I won’t be happy till I’m as famous as God.
—Madonna, c. 1985
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Fame is but the empty noise of madmen.
—Epictetus, c. 100When I do a show, the whole show revolves around me, and if I don’t show up, they can just forget it.
—Ethel Merman, c. 1955How sweet it is to have people point and say, “There he is.”
—Persius, c. 60Reality is always the foe of famous names.
—Petrarch, 1337I’m afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery.
—Aldous Huxley, 1925