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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

I’m afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery.

—Aldous Huxley, 1925

Fame will go by and, so long, I’ve had you, fame. If it goes by, I’ve always known it was fickle. So at least it’s something I experienced, but that’s not where I live.

—Marilyn Monroe, 1962

I won’t be happy till I’m as famous as God.

—Madonna, c. 1985

Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, now that, and changes names as it changes in direction.

—Dante Alighieri, c. 1315

If fame is only to come after death, I am in no hurry for it.

—Martial, c. 86
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