Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud. – W. H. Auden
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But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity. – Sir Thomas Browne
There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame; life concludes before you have so much as sketched your work. – Jean De La Bruyere
Religion is doing a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he lives his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy. – George Gurdjieff
People were concerned about national security, and that precluded us from having the opportunity to break through on the issues that we cared most about – the economy, education and health care. – Tom Daschle
I had spindly little ankles, and growing up in Canada, I couldnt skate. I was no good at any sports so was very much a pariah through those adolescent years. – Neil Peart
