Famous Quotes

"But I didn't ask to have somebody nose around in my private life. I didn't even ask to be famous. All I asked was to be able to earn a living making people laugh."

Carol Burnett on Famous

More quotes about Famous

• "Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes."

  Andy Warhol on Famous

• "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."

  Walt Disney on Famous

• "What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous."

  Voltaire on Famous

• "We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free."

  Jiddu Krishnamurti on Famous

• "Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable."

  Ambrose Bierce on Famous

More quotes by Carol Burnett

• "I'm glad I was born when I was. My time was the golden age of variety. If I were starting out again now, maybe things would happen for me, but it certainly would not be on a variety show with 28 musicians, 12 dancers, two major guest stars, 50 costumes a week by Bob Mackie. The networks just wouldn't spend the money today."

• "Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me."

• "Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own."

• "My interesting diet tips are eat early and don't nosh between meals. I mean, I can pack it away."

• "You have to go through the falling down in order to learn to walk. It helps to know that you can survive it. That's an education in itself."