“Glory and fame mean twelve thousand francs' worth of paid articles in the newspapers and five thousand crowns' worth of dinners.” MeanFiveThousandFameGloryPaidDinnerNewspapersArticlesTwelveCrowns Author:Honore de Balzac
“Writers get exactly the right amount of fame: just enough to get a good table in a restaurant but not enough so that people are constantly interrupting you while you're eating dinner.” PeopleEnoughAmountFameEatingTablesDinnerRestaurantsInterruptingEating Dinner Author:Fran Lebowitz
“I think I'm telling the truth. I sat by Ray Perkins at the Hall of Fame dinner in New York, and at that time he didn't know he was our coach and I didn't either.” ThinkingKnowsNew YorkFameDinnerCoachesSatTelling The TruthHallsRaysHall Of Fame Author:Bear Bryant
“I've come to the conclusion that it's all about fear- fear that your kid won't come out on top, be a success. Forcing him into these brutal encounters will a) make a dame sure he is a success, and b) all you to see evidence of that success with the added bonus of a cheering crowd. This means that sports are supported with an almost desperate enthusiasm. The football team gets catered dinners before a fame. Honor Society is lucky if it gets a cupcake. Academic success-forget it. That requires too much imagination. There's no scoreboard.” IfsMeanKidsSportsImaginationForgetToo MuchTeamFootballHonorFameLuckyEvidenceCrowdsDinnerConclusionEnthusiasmEncountersDesperateCheerAcademicBrutalForget ItBonusFootball TeamDamesCupcakesScoreboardAcademic Success Author:Deb Caletti
“I had a stalker while filming a movie in Spain last year. She stood outside my apartment every day for weeks – all day, every day. I was so bored and lonely that I went out and had dinner with [her]. I just complained about everything in my life and she never came back.” YearsLastsUsedWeekFameLonelyDinnerBoredLast YearApartmentSpainSo Bored Author:Robert Pattinson
“Fame is not the worst thing. I went to dinner the other night, and the girls in the restaurant ignored me. It was so annoying.” NightGirlWorstFameDinnerRestaurantsAnnoyingIgnoredWorst Things Author:Leonardo DiCaprio