Famous Quotes

"My goal was not to be famous or rich but to be good at what I did. And that required going to New York and studying and working in the theater."

Shirley Knight 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 Shirley Knight

• "There are things that you cannot talk to your mother and father about, there are things that you cannot talk to your children about."

• "I'm writing a book and working on my one-woman show, Learning To Be Human."

• "This house was our dream-the gardens, the study, even the swimming pool. Even though I can't see John when I wake up in the morning, I can always feel him here with me."

• "The only people you can really share certain things with in secret are your girlfriends."