Famous Quotes

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

The best way out is always through.

Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.

A celebrity is a person who works hard all of their life to become well known, and then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.

The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.

When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?

I have as much privacy as a goldfish in a bowl.

There is no fulfillment in things whatsoever. And I think one of the reasons that depression reigns supreme amongst the rich and famous is some of them thought that maybe those things would bring them happiness. But what, in fact, does is having a cause, having a passion. And that's really what gives life's true meaning.

Meaning is not what you start with but what you end up with.

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

I wanted to be successful, not famous.

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.

My story of success and failure is not just about music and being famous. It's about living and loving and trying to find purpose in this crazy world.

There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.

Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.

The whole celebrity culture thing - I'm fascinated by, and repelled by, and yet I end up knowing about it.

We are Divine enough to ask and we are important enough to receive.

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.

Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate.

There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.

The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you. You're in a conversation and everybody's agreeing with what you're saying - even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don't want to hear.

A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.

We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.

The problem is, the more famous you get, the more people see you who didn't choose to.

I know I'm not supposed to have any opinions about politics, because I'm famous.

Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young.

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while the pessimist sees only the red spotlight... The truly wise person is color-blind.

You have to pretend that your life is a financial pleasure even when your autographs are bouncing.

I'm an instant star. Just add water and stir.

When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless.

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.

Man is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness from which he emerges and the infinity in which he is engulfed.

I'm more interested in being good than being famous.

The moment one gives close attention to anything, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

I really hate the duties of being a celebrity, like getting dressed up for the red carpet.

It is not so important to know everything as to appreciate what we learn.

You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star.

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

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

I can do whatever I want - I'm rich, I'm famous, and I'm bigger than you.

I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally I became that person. Or he became me.

For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous.

The nice thing about being a celebrity is that, if you bore people, they think it's their fault.

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to be rich.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.

The worst thing about being famous is the invasion of your privacy.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply!

The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always wanted to travel across seas, like to Canada and stuff.

I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: 'try being rich first'. See if that doesn't cover most of it. There's not much downside to being rich, other than paying taxes and having your relatives ask you for money. But when you become famous, you end up with a 24-hour job.

It is easier to live through someone else than to become complete yourself.

Mum loves me being famous! She is so excited and proud, as she had me so young and couldn't support me, so I am living her dream, it's sweeter for both of us. It's her 40th birthday soon and I'm going to buy her 40 presents.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

You can observe a lot just by watching.

I woke up one morning to find I was famous. I bought a white Rolls-Royce and drove down Sunset Boulevard, wearing dark specs and a white suit, waving like the Queen Mum.

I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful, much adulated, very famous and very unhappy.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.

There's no difference between fame and infamy now. There's a new school of professional famous people that don't do anything. They don't create anything.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

A famous person to themselves, they don't get up in the morning and think, I'm famous. I'm not famous to me. Famous is a perception.

A man may fulfil the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer and attempting a task he cannot achieve.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Fame is the thirst of youth.

So long as a person is capable of self-renewal they are a living being.

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.

Celebrity damages private life.

But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity.

I seek no longer to be a 'famous' person, and instead I wish to live a 'normal' life.

Fame - anyone who says he doesn't like it is crazy.

Never mistake motion for action.

In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.

Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought.

Life is a progress, and not a station.

Meaning is not what you start with but what you end up with.

The strangest part about being famous is you don't get to give first impressions anymore. Everyone already has an impression of you before you meet them.

Be like the flower, turn your face to the sun.

Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.

You're never a loser until you quit trying.

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.

I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not.

Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.

I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.