Famous Quotes

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Small: One of the pleasant duties of Americas most famous announcers during the relatively short swing era of the big
Nick Clooney
"One of the pleasant duties of America's most famous announcers during the relatively short swing era of the big bands was to host late-night remotes from some of the most famous ballrooms throughout the country"
Nick Clooney, Politician
Small: I served the famous professors and scholars, and eventually they learned that the Reverend Moon is superior to
"I served the famous professors and scholars, and eventually they learned that the Reverend Moon is superior to them. Even Nobel laureate academics who thought they were at the center of knowledge are as nothing in front of me"
Sun Myung Moon, Clergyman
Small: Italian girls are famous for being snobby and expecting men to make the first move. In America, if I dont make
"Italian girls are famous for being snobby and expecting men to make the first move. In America, if I don't make eye contact, the guys won't come over and talk. American girls just go for it. You men are spoiled"
Silvia Colloca, Actress
Small: On the other hand, when I give it closer thought, I realize Im not enough of a dictator to conduct an orchestr
"On the other hand, when I give it closer thought, I realize I'm not enough of a dictator to conduct an orchestra because it requires a pretty awful person. When you read these biographies of famous conductors, they are all awful people who fail in their private relationships"
Eberhard Weber, Musician
Small: Sonny and another Hells Angel who was at the meeting thought they were beyond a little patch so they headed do
Chuck Zito
"Sonny and another Hells Angel who was at the meeting thought they were beyond a little patch so they headed down to a local tattoo shop in Oakland and were the first to get the famous One Percent tattoos"
Chuck Zito, Celebrity
Small: Quentin is very organic there was no way that he was going to put someone elses hand in there and anyway, my h
"Quentin is very organic; there was no way that he was going to put someone else's hand in there and anyway, my hands are kind of famous. It seemed right"
David Carradine, Actor
Small: Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability
George Bernard Shaw
"Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability"
George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist
Small: To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill ones landlady
Albert Camus
"To be famous, in fact, one has only to kill one's landlady"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
Small: There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone e
George Matthew Adams
"There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause"
George Matthew Adams, Philosopher
Small: How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?"
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Philosopher
Small: I was obsessed with being rich and famous
"I was obsessed with being rich and famous"
Paul Lynde, Comedian
Small: The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always wanted to travel across seas, like to Canada and
Britney Spears
"The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always wanted to travel across seas, like to Canada and stuff"
Britney Spears, Musician
Small: I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them - vying with one another to see how many f
Bette Davis
"I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them - vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay"
Bette Davis, Actress
Small: Forget about being world famous, its hard enough just getting the automatic doors at the supermarket to acknow
Doug Coupland
"Forget about being world famous, it's hard enough just getting the automatic doors at the supermarket to acknowledge our existence"
Doug Coupland, Author
Small: The love of the famous, like all strong passions, is quite abstract. Its intensity can be measured mathematica
Susan Sontag
"The love of the famous, like all strong passions, is quite abstract. Its intensity can be measured mathematically, and it is independent of persons"
Susan Sontag, Author
Small: There were a few years there when I was just so enamored with the idea of living some sort of famous persons l
Daniel Radcliffe
"There were a few years there when I was just so enamored with the idea of living some sort of famous person's lifestyle that really isn't suited to me"
Daniel Radcliffe, Actor
Small: Hitler was so modern, in that he was obsessed with being famous. He was caught up with this rush to be have ac
John Cusack
"Hitler was so modern, in that he was obsessed with being famous. He was caught up with this rush to be have achieved greatness before turning 30"
John Cusack, Actor
Small: After a fellow gets famous it doesnt take long for someone to bob up that used to sit by him in school
Kin Hubbard
"After a fellow gets famous it doesn't take long for someone to bob up that used to sit by him in school"
Kin Hubbard, Journalist
Small: They saw me, those reckless seekers of beauty, and in a night I was famous
"They saw me, those reckless seekers of beauty, and in a night I was famous"
Lillie Langtry, Actress
