Stephen Rodrick Quotes

Fame and success are very different things.

Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.

Greatness is so often a courteous synonym for great success.

It was never about winning medals or being famous.

Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else - very rarely to those who say to themselves, 'Go to, now, let us be a celebrated individual!'.

I would prefer to be famous for something I did or built or achieved.

I feel like I've seen a lot of talented people, and some have gone on to great things, and some have gone on to successful careers and done alright but without great amounts of fame and recognition.

It would be nice if we could all agree to this proposition: popularity is not the same as achievement.

I'm known as a winner now.

I never wanted to take autographs, always wanted to give them. To do this, you have to achieve something.

I think fame comes from actually doing something big with your career.

Even as a kid, I never wanted to be famous; I wanted to be good.

I've photographed just about everyone in the world. But what I hope to do is photograph people of accomplishment, not celebrity, and help define the difference once again.

The line between greatness and obscurity is very, very small.

I would like to be a legend, everyone wants to be a legend.

I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.

Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.

I've always been successful. Now I'm famous and successful.

I never had any real expectations about what sort of success I would have or all the publicity.

You know, you want to be a success. You want people to know who you are.

Success is the space one occupies in the newspaper. Success is one day's insolence.

If I get to be a legend, I've achieved my goal.

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity.

I was overwhelmed by so many interviewers and then messages of congratulations. So many congratulation messages. I feel this shows the authority and the greatness of the Nobel Prize.

Forget about Nobel prizes; they aren't really very important.