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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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I think success right now is not about how famous you are or how much youre getting paid, but its more about if youre steadily working and youre happy with what youre doing. – Sarah Hyland

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I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant. – Manolo Blahnik

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I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didnt think anything about being famous or anything like that, I was just interested in the concepts involved. – Clyde Tombaugh

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So Im a young boy in the 1940s growing up, seeing Ralph Bunche on a regular basis, seeing Duke Ellington on a regular basis. We know that these people are famous. Theyre living in the same community as we live in. They go to the same stores and shops. – Ed Smith

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