Fame is but the empty noise of madmen.
—Epictetus, c. 100
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If fame is only to come after death, I am in no hurry for it.
—Martial, c. 86I won’t be happy till I’m as famous as God.
—Madonna, c. 1985Fame is no sanctuary from the passing of youth. Suicide is much easier and more acceptable in Hollywood than growing old gracefully.
—Julie Burchill, 1986I am sick and tired of publicity. I want no more of it. It puts me in a bad light. I just want to be forgotten.
—Al Capone, 1929Those who know the joys and miseries of celebrities when they have passed the age of forty know how to defend themselves.
—Sarah Bernhardt, 1904