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A woman’s greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.

—Pericles, c. 450 BC

Now there is fame! Of all—hunger, misery, the incomprehension by the public—fame is by far the worst. It is the castigation by God of the artist. It is sad. It is true.

—Pablo Picasso, c. 1961

Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.

—Sammy Davis Jr., 1965

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.

—Voltaire, 1723

When I do a show, the whole show revolves around me, and if I don’t show up, they can just forget it.

—Ethel Merman, c. 1955

They are trying to make me into a fixed star. I am an irregular planet.

—Martin Luther, c. 1530
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