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He's just like my father that way-my father just adored my mother and let her do whatever she wanted. John's like that. He's a very rare man, a very good man, and I've had a good life with him. I'm proud to be walking in the wake of Johnny's fame.

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The present condition of fame is merely fashion.
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Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.
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The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.
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Sometimes I'm uncomfortable with the level of fame I've got! It all depends on the day and what's going on. I don't desire any more fame. I don't need it.
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Ah, who can tell how hard it is to climb the steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar?
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Fame, like the river, is narrowest where it is bred, and broadest afar off.
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Acquaintance lessens fame.
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Fame makes me feel wanted and loved, anybody wants that.
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I don't care about money or fame or anything like that, but it would be a perk.
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My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go.
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I didn't get into making music for the fame aspect. There are people who do desire that.
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I'm in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the One-Hit Wonder Wall. I'm still very troubled by the fact that I'm in the hall and my dad isn't.
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I love the fame and the money and the power. You have to keep working to have that.
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Fame doesn't end loneliness.
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You are not born for fame if you don't know the value of time.
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