out on my childhood. But the idea of money - putting a price on your childhood - is ridiculous. You will never get those years back and you can't put a price on them.

  Tom Felton

  Years, Ideas, People

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• The stronger that women grow, the more prestige, fame, and money is accorded to the display professions: They are held higher and higher above the heads of rising women, for them to emulate.

  Naomi Wolf

  Self Esteem, Stronger, Rising

  Naomi Wolf (2009). “The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women”, p.27, Harper Collins

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• I love being an older comic now. It's like being an old soccer or an old baseball player. You're in the Hall of Fame and it's nice, but you're no longer that person in the limelight on the spot doing that thing.

  Eric Idle

  Soccer, Baseball, Nice

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• A famous writer who wants to continue writing has to be constantly defending himself against fame.

  Gabriel Garcia Marquez

  Writing, Want, Famous Writers

  "Gabriel García Márquez, The Art of Fiction No. 69". Interview with Peter H. Stone, www.theparisreview.org. 1981.

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• I wanted to be seen as a good person, and never wanted to let people down, but I found it hard to handle the fame or adulation. I didn't feel worthy of it. I was ashamed by who I thought I was because I felt partly responsible [for the abuse] and I was never able to enjoy the stuff I should have been able to enjoy. My first thought when I won the Tour was: 'My God, I'm going to be famous', and then I thought, 'He's going to call'. I was always waiting for that phone call. I lived in fear that anyone would ever find out.

  Greg LeMond

  Phones, Should Have, People

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• You can take away the money and the fame. I don't look at myself as any of those things.

  Steven Seagal

  Looks

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• At the final day the Savior will not ask about the nature of our callings. He will not inquire about our material possessions or fame. He will ask if we ministered to the sick, gave food and drink to the hungry, visited those in prison, or gave succor to the weak. When we reach out to assist the least of Heavenly Father’s children, we do it unto Him. That is the essence of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

  Joseph B. Wirthlin

  Jesus, Children, Father

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• Self-mastery is a challenge for every individual. Only we can control our appetites and passions. Self-mastery cannot be bought by money or fame. It is the ultimate test of our character. It requires climbing out of the deep valleys of our lives and scaling our own Mount Everests.

  James E. Faust

  Passion, Character, Climbing

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• There's only one Elizabeth like me and that's the Queen.

  Elizabeth Arden

  Queens, Economy, Like Me

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• If I wasn't a model I would have liked to be a gardener. It is still a puzzle to me that I ever became a model. I am an extremely private person and I do not have the temperament for fame. I think I was rather ashamed of this trivial way of earning a living.

  Jean Shrimpton

  Thinking, Way, Earning

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• The evil, Sir, is enormous; the inevitable suffering incalculable. Do not stain the fair fame of the country. . . . Nations of dependent Indians, against their will, under color of law, are driven from their homes into the wilderness. You cannot explain it; you cannot reason it away. . . . Our friends will view this measure with sorrow, and our enemies alone with joy. And we ourselves, Sir, when the interests and passions of the day are past, shall look back upon it, I fear, with self-reproach, and a regret as bitter as unavailing.

  Edward Everett

  Country, Regret, Passion

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• A lot of things come with fame, whether it's losing friends or losing family.

  Young Jeezy

  Losing Friends, Losing

  Interview with Dan Hyman, www.avclub.com. December 20, 2011.

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• My only claim to fame, if I have one, is that I'm an editor.

  Woody Herman

  Editors, Claims, Ifs

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