“To be an object of hatred and aversion to their contemporaries has been the usual fate of all those whose merit has raised them above the common level. The man who submits to the shafts of envy for the sake of noble objects pursues a judicious course for his own lasting fame. Hatred dies with its object, while merit soon breaks forth in full splendor, and his glory is handed down to posterity in never-dying strains.” MenHas BeensDiesCoursesLevelsCommonBreakFateDyingObjectsHe ManFameGloryHatredRaisedSakeEnvyNoblePursueMeritLastingUsualSubmitStrainPosteritySplendorAversion Author:Thucydides
“When you reach a certain level of fame or success or income all these magical things are going to happen to you. All of the sudden you're very popular. You're very pretty. Everyone loves you and that's going to fix all your problems.” ProblemHappensCertainLevelsLove YouFameIncomeOne LoveVery Popular Author:Jessica Origliasso
“I think as a writer you never have to flee from fame because you're not that visible in the first place, but, after the Broadway success of 'Beauty Queen,' people were coming up to me all the time, and I wasn't really prepared for that level of attention.” PeopleThinkingFirstsLevelsAttentionFamePreparedQueensVisibleBroadwayBeauty Queen Author:Martin McDonagh
“There are different levels of fame. There are the polite fans who quietly and respectfully approach you and ask for an autograph - and that's acceptable. But the next level... when you think you're having a moment of privacy and there's someone with a long lens catching you when you're about to eat, or sunbathe, or worse... it's just so intrusive and I think it's part of the sickness of our culture.” ThinkingLongDifferentMomentsCultureNextAsksLevelsFansFameApproachSicknessPrivacyAcceptablePoliteLensesCatchingAutographsNext LevelDifferent LevelsCatching You Author:Robert B. Weide
“I have never reached certain levels of fame, like Lindsay Lohan did, or even Brittany Murphy. My career has always been this sort of even-keeled, steady existence. I was also raised by poets, and I've been doing poetry as long as I've been acting.” LongCertainLevelsActingExistenceCareersPoetFameRaisedSteadyMurphyBrittany Author:Amber Tamblyn
“There is a level of fame that is really unmanageable. But most of the people who experience that level of fame are compensated in other ways. Private villas and chauffeured boats.” PeopleWayLevelsFameBoatVilla Author:John C. Reilly
“Once you achieve a certain level of success or fame, it becomes really difficult to go against type.” CertainDifficultLevelsAchieveTypeFame Author:Famke Janssen
“The thing that inspires me about Daniel Radcliffe and the thing that I admire the most about him is that he's had a level of fame thrust upon him that's relatively unheard of.” LevelsInspireFameAdmireThrustUnheard Author:Matthew Lewis
“Jason Bourne is supposed to be really sneaky and spry, but as soon as he walks by, everybody pulls out their cell phones and starts recording. That level of fame is wild to see.” WalksLevelsFamePhonesCellsSupposed To BeCell PhoneJasonSneakyBourne Author:Ato Essandoh
“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
“One of the biggest lessons I also learned from living with Elvis and loving him for so many years was that we're all human, and no matter what level one has reached in terms of fame, they're still human beings.” YearsHumansStillsMatterTermHuman BeingsLevelsLessonsFameNo Matter WhatLoving Him Author:Linda D. Thompson
“I did study Shakespeare, that was sort of my thing; I got a Literature A-level, which is my only claim to academic fame.” LiteratureLevelsStudyFameClaimsAcademic Author:Paul McCartney
“I don't feel like I have a super straightforward relationship with the idea of fame. It makes me sort of level things out in my own brain almost immediately when I meet someone.” FeelsIdeasMy OwnLevelsBrainFameStraightforward Author:Zoe Kazan
“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.” YearsLastsCertainNextGamesLevelsAttentionGoneChangedMonthsFameAccustomedNext LevelBeing FamousArcades Author:Kylie Minogue
“Some actors learn the habit of promoting themselves as a brand - by dressing in a certain way, by going out with a certain person - it gives them what they obviously want, which is to keep a level of fame. I'm not putting it down.” WayWantGivingPersonsCertainActorsLevelsHabitFameBrandsGoing OutDressingsPromoting Author:Viggo Mortensen
“The future will erase everything--there's no level of fame or genius that allows you to transcend oblivion. The infinite future makes that kind of mattering impossible.” KindRealLevelsImpossibleGeniusFameInfiniteAbundanceOblivionErase Book:An Abundance of Katherines Source: An Abundance of Katherines
“It makes me feel like working non-stop: at least, on sets, the level of security gives me a bit of privacy. It's a relief.” GivingFeelsBitsLevelsSecurityFameGive MeReliefPrivacyNon Stop Author:Robert Pattinson
“I don't really understand it even now, It does have an angle which is attached to something quite primal in girls. I guess people want it to define them, like 'I'm a Twilight fan.' That's crazy to me. I think people really just like being part of a crowd. There's something just tremendously exciting about hyping yourself up to that level.” PeopleThinkingWantDoeGirlLevelsCrazyFansFameExcitingCrowdsTwilightAnglePrimal Author:Robert Pattinson
“I insist on keeping a level head. I've maintained the same exact home life that I’ve had for 20 years. All I see is more people looking at me than before. But, you know, who cares? You just can't obsess yourself with this fame stuff.” PeopleKnowsYearsHomeCareStuffLevelsFameWho CaresHome Life Author:Leonardo DiCaprio