“The love of fame is a passion natural and universal, which no man, however high or mean, however wise or ignorant, was yet able to despise.” MenMeanAblePassionNaturalWiseFameUniversalIgnorantDespise Author:Samuel Johnson
“Do not let the artificial obliterate the natural; do not let will obliterate destiny; do not let virtue be sacrificed to fame.” NaturalDestinyVirtueFameArtificial Author:Zhuangzi
“You write for glory. You play for glory. There's an ambition to excel, isn't there, to be a star? To score more, to do more, even when it's a team sport. So I think striving for glory is a natural subject for a writer. Seeking fame.” ThinkingWritingSportsNaturalTeamFameAmbitionGloryStrive Author:James Salter
“I think it's child abuse to have someone in the public eye too young. Society basically values wealth and fame and power at the cost of well-being. In the case of a child, it's at the cost of someone's natural development. It's already hard enough to develop.” ThinkingWellsChildrenHardEnoughEyeYoungValuesNaturalWealthCasesDevelopmentCostFameAbuseProsperityWell BeingChild AbusePublic Eye Author:Alanis Morissette
“Entertainers wrongly assume that their fame, money, and influence arise from broad knowledge rather than natural talent, looks, or mastery of a narrow skill.” LooksNaturalInfluenceTalentFameSkillsAssumingAriseBroadsMasteryEntertainersNatural Talent Author:Victor Davis Hanson
“I believe that anyone can be successful in life, regardless of natural talent or the environment within which we live. This is not based on measuring success by human competitiveness for wealth, possessions, influence, and fame, but adhering to God's standards of truth, justice, humility, service, compassion, forgiveness, and love.” BelieveHumansI BelieveNaturalWealthJusticeCompassionSuccessfulEnvironmentInfluenceTalentHumilityFameStandardsAnd LovePossessionBeing SuccessfulMeasuringCompetitivenessMeasure Of SuccessLove And ForgivenessNatural Talent Book:The Jimmy Carter Library Source: The Jimmy Carter Library
“A famous name has this peculiarity that it becomes gradually smaller especially in natural sciences where each succeeding discovery invariably overshadows what precedes.” NamesNaturalFameSucceedDiscoveryNatural Science Author:Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff