Lord North Quotes

I actually don't know anyone who wants to be famous for fame's sake, at least not anyone I respect. But you need to have a certain amount of power in order to be able to do what you want.

Quest for popularity is probably a disqualification for greatness.

What strikes me most singular in you is, that you are fonder of Power than of Fame.

I wanted to be successful, not famous.

I don't crave fame. I mean, it's nice to be recognized. It is useful.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

People are looking for fame or a focus, and I can't provide that.

How success changes the opinion of men!

I've never seen anybody win the game in the media. But at the same time, I understand what it could do for you, if you wanted to be someone who talks a lot.

What I've learned is that you really don't need to be a celebrity or have money or have the paparazzi following you around to be famous.

There are those who write because they believe they have something so marvelous that it will make them famous and wealthy, a lauded commodity who will be invited to a lifetime of cocktail parties.

The fame and reputation part came later, and never was much of a motivator, although it did enable me to work without feeling guilty about neglecting my studies.

The incentive to ambition is the love of power.

Fame is one of the potential hazards of this job, but I really just want to make movies. I want to be respected, sure. Who doesn't? But famous-famous? I just don't care about it. And if you genuinely don't give a damn about that stuff, you really are free.

But the thing is, I was never looking at a strategic way of gaining fame. That's not why I'm doing this.

I want to become more famous, even more famous.

People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learned that's kind of bittersweet. So many doors have opened up. I've met everybody in the business. I'm fortunate people want to work with me.

He [Marquis de Lafayette] has a canine appetite for popularity and fame.

I've always been the popular one in my school, in my town. Everyone always knew who I was.

When I came into the NFL, there were three things that were very important to me: money, power and prestige. I was powerful now because I was a famous athlete. I had prestige because I was doing what everybody wanted to do. And I had a lot of money.

Fame has never been high on my agenda.

Celebrity doesn't serve me unless it advances the work that I'm doing.

I don't need the fame or power.

It's amazing that people were talking about me as a future leader back in 2011.

Asked to choose between money and fame, I'd choose the latter every time.