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Monday, June 3rd, 2024
the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9
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Sermon Quotations Archive

Quotations regarding 'Fame'

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I was the executive editor on a little magazine called Greek Accent, whose only claim to fame is that its art director went on to be the art director of Discover for many years.
Jane Haddam, American Writer
Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage.
Scott Hamilton, Athlete (1958-  )
Who would not rather have the fame of Archimedes than that of his conqueror Marcellus?
William Rowan Hamilton, Irish Mathematician (1805-1865)
Maybe it's my 15 minutes of fame, maybe it's longer.
Jane Harman, American Politician (1945-  )
Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we who look back with lofty pride to the great names of antiquity.
William Hazlitt, English Critic (1778-1830)
When I started off, I didn't only ride to fame on my looks though many people I know think otherwise.
Natasha Henstridge, Canadian Actress (1974-  )
The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.
Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher
A man must love a thing very much if he not only practices it without any hope of fame and money, but even... without any hope of doing it well.
Oliver Herford, American Author
My only claim to fame, if I have one, is that I'm an editor.
Woody Herman, American Musician (1913-1987)
Sometimes I'm uncomfortable with the level of fame I've got! It all depends on the day and what's going on. I don't desire any more fame. I don't need it.
Philip Seymour Hoffman, American Actor (1967-  )
A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!
Oliver Wendell Holmes, American Writer (1809-1894)
Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, American Writer (1809-1894)
Who has the fame to be an early riser may sleep till noon.
James Howell, British Writer
Personally, fame never really played any part in our family life.
Oliver Hudson, American Actor (1976-  )
I like young actors because they're so unspoiled, not like some of those actors who are about half an hour into their fifteen minutes of fame by the time they get to me.
John Hughes, American Director (1950-  )
Fame makes me feel wanted and loved, anybody wants that.
Michael Hutchence, Australian Musician (1960-1997)
I love being an older comic now. It's like being an old soccer or an old baseball player. You're in the Hall of Fame and it's nice, but you're no longer that person in the limelight on the spot doing that thing.
Eric Idle, English Comedian (1943-  )
THIS Duty implies that we should affectionately interest ourselves in whatever concerns the Honour, the Fame and Security of our Sovereign and his Government.
Charles Inglis, Canadian Clergyman
I'm glad that he's got all this behind him. And I'm pretty sure that there's a lot of people - and there are certain people that don't report the news accurate for their own personal fame and gain. And they know who they are.
Tito Jackson, American Musician (1953-  )
A life without fame can be a good life, but fame without a life is no life at all.
Clive James, Australian Writer (1939-  )
 
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