Small: The stones themselves are thick with history, and those cats that dash through the alleyways must surely be th
"The stones themselves are thick with history, and those cats that dash through the alleyways must surely be the ghosts of the famous dead in feline disguise"
Erica Jong, Novelist
Small: Computers are famous for being able to do complicated things starting from simple programs
"Computers are famous for being able to do complicated things starting from simple programs"
Seth Lloyd, Educator
Small: You know, be an actor because you love to act. Dont be an actor because you think youre going to get famous, b
"You know, be an actor because you love to act. Don't be an actor because you think you're going to get famous, because that's luck"
Whoopi Goldberg, Actress
Small: Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesnt want me to be too famous too young
Duke Ellington
"Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young"
Duke Ellington, Musician
Small: When you become famous, being famous becomes your profession
"When you become famous, being famous becomes your profession"
James Carville, Lawyer
Small: Similarly, another famous little quantum fluctuation that programs you is the exact configuration of your DNA
"Similarly, another famous little quantum fluctuation that programs you is the exact configuration of your DNA"
Seth Lloyd, Educator
Small: The first pork-barrel bill that crosses my desk, Im going to veto it and make the authors of those pork-barrel
John McCain
"The first pork-barrel bill that crosses my desk, I'm going to veto it and make the authors of those pork-barrel items famous all over America"
John McCain, Politician
Small: Famous people come up to me, but I dont know who they are because my sight is so bad. Its always at the pool o
"Famous people come up to me, but I don't know who they are because my sight is so bad. It's always at the pool of the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills when I don't have my lenses in and my glasses are in my room"
Helena Bonham Carter, Actress
Small: Comedy has to be done en clair. You cant blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity.
"Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear"
James Thurber, Comedian
Small: If you think Abraham Lincoln became famous for inventing the town car, it is time to spend a few hours on hist
"If you think Abraham Lincoln became famous for inventing the town car, it is time to spend a few hours on history"
Bo Bennett, Businessman
Small: Be very clear as to what your dream is. Nowadays it is fairly certain that 90 percent of all actors really jus
"Be very clear as to what your dream is. Nowadays it is fairly certain that 90 percent of all actors really just want to be rich and famous as the solution to all that ails"
Dirk Benedict, Actor
Small: Im English. Our dentistry is not world famous
Christian Bale
"I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous"
Christian Bale, Actor
Small: When I started out, I didnt have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted to be famou
Katharine Hepburn
"When I started out, I didn't have any desire to be an actress or to learn how to act. I just wanted to be famous"
Katharine Hepburn, Actress
Small: In approaching our subject it will be best, without attempting to shorten the path by referring to famous theo
"In approaching our subject it will be best, without attempting to shorten the path by referring to famous theories of the drama, to start directly from the facts, and to collect from them gradually an idea of Shakespearean Tragedy"
Andrew Coyle Bradley, Judge
Small: I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free
Martin Yan
"I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free"
Martin Yan, Celebrity
Small: I never wanted to be a star. I never wanted to be famous. I just wanted to play guitar in a really good rock n
Slash
"I never wanted to be a star. I never wanted to be famous. I just wanted to play guitar in a really good rock 'n' roll band"
Slash, Musician
Small: And I want to be able to - you know, make Republicans and Democrats famous for keeping jobs in California
"And I want to be able to - you know, make Republicans and Democrats famous for keeping jobs in California"
Meg Whitman, Businessman
Small: The thing about being famous is, its weird. The only people who get how weird it is are other famous people
Margot Kidder
"The thing about being famous is, it's weird. The only people who get how weird it is are other famous people"
Margot Kidder, Actress
Small: I could have been a dental hygienist with nothing bad ever appearing in print about me, but thats not how Ive
Julia Roberts
"I could have been a dental hygienist with nothing bad ever appearing in print about me, but that's not how I've chosen to lead my life. I knew that you put yourself under a microscope the more famous you become"
Julia Roberts, Actress
Small: I was famous overnight. I went from nowhere to being really big
Sting
"I was famous overnight. I went from nowhere to being really big"
Sting, Musician
Small: I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist
"I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist"
Nat King Cole, Musician
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