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Fame is an
illusive thing -- here today, gone tomorrow. The fickle,
shallow mob raises its heroes to the pinnacle of approval
today and hurls them into oblivion tomorrow at the slightest
whim; cheers today, hisses tomorrow; utter forgetfulness in
a few months.
-- Henry Miller
1891-1980, American Author
In the world
of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced
the hierarchy of descent and even of great wealth.
-- C. Wright Mills
1916-1962, American
Sociologist
The
professional celebrity, male and female, is the crowning
result of the star system of a society that makes a fetish
of competition. In America, this system is carried to the
point where a man who can knock a small white ball into a
series of holes in the ground with more efficiency than
anyone else thereby gains social access to the President of
the United States.
-- C. Wright Mills
1916-1962, American
Sociologist
Fame is no
plant that grows on mortal soil.
-- John Milton
1608-1674, British Poet
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