I won’t be happy till I’m as famous as God.
—Madonna, c. 1985
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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 BCHow sweet it is to have people point and say, “There he is.”
—Persius, c. 60What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.
—Erasmus, 1515What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous.
—Voltaire, 1723Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it, and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, c. 1790