fleeting nature of fame Quotes

Run down the list of those who felt intense anger at something: the most famous, the most unfortunate, the most hated, the most whatever: Where is all that now? Smoke, dust, legend...or not even a legend. Think of all the examples. And how trivial the things we want so passionately are.

Fame is an illusion. Things can be given to you quite easily, but they get ripped away so quickly as well.

Fame is a skittish jade, more fickle even than Fortune, and apt to shy, and bolt, and plunge away on very trifling causes.

Fame can never make us lie down contentedly on a deathbed.

Fame is fleeting, honey. Fame is fleeting and it changes.

The world isn't purposeful. It isn't ruled by reason. The world wants to play. Fashion queens have always aroused more interest than future generations and their fate.

Fame itself is but an epitaph; as late, as false, as true.

The arc of the celebrity phenomenon ultimately is: everything turns to dust and everything does go away.

And that's just a terrifying and terrifying thing. And all the photographers and, you know, it's a different, unnatural setting that no one can prepare you for. But, you know, I just try and have as much fun as I can for as long as it lasts because I know it's a privilege.