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Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their f

Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired. – Moliere

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The whole American Idol way of looking at things is the antithesis of what I grew up with. There are a whole lot of kids wanting to be famous now, whereas if Id even mentioned that word to one of my teachers, I would have got into a whole load of trouble. – Harry Connick, Jr.

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Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. Id think about all my heroes, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix… I had a romantic feeling about how these people became famous. – Jean-Michel Basquiat

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I dont go to premieres. I dont go to parties. I dont covet the Oscar. I dont want any of that. I dont go out. I just have dinner at home every night with my kids. Being famous, thats a whole other career. And I havent got any energy for it. – Gary Oldman

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I just want to make music, I dont want people to talk about me. All Ive ever wanted to do was sing. I dont want to be a celebrity. I dont want to be in peoples faces, you know, constantly on covers of magazine that I havent even known Im on. – Adele

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