There are those who write because they believe they have something so marvelous that it will make them famous and wealthy, a lauded commodity who will be invited to a lifetime of cocktail parties. Edward P. Jones cocktailcommodityfamous Change image and share on social
Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else. Alan Bennett debriefduskfall Change image and share on social
Despite the metadata attached to each tweet, and despite trails of retweets and 'favorite' tweets, the Twitter corpus lacks the latticework of hyperlinks that makes Google's algorithms so potent. Twitter's famous hashtags - #sandyhook or #fiscalcliff or #girls - are the crudest sort of signposts, not much help for smart searching. James Gleick algorithmattachcorpus share on social
When you become a celebrity, the world owns you and your image. Megan Fox celebrityimageown Change image and share on social
I was never about being a celebrity. Maybe when I was very young, but that goes away quickly. I've met almost every famous person I want to meet. Julie Warner celebrityfamoushave Change image and share on social
Why should it matter to us when wrestlers are found dead in their beds or seen limping around on two fake hips? Why should it matter to us that there's a list of modern wrestlers who died before the age of 50 - many of them famous - and that the list is more than 70 names long? Hey, there's always another wave of guys on the way. Always. Bill Simmons agebeddead share on social
When a place advertises itself as 'World Famous,' you may be sure it isn't. Herb Caen advertisefamousplace Change image and share on social
Good bands won't get famous anymore unless they get really lucky. Diplo anymorebandfamous Change image and share on social
I'm famous for splurging at fast-food places. I'm currently obsessed with Taco Bell's bean and cheese burritos with extra green sauce and extra cheese. Gluttony! Fergie beanbellburrito Change image and share on social
If you become famous and don't have a live show to back it up, they're not going to pay you any money. Ron White backfamouslive Change image and share on social