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“The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity.”

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Author:Margaret D. Nadauld

“If you're not careful, you can get a grossly over-inflated opinion about your popularity.”

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Author:Bobby Knight

“We want men to rule the nation who care more for and love better the nation's welfare than gold and silver, fame or popularity.”

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Author:Brigham Young

“The common people are but ill judges of a man's merits; they are slaves to fame, and their eyes are dazzled with the pomp of titles and large retinue. No wonder, then, that they bestow their honors on those who least deserve them.”

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Author:Horace

“If opinion hath lighted the lamp of thy name, endeavor to encourage it with thy own oil, lest it go out and stink; the chronical disease of Popularity is shame; if thou be once up, beware; from fame to infamy is a beaten road.”

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Author:Francis Quarles

“Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.”

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Author:Horace Greeley

“Popularity is neither fame nor greatness.”

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Book:Table-talk: Or Original Essays

Source: Table-talk: Or Original Essays

“Real success is finding your life work in the work that you love. That's it. Don't worry about making a living, don't worry about popularity or fame. Make what you do ... count more than what you own.”

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Author:David McCullough

“Some people want fame, popularity and huge sales. I've always hoped to have a really long career. So I've tried to make each of my creative decisions and business decisions to allow for longevity. As a side effect I got really famous and really big. I didn't realize the two could go together.”

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Author:Jewel

“I always wanted to live the lives of different people, portray characters that are different from me. But I could have done that in front of a mirror, also, I didn't need to do films for that. At the end of the day, it's this fame, recognition, popularity, the love and appreciation you get from your audience that drives you.”

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Author:Vidya Balan

“Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wings, those who cheer today may curse tomorrow and only one thing endures - character.”

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Author:Horace Greeley

“Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion.”

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Book:Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations

Source: Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations