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" I know I'm not a self-indulgent idiot; I also know I'm not the second coming of Deepak Chopra. If I had believed either of those, or both, as some people do when they get famous, that's when the mental illness arrives. "

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" For a while, I became a model scout and agent, thinking naively I could change the industry from the inside, and even kicked off the famous 'size zero debate' with an article I wrote to the 'Evening Standard' about my concerns from behind the curtain of the business, back in 2005. "

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" What is it we want out of travel? Is it to take snapshots of ourselves in front of famous monuments, surrounded by other tourists? To eat unfamiliar food chosen from unintelligible menus? To earn frequent-flier miles? No. It's to glimpse what life is like somewhere else. "

" I became famous so quickly and so young - it was daunting. I was immature and I used to say some really stupid things in interviews. I never smiled on stage so I looked really serious, but it was because I hated my teeth and was incredibly nervous. "

" Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate. "

" For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world. "

" It's my observation that gardeners and gardening for a very long time have had to take a back seat. Architects are very famous; they've got huge projects. What goes on in and around them has been relegated to a very minor role. "

" I would sing to my Beanie Babies, and I sort of created this alternate universe where I was famous, and there were thousands of people that I was singing to. "

" I only wanted to be a songwriter. I never wanted to be a singer. And I never wanted to be famous. "

" Don't pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches. "

" Super-envious of the fact that Daft Punk can wear robot helmets and be one of the most famous bands in the world, while also understanding that will never be my situation. "

Frank Ocean

" When I look at my life and the lives of my female friends these days - with our dizzying number of opportunities and talents - I sometimes feel as though we are all mice in a giant experimental maze, scurrying around frantically, trying to find our way through. "

" Have I ever been to a party with a ton of famous people in it? Yes, several times, so I guess that's a Hollywood lifestyle. "

" The obviously inexperienced pilot is the game the scientific air-fighter goes after, and the majority of victories are won that way. But, on the other hand, it is the novice usually who gets the famous ace by doing at some moment the unexpected thing. "

" Nobody until very recently would have thought that their husband was supposed to be their best friend, confidante, intellectual soul mate, co-parent, inspiration. "

" When I wasn't famous, I had a lot of friends, almost all of them Italian. The racism only started when I started to play football. "

" I'm actually a very private person. Sometimes I'm in denial that I'm really famous. "

" A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know. "

Lord Byron

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" I think that people who are famous tend to be underdeveloped in their humanity skills. "

" I have as much privacy as a goldfish in a bowl. "

" Through the eight books in 'The Treasure Chest' series, readers will meet twins Maisie and Felix and learn the secrets and rules of time travel, where they will encounter some of these famous and forgotten people. In Book 1, Clara Barton, then Alexander Hamilton, Pearl Buck, Harry Houdini, and on and on. "

" The advantage of taking pictures of the famous is that they get published. "

" I have an ambition to write a great book, but that's really a competition with myself. I've noticed that a lot of young writers, people in all media, want to be famous but they don't really want to do anything. I can't think of anything less worth striving for than fame. "

" It's funny, when bands or younger musicians ask me: 'So, what does it take to make it?' Well, first explain to me what you mean by 'making it': Do you want to be a rock star or do you want music to be your livelihood? "

" I never thought being famous would be wonderful, but my limited exposure to celebrity has shown me the dark side big-time. "

Marianne Williamson

" It's nice to have famous people love you. "

" Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent. "

" I feel like everyone has the right to privacy, even if you're the most famous person in the world. "

Marina and the Diamonds

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" I'm not looking to be famous, but I want a body of work and a moral character that is deserving of fame. "

" I have these new policies toward my life, like 'I will not accelerate when I see the yellow light.' "

" We played at a festival in Mexico City, at the same time as another famous artist, and I reckon we had 55,000 people watching New Order; the other had 7,000. I think from that I've discovered the secret of success in the music industry: don't do any promotion. "