Howard Jacobson Quotes

Fame and success are very different things.

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

I can't imagine wanting to be famous just for the sake of being famous. I think fame should come along with success, talent.

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!'.

Fame, we may understand, is no sure test of merit, but only a probability of such.

It doesn't matter who you are, how many awards you've won, how popular you are, or how much critical acclaim you've had.

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.

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

It was never about winning medals or being famous.

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

Fame is more powerful than talent.

I don't care about All-Star or the fame that comes with it, the recognition.

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

I'm not a big fan of fame; I'm a big fan of success.

I never knew you could be so known from your success.

Fame is an apparition. Fame is a side effect of success.

Money will buy money's worth; but the thing men call fame, what is it?

Fame is an accident; merit a thing absolute.

Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.

I'm not aiming for an Academy Award.

And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're on.

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.