Inspirational Quotes

Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.

PowerTransient SuccessFameMaterialism How many emperors and how many princes have lived and died and no record of them remains, and they only sought to gain dominions and riches in order that their fame might be ever-lasting.

Leonardo da Vinci

FameAnonymityInternet ImpactIdentityTrust The Internet made fame wack and anonymity cool.

Frank Ocean

UnderstandingFameChildhood Innocence It took Simone a long time to understand why people want Daddy's autograph. I'd tell her, and my wife would tell her, too, 'People see Daddy in the movies, and they are excited to meet him.' But she couldn't really grasp it.

Dwayne Johnson

FameIndifferenceRebellion I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to get famous and all the rest is hogwash.

Anthony Hopkins

PassionFameAmbition Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.
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Edmund Burke

FamePatienceLegacy The longer a man's fame is likely to last, the longer it will be in coming.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Well-BeingFameNegative Effects There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion.

Audrey Hepburn

Self-ReflectionAchievementFameInfluence Now I realize that from '72 through to about '76, I was the ultimate rock star. I couldn't have been more rock star.
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David Bowie

RecognitionMusicFame I never could get over the fact that The Pixies formed, worked and separated without America taking them to its heart or even recognizing their existence for the most part.
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David Bowie

LegacyFameHumilityTimeHistory Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high estimate beyond the stars.

Henry David Thoreau