Famous Quotes & Sayings

Nick Saban

Part of the things that we are doing is because of his unique abilities. I would say that if Jason Taylor had played in a 3-4 system somewhere, he would have been a Hall of Fame outside linebacker. He's smart, and he's got great instincts to learn things better than I ever hoped. It gives us an opportunity to move him around and use him in a lot of different ways.

Theodore Tilton

I won a noble fame; But with a sudden frown, The people snatched my crown, And, in the mire, trod down My lofty name

Doug Williams

I think if you look around the league at the linemen that are in the Hall of Fame, they are there because the teams they played on were very successful. And if you look at Russ Grimm, he's been to four Super Bowls. There's a reason why you get to four Super Bowls.

John was a great player who will probably go to the Hall of Fame. He knew one speed and that was full speed.

Andruw Jones

Hank Aaron's in the Hall of Fame; it's a good record. But I don't worry about it. My goal this year was not to hit 40 home runs, but just to improve my consistency. When the season's over, that's when I'll look at that stuff.

Don King

gained his fame not by winning, but by losing.

Michael Irvin

He's a lock for the Hall of Fame.

He seems to be a genuine person, what you see is what you get. I don't think fame was as important to him as family.

He's been one of my hall of fame guys. Stephen worked his tail off to become a starter. It didn't happen until his senior year.

Jerry Colangelo

He was looking though the glass at the photos that were up on the wall in their hall of fame. He said, 'Dad, I want to come here and do what you did to follow you.' I said, 'No, Bryan. That was my life. You're going to have to live your own life.

William Shakespeare

I would give all my fame for a pot of ale and safety.

Barry Bonds

I guess I'm in (the Hall of Fame) then, huh? Otherwise, I really don't have a comment.

Ernie Harwell

He is a Hall of Fame broadcaster, and a Hall of Fame friend.

Jay DeMarcus

Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame. It's been an incredible ride, and our fans have been a big part of it.

Jane Harman

Maybe it's my 15 minutes of fame, maybe it's longer.

Pablo Picasso

Now there is fame! Of all -- hunger, misery, the incomprehension by the public -- fame is by far the worst. It is the castigation of God by the artist. It is sad. It is true.

Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that.

David Bowie

Fame puts you there where things are hollow.

Edward Norton

Fame is very corrosive and you have to guard very strictly against it.

Love of fame is the last thing even the wise give up

Albert Einstein

Marie Curie is, of all celebrated beings, the only one whom fame has not corrupted.

George Clooney

There's a funny thing about fame. The truth is you run as fast as you can towards it because it's everything you want. Not just the fame but what it represents, meaning work, meaning opportunity. And then you get there, and it's shocking how immediately you become enveloped in this world that is incredibly restricting.

Luanne Rice

A lot of writers dream of feature films, but television - by way of TNT, CBS, Lifetime, and Hallmark Hall of Fame - has always called my name. And after seeing 'True Detective,' can there be any doubt that the storytelling on TV is as genius as it gets?

Corey Hart

There is no schooling for fame and success. You learn as you walk.

Men's fame is like their hair, which grows after they are dead, and with just as little use to them.

C. Northcote Parkinson

It is better to be a has-been than a never-was.

Fame can take a toll on your personal life. Half of us were in short-lived marriages or not married at all. When you are doing something you love so much that you once did for free, and then someone pays you to do it, it's like a blessing. But you have to be prepared for it.

David Beckham

Tom Cruise, he's a lot more famous than me.

Dave Winfield

The sooner I get into the Hall of Fame the better.

Claudius

Acquaintance lessens fame.

Don Johnson

Once you become famous, there is nothing left to become but infamous.

John Taylor

Fame was like walking into a very loud and noisy room, and staying there for five years.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Fame is something that must be won. Honor is something that must not be lost.