“There is, first, the desire for strength, for achievement, for adequacy, for confidence in the face of the world, and for independence and freedom. Secondly, we have what we may call the desire for reputation or prestige” WorldFirstsMayFacesDesireFameAchievementIndependenceReputationPrestigeIndependence And FreedomAdequacy Book:A Theory of Human Motivation Source: A Theory of Human Motivation
“I could really care less about the TV and the fame, it's all about that lifetime achievement of becoming a world champion.” WorldCareTvsBecomingFameAchievementLifetimeChampionMmaWorld ChampionsLifetime Achievement Author:Jake Ellenberger
“These ceremonies and the National Statuary Hall will teach the youth of the land in succeeding generations as they come and go that the chief end of human effort in a sublunary view should be usefulness to mankind, and that all true fame which should be perpetuated by public pictures, statues, and monuments, is to be acquired only by noble deeds and high achievements and the establishment of a character founded upon the principles of truth, uprightness, and inflexible integrity.” ShouldHumansEndsCharacterViewsEffortEducationPrinciplesTeachGenerationsLandMankindYouthIntegrityFameSucceedAchievementDeedsNobleChiefsHallsEstablishmentCeremonyStatuesMonumentComes And GoesUsefulnessUprightnessNoble Deeds Author:Alexander H. Stephens
“Americans respect talent only insofar as it leads to fame, and we reserve our most fervent admiration for famous people who destroy their lives as well as their talent. The fatal flaws of Elvis, Judy, and Marilyn register much higher on our national applause meter than their living achievements. In Amerca, talent is merely a tool for becoming famous in life so you can become more famous in death - where all are equal.” PeopleWellsTalentBecomingHigherFameEqualAchievementToolsFlawsAdmirationReservesApplauseRegisterMeterFerventFatal FlawsBecoming Famous Author:Florence King
“Pro Football Hall of Famer is something that everyone recognizes as the pinnacle of any achievement in sport. All the fame and all the recognition that we single out in various industries, the Pro Football Hall of Fame is really special.” SportsSpecialFootballIndustryFameAchievementVariousRecognitionHallsHall Of FamePinnaclePro Football Author:John Riggins
“The Baseball Hall of Fame is something every player dreams about, but being a member of God's Hall of Fame is the greatest achievement of all. God offers each of us the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ. When we accept God's gift of salvation, our name is written in the Book of Life, guaranteeing us a place in heaven forever. I made that decision during spring training in 1973, asking Jesus to come into my heart as Lord and Savior.” HeartMadeBookDreamJesusNamesHeavenChristDecisionAcceptingLordForeverPlayerWrittenMy HeartOffersFameMembersAchievementEternalSpringTrainingJesus ChristBaseballAskingSalvationHallsSaviorEternal LifeHall Of FameGreatest AchievementSpring TrainingBook Of LifeBaseball Hall Of Fame Author:Gary Carter
“If you do not find peace within, you will not find it anywhere else. The Goal of Life is the attainment of Peace and not the achievement of power, name, fame and wealth.” IfsLife IsNamesGoalWealthFameAchievementWithin YouAttainmentFinding PeaceLife GoalPeace Within Author:Sivananda
“Elevated levels of confidence are omnipresent among history's greatest overachievers. Benjamin Franklin, one of the most famous men in the world even before he signed the Declaration of Independence once lamented about humility, "I cannot boast of much success in acquiring the reality of this virtue."” MenWorldRealityLevelsVirtueHumilityFameAchievementIndependenceDeclarationBoastFranklinDeclaration Of IndependenceOverachiever Author:John Eliot
“In my life I have found two things of priceless worth - learning and loving. Nothing else - not fame, not power, not achievement for its own sake - can possible have the same lasting value. For when your life is over, if you can say 'I have learned' and 'I have loved,' you will also be able to say 'I have been happy.” IfsHas BeensTwoAbleLife IsValuesFoundFameAchievementSakeTwo ThingsLastingI Have LearnedPricelessLoving Life Book:Rama II Source: Rama II
“It seems, in fact, that the more advanced a society is, the greater will be its interest in ruined things, for it will see in them a redemptively sobering reminder of the fragility of its own achievements. Ruins pose a direct challenge to our concern with power and rank, with bustle and fame. They puncture the inflated folly of our exhaustive and frenetic pursuit of wealth.” FactsSeemsInterestChallengesWealthGreaterFameAchievementConcernDirectPursuitRuinsFollyRuinedRemindersFragilityBustlePuncturePursuit Of Wealth Book:The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work Source: The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work