Fame Drug Quotes & Sayings

Kurt Cobain OD'd on heroin before committing suicide, but he also OD'd on fame. Cobain was like Basquiat: They both wanted to be famous, and were brilliant enough to make it happen. But then what? Drug addicts kill themselves trying to get that feeling they got from their first high, looking for an experience they'll never get again. In his suicide note, Cobain asked himself, "Why don't you just enjoy it?" and then answered, "I don't know!" It's amazing how much of a mindfuck success can be. — Jay-Z

If you focus on the sweeter things of life, that's exactly what you're going to get out of life — St. Germain

Kim Kardashian is a kind of archetype. But she owns her beauty and is tremendously successful. There's no tragedy, there's no drug story. There's just her and her fame and her beauty. But Anna Nicole created that template of somebody that you'd want to watch on reality TV. Somebody that you'd want to invite into your home or as a role model, in terms of beauty and lifestyle and glamour. — Margaret Cho

Fame was like a drug. But what was even more like a drug were the drugs. — Homer

Fame is not the same as success, and in our true souls we know that. — Julia Cameron

I have always been driven. I have always believed in what I believe very deeply. — Alastair Campbell

I often say fame is kind of like a drug or like sugar: when it's controlling you it doesn't feel good at all. — K.d. Lang

Never work just for money. Money alone won't save your soul or build a decent family life or help you sleep at night. We're the richest nation on Earth, with the highest number of imprisoned people in the world. Our drug addictions and child poverty are among the highest in the industrialized world. So don't ever confuse wealth or fame with character. — Marian Wright Edelman

Doors of my heart are always open with love and kindness. — Debasish Mridha

I really like going to see movies. I know that's super boring but it's true! — Jess Weixler

Entertainers and sports figures achieve fame and wealth but find the world empty and dull without the solace and stimulation of drugs. — Mario Cuomo

Looking back, I have come to realize that the gang lifestyle back then - the fame, the respect, and the recognition - was stronger and powerful than any drug. We were serious with what we were dealing with. It was like a do or die situation. Shelton 'Apples' Burrows reform gang leader — Drexel Deal

Fame is a spiritual drug. It is often a by-product of our artistic work, but like nuclear waste, it can be a very dangerous by-product. — Julia Cameron

If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way — Nichiren

I will draw a sight draft on my grandfather, I said. A what? A sight draft. He has to pay or I go to jail. Mr. Cunningham at the bank does it. I live by sight drafts. Can a grandfather jail a patriotic grandson who is dying that Italy may live? Live the American Garibaldi, said Rinaldi. Viva the sight drafts, I said. We must be quiet, said the major. Already we have been asked many times to be quiet ... — Ernest Hemingway,

Well, fame is a drug and when you take it away from an addict, things can get ugly. — Melissa Jo Peltier

I'm a games and theory kind of guy. I love puzzles, so it was fun dissecting Shakespeare's prose. — Neil Patrick Harris

Get busy living the life of your dreams instead of looking for the man or woman of your dreams. — Regina Brett

Fame can be very disruptive. It can be like a drug. It gives you the feeling that you're happy, it gives you the feeling of self-importance, it gives you the feeling of fullfilment; but it can distract you from what is really important. — Madonna Ciccone

I tell kids, don't trust the media. The media with their emphasis on fame is helping to destroy this country, helping destroy the human race. It's the plug-in drug. — Pete Seeger