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

—Madonna, c. 1985

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

—Aldous Huxley, 1925

What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.

—Erasmus, 1515

Fame is no sanctuary from the passing of youth. Suicide is much easier and more acceptable in Hollywood than growing old gracefully.

—Julie Burchill, 1986

Men are generally more pleased with a widespread than with a great reputation.

—Pliny the Younger, c. 110

Famous, adj. Conspicuously miserable.

—Ambrose Bierce, 1906
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