Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it and a man becomes

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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I hope this doesnt sound pompous but I dont think of myself as famous, whatever fame Ive got has come through what Ive done and associations of things Ive done. – Peter Cushing

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