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It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be hap... -Alan Alda

It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to be rich.

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The quote humorously suggests that while being rich and famous is not a requirement for happiness, being wealthy alone is sufficient.

Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real ... -William Penn

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The quote advises against actively seeking popularity, cautioning that it carries numerous pitfalls or traps and offers little genuine advantage or value.

Fame is the thirst of youth.

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The quote suggests that the desire for fame is particularly strong among young people, emphasizing its association with youthful aspirations or ambitions.

Once you're famous you can't go back.

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This quote suggests that achieving fame is a life-altering event, implying that once someone becomes famous, they cannot return to a state of anonymity or obscurity. It reflects a perception of fame as irreversible.

I don't have the life of a famous person. But I do feel like I've been able to connect with a lot of people.

The press attack people to sell more papers without thinking, but when you get famous you have to put up with this kind of stuff.

I don't feel I was ever a 'famous' child actor. I was just a working actor who happened to be a kid. I was never really in a hit show until I was a teenager with West Wing playing First Daughter Zoey Bartlet. In a way, that was my saving grace - not being a star on a hit show. It kept me working and kept me grounded.

While we are being fascinated by the tales of famous serial killers and how they were brought to justice, the real serial killer goes about his business with hardly a thought to being caught.

What is a movie star? It is an illusion. It was everything I ever wanted to be, but it became a kind of shell, non? It was what made me famous and got me women. But it wasn't real.

I used to be like everyone else and think the Kardashians are just famous for being famous. But I've been really impressed with how supportive Kim Kardashian has been of Caitlyn Jenner.

Who elected Larry King America's grief counselor? We, the viewing public, did, by driving up his ratings whenever somebody famous passes.

Sometimes people offer you plays, they offer you p... -Chris Rock

Sometimes people offer you plays, they offer you parts, but they only offer it because I'm famous.

We know there has been a history of needing to be closeted to succeed and be famous, especially in acting.

To me, music is art and fashion is art, but fame? Fame isn't art, but the person you become when you're famous - your alter ego - that's art.

Before I started my modeling career at 20, I used to replay fashion show videos on-line and study how famous models walk and pose on runways.

It's interesting because people assume that becaus... -Daniel Radcliffe

It's interesting because people assume that because I'm famous I know all famous people.

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This quote reflects the misconception that famous individuals have extensive knowledge or connections with other famous people. It highlights the assumptions people make based on fame.

I'm not cut out to be a famous person; I can't do ... -Jennifer Weiner

I'm not cut out to be a famous person; I can't do my hair and makeup well enough.

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This quote suggests that the speaker does not possess the necessary skills or attributes typically associated with being a famous person, such as proficiency in hairstyling and makeup.

Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they don't have to be anything else.

I never feel so utterly fraudulent as when I review a movie whose charms impress all in the world and I simply do not get it. The other variant is that I love something the world disdains. This has had severe career consequences: I am still famous - or notorious - in certain quarters where I am recalled as the man who liked 'Hudson Hawk.'

Even when she was alive, Esther Kreitman's novels, short stories and translations received far less attention than the work of her famous brothers, I. J. and Isaac Bashevis Singer.

Everybody tells me, 'You're famous.' And I answer,... -Amanda Knox

Everybody tells me, 'You're famous.' And I answer, 'I'm not Angelina Jolie!'

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The person acknowledges that they are recognized by others as being famous, but they downplay their fame by comparing themselves to a highly renowned celebrity.

Economists agree about economics - and that's a science - and they disagree about economic policy because that's a value judgment... I've had profound disagreements on policy with the famous Milton Friedman. But, on economics, we agree.

Fame can take interesting men and thrust mediocrit... -David Bowie

Fame can take interesting men and thrust mediocrity upon them.

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The quote suggests that fame has the ability to diminish the qualities or characteristics that make a person interesting or unique, reducing them to a state of mediocrity or conformity.

Fame is a lot of pressure, especially when you're responsible for your entire family. Financially, emotionally - everything.

Celebrity is the advantage of being known to peopl... -Nicolas Chamfort

Celebrity is the advantage of being known to people who we don't know, and who don't know us.

The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you. You're in a conversation and everybody's agreeing with what you're saying - even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you don't want to hear.

It was that famous joke: What's the last thing the drummer said before he got kicked out of the band? 'Hey, I wrote a song.'

A lot of times on tour it's about, 'OK, where am I today? Wow, I'm in Costa Rica. What is their famous dish?' And it's about trying the food, and really experiencing it.

I was very famous as a young man and I celebrated ... -Glenn Hughes

I was very famous as a young man and I celebrated both the good and bad times with drinking.

I didn't know what to expect from a famous movie star; maybe that he'd be sort of stuck-up, you know. But not Gary Cooper. He horsed around so much... that I had a hard time painting him.

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