A woman’s greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.
—Pericles, c. 450 BC
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Fame is no sanctuary from the passing of youth. Suicide is much easier and more acceptable in Hollywood than growing old gracefully.
—Julie Burchill, 1986How sweet it is to have people point and say, “There he is.”
—Persius, c. 60All people have the common desire to be elevated in honor, but all people have something still more elevated in themselves without knowing it.
—Mencius, c. 330 BCFamous, adj. Conspicuously miserable.
—Ambrose Bierce, 1906There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
—Oscar Wilde, 1891