Fame Drug Quotes

#1. Well, fame is a drug and when you take it away from an addict, things can get ugly.

Melissa Jo Peltier

#2. Fame was like a drug. But what was even more like a drug were the drugs.

Homer

#3. Not a scar just psychological,
But as material as roaches,
Street corners and billy clubs.
A wound reopened systematically,
Inflicted with economic anarchy
And "No Help Wanted" signs.

Cabrini Gulag

#4. Fame is a spiritual drug. It is often a by-product of our artistic work, but like nuclear waste, it can be a very dangerous by-product.

Julia Cameron

#5. Fame is not the same as success, and in our true souls we know that.

Julia Cameron

#6. I tell kids, don't trust the media. The media with their emphasis on fame is helping to destroy this country, helping destroy the human race. It's the plug-in drug.

Pete Seeger

#7. Blessed is the nightbird that sings for joy and not to be heard.

Marty Rubin

#8. I can't go without Vegemite, a salty spread from Australia. I put it on toast, and it brings me back to being a kid. I make sure to put it in my bag because I'm always on the road.

Phoebe Tonkin

#9. Fame can be very disruptive. It can be like a drug. It gives you the feeling that you're happy, it gives you the feeling of self-importance, it gives you the feeling of fullfilment; but it can distract you from what is really important.

Madonna Ciccone

#10. Many scientists think that philosophy has no place, so for me it's a sad time because the role of reflection, contemplation, meditation, self inquiry, insight, intuition, imagination, creativity, free will, is in a way not given any importance, which is the domain of philosophers.

Deepak Chopra

#11. Entertainers and sports figures achieve fame and wealth but find the world empty and dull without the solace and stimulation of drugs.

Mario Cuomo

#12. I'd love to go somewhere warm, somewhere near the beach and somewhere with a cool culture. It could be Hawaii, Cuba, South America - anywhere that has a cool culture and a beautiful climate.

Steve Nash

#13. The timbre of his voice went into that low register that made my insides curl in on themselves
it was like my uterus was tapping out a happy dance on the rest of my organs.

Cora Carmack

#14. Since the beginning is where things seem perfect and the ending is always tragic, why don't we skip to the middle? There're good things in the middle.

Jay Crownover

#15. I wear tinted moisturized since, on the stage, we tend to wear such heavy stage makeup.

Emilia Clarke

#16. Looking back, I have come to realize that the gang lifestyle back then - the fame, the respect, and the recognition - was stronger and powerful than any drug. We were serious with what we were dealing with. It was like a do or die situation. Shelton 'Apples' Burrows reform gang leader

Drexel Deal

#17. Motivation alone is not enough.if you have an idiot and you motivate him,now you have a motivated idiot.

Jim Rohn

#18. In the old days, they killed the messenger who brought the bad news ... a Cassandra is never popular in her time.

Alice Stewart

#19. People need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want.

Paulo Coelho

#20. I guess I don't believe in a small break. I feel a break is a break, and if it starts small, it only gets wider.

David Levithan

#21. I often say fame is kind of like a drug or like sugar: when it's controlling you it doesn't feel good at all.

K.d. Lang