Knute Rockne Quotes

Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.

You pick up some fans and a handful of haters along the way.

Success listens only to applause. To all else it is deaf.

If one man praises you, a thousand will repeat the praise.

I've been talked about by a lot better people than the general public.

When your name is on the marquee, you either get the glory or you get the hits.

There is a price for popularity. Critics look for your weaknesses, your flaws, anything that makes the work seem like a fluke and not seem worthy of all the attention it's getting.

You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.

When we did 'The Office,' no one knew who we were, so it was easy to champion us; you could own us. Once you become successful, people don't have that any more, so it becomes more polarised. Some people want to champion you, and others want to slag you off. It doesn't concern me.

I always think I'm the Tom Cruise of music - a lot of success and fans, but no critics, darling.

All fame ever does for you is get attention for the work you really want to do.

Ninety-five percent of celebrity is good.

If the public likes you, you're good.

Critics or musicians who attack me are jealous of my success and the fact that I make people feel so happy.

It's irrelevant to me what young Singaporeans think of me. I've lived long enough to know that you may be idealised in life and reviled after you're dead.

Fame is but the breath of people, and that often unwholesome.

The modern politician is less interested in being a hero than a superstar. Heroes walk alone; stars derive their status from approbation.

Popularity matters a lot, as at the end of the day, the love of your audiences can make you win.

Funny thing, as you become famous, people write less nice things about you.

It's really great that people are talking so much about me because it means that I'm doing things right.

You know that once you're successful, there's going to be good things and bad things that people say and, honestly, to me it doesn't really matter.

I aint gotta get a plaque, I aint gotta get awards I just walk up out the door, all the girls will applaud

I've got the public. I don't care about the critics. I did at one time. I don't any more. I did when I needed compliments. But if you get a lot of compliments, you don't need a critic to tell you, 'This should be done another way.'

I don't even think about fame at all.

There will be days when I walk in an arena and people will cheer and then there might be days when I walk in an arena and people might boo, but it all sounds the same to me because it's all just noise that lets me know that I'm relevant.