Louisa May Alcott Quotes

I always wanted it, the fame. When it come, I didn't want to let it go.

I've always wanted to be a star. I've always wanted money and wanted to travel. So I knew there was a price to pay for that.

The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire.

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

We humans are here because nothing can be perfect. There always have to be some living things that are unsatisfied, itchy, trying too hard. If it was all just animals and rocks and lettuce, the gods wouldn't feel like they had enough to do.

I didn't become a footballer to be famous, I became a footballer to be successful. I didn't want to be famous. Now people want to be famous. Why? Why would you want people following you about all day? I couldn't think of anything worse.

I was obsessed with being rich and famous.

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

I'll always be chasing you... Glory.

Fame is ultimately about the cycles of desire and how to do away with them or manage them well.

I feel that if you really want an Oscar, you're in trouble. It's like wanting to be married - you'll take anybody. If you want the Oscar really badly, it becomes a naked desire and ambition. It becomes very unattractive.

Folly loves the martyrdom of fame.

When you're rich and famous you are the dominant force in a relationship, even if you try hard not to be. I've talked of sacrificing everything for Fleetwood Mac, but I realize now that it is simply the only thing I've ever wanted to do.

Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.

'To Die For,' with Nicole Kidman, is great - her desire to be a part of news, how she uses news to further her career and how it can drive you insane. I love that movie.

I gave up a lot of things in exchange for my success.

It's success, not fame, that is quite addictive. I'm addicted to a lot of things and, as it happens, success is one of them.

My desire for fame is insatiable.

The thing is, everybody wants to be famous. Everybody wants to be successful. Everybody wants to be that dude, but not everybody wants to do the work for it. And I think that's probably one of the reasons why there's so many juniors and only a couple that make it. Because I really wanted it. I wanted it real bad.

I had no sense of 'Gotta work hard to be famous.' Never have done, and still don't.

For the title, I would do anything.

No one can have everything, so you have to try for what you want most.

A woman's fame is the tomb of her happiness.

People can become addicted to fame, money, and attention as deeply as they become addicted to drugs.

Anything a person chases in life runs away.