#famous

Many Americans first fell in love with the poetry of the thirteenth century teacher and spiritual leader Jelalludin Rumi during the early 1990s when the unparalleled lyrical grace, philosophical brilliance, and spiritual daring of his work took modern Western readers completely by surprise. The impact of its soulful beauty and the depth of its profound humanity were so intense that they reportedly prompted numerous individuals to spontaneously compose poetry. ↗

— Aberjhani

#americans #beauty #coleman-barks #famous-poets #humanity

Celebrity gives us delusion of self importance. ↗

— Al Goldstein

#celebrity #delusion #gives #importance #self

Dates with actors, finally, just seemed to me evenings of shop talk. I got sick of it after a hile. So the more famous I became, the more I narrowed down my choices. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#became #choices #dates #down #evenings

It's not a matter of becoming a superstar. Fame and money aren't the purpose of all this. No actor's going to say, 'I don't want to be famous.' But the main purpose for doing what I'm doing is the passion in the work. ↗

— Christopher Lambert

#becoming #doing #fame #famous #going

The real harm of term extension comes not from these famous works. The real harm is to the works that are not famous, not commercially exploited, and no longer available as a result. ↗

— Lawrence Lessig

#comes #commercially #exploited #extension #famous

We were delighted to have Nigel as a producer. The only problem is that Nigel is so famous that he seems to dominate most interviews without being there. ↗

— Stephen Malkmus

#being there #delighted #dominate #famous #interviews

Lance Armstrong, the famous cyclist and more importantly, cancer survivor, has said 'if you ever get a second chance for something, you've got to go all the way.' ↗

— Michael N. Castle

#cancer #chance #cyclist #ever #famous

I didn't want to be famous. I just wanted to earn enough money to have a nice life and enjoy acting. ↗

— David McCallum

#earn #enjoy #enough #famous #i

I love being famous - it's phenomenal. ↗

— Dave Chappelle

#being famous #famous #i #i love #love

I seek no longer to be a 'famous' person, and instead I wish to live a 'normal' life. ↗

— Sinead O'Connor

#i #i wish #instead #life #live