Isn't it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a popular fellow?
Albert EinsteinIt takes many good deeds to build a good reputation and only one bad one to lose it.
Benjamin FranklinForget about being world famous, it's hard enough just getting the automatic doors at the supermarket to acknowledge our existence.
Doug CouplandFame is the inheritance, not of the dead but of the living. It is we who look back with lofty pride to the great names of antiquity.
William HazlittI'm shy, paranoid, whatever word you want to use. I hate fame. I've done everything I can to avoid it.
Johnny DeppInstead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, be worthy of being known.
ConfuciusSome of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
MoliereThe time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.
Abraham Lincoln