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" Black women have been screaming about famous predators like R&B singer R. Kelly, who allegedly preys on black girls, for well over a decade to no avail. "

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" The first syndicating I tried was when two partners and I created a production company in 1952. We wanted to syndicate famous Bible stories and sell them for $25 a show. "

" I was famous in our college for calm and impassionate discussion; for one whole summer, I rose at five and went to bed at midnight, that I might have sufficient time for theology and metaphysics. "

" My favorite thing about being famous... it's not really as big of a deal as everybody says it is. Being on the road is tough, doing interviews, and all the stuff. It's still pretty tough. "

" I never feel so utterly fraudulent as when I review a movie whose charms impress all in the world and I simply do not get it. The other variant is that I love something the world disdains. This has had severe career consequences: I am still famous - or notorious - in certain quarters where I am recalled as the man who liked 'Hudson Hawk.' "

" Major success feels a bit like a coronation. Like I'd become a king. I was one of the most famous people in the world, loved and hated in equal measure. I couldn't see anything bad with it. It made me a happy person. "

" When I was seven years old, I fell in love with a series published by Bobbs-Merrill called 'The Childhood of Famous Americans.' In it, historical figures like Clara Barton, Nancy Hanks, Elias Howe, Patrick Henry, and dozens more came to life for me as children. "

" I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen. "

" I worry about not being able to be myself day to day. But I know people way more famous than me who have been able to do that. "

" In terms of economic growth, PIMCO originated the famous phrase the 'new normal.' "

" I made my living being 20 or 30 pounds heavier than the average model. And that's where I got famous. "

" We all got older, and we'd tell our children things like, 'Mommy used to be in a famous rock band,' but they didn't believe us. Part of the reason for our reunion was to show our children what we did to make the lives they have possible. "

Dolores O'Riordan

" I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous. "

" When one person says, 'Yeah, me, too,' it gives permission for others to open up. "

" I grew up saying, 'I want to be famous,' but that was just the words that you used. As I got older, I understood that what I really meant was, 'I want to be successful.' "

Ashleigh Murray

" The nice thing about being a celebrity is that, if you bore people, they think it's their fault. "

Henry Kissinger

" For every R. Kelly or Bill Cosby or Harvey Weinstein, there's, you know, the owner of the grocery store, the coach, the teacher, the neighbor, who are doing the same things. But we don't pay attention until it's a big name. And we don't pay attention 'til it's a big celebrity. "

" I would be a huge hypocrite if I didn't tell you that at one time in my life I thought the way that you made music was you got on a major label and you got famous. "

" In journalism, we recognize a kind of hierarchy of fame among the famous. We measure it in two ways: by the length of an obituary and by how far in advance it is prepared. Presidents, former presidents, and certain heads of state are at the top of the chain. "

Walter Cronkite

" I don't do the whole, 'Put my name on it, make me famous' thing. "

" People just assume that if you're famous, you're in Hollywood. "

" I don't see myself as famous at all so I'm continuing my life as normal. "

" I'm not famous, which generally is an absolute plus point, but if you're on TV, or someone knows who you are, it can be quite helpful to a certain charity or certain cause. "

Jodie Whittaker

" It's cool to be recognized, but it's not something that I was seeking or sought after. I never wanted to be famous. "

" I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part. "

Eddie Van Halen

" Joanne' is a progression for me. It was about going into the studio and forgetting that I was famous. "

" You can talk to someone relatively famous, and they say, 'What do you do? What do you do for a job?' and I say, 'I make documentaries for the BBC,' and you see their eyes just glaze over. "

" Social media is so immediate and in your face that I know many people have been helped and many people who have been traumatised by their entire timeline filled with 'me too.' "

" Barack Obama hopes his famous health care victory will mark him as a transformative president. History, however, may judge it to have been his missed opportunity to be one. "

" Men are not the enemy, and we have to be clear about that. "

" Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls. "