Victory was to be bought so dear as to be almost indistinguishable from defeat.
Fame and fortune, how empty they can be.
I had an Oscar, an Emmy, and yet I had this big hole in my soul.
Power? It’s like a Dead Sea fruit; when you achieve it, there’s nothing there.
Earl of Stockton
It's not that I'm not grateful for all this attention. It's just that fame and fortune ought to add up to more than fame and fortune.
Fame puts you there where things are hollow.
Fame is like a big piece of meringue - it's beautiful, and you keep eating it, but it doesn't really fill you up.
What has the church gained if it is popular but there is no conviction, no repentance, no power?
There are no moral victories.
