“I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry themselves about style, and so cease to be themselves. Without a master, without a model, without a guide, I go to work and earn my living, my well-being and my fame.” MenNeedsWellsEnoughMy OwnWorryStyleMastersGeniusFameModelsGuidesCeaseWell BeingCopiesFree Man Author:Pietro Aretino
“Dont expect fame to come overnight. That filtered through to me in my own career. Look at Madonna: shes not the best singer in the world, but shes got where she has through hard work.” WorldLooksHardMy OwnCareersHard WorkFameSingers Author:Rick Astley
“I never engaged in public affairs for my own interest, pleasure, envy, jealousy, avarice or ambition, or even the desire of fame” DesireInterestMy OwnPleasureFameAmbitionAffairEnvyJealousyEngagedAvaricePublic Affairs Book:The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations Source: The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations
“Fame never interested me. I could have exhibited more of my own works in the 1970s, but I didn't want to. It's sort of like being a child. When you're finished with school, you have only one thing on your mind: to get out and experience life. Did I want to spend all my time working on a painting? No, I wanted to have fun, travel, meet women and live life.” WantMindChildrenWantedSchoolFunMy OwnOne ThingPaintingFameFinishedLive LifeHaving FunMy Time Author:Wolfgang Beltracchi