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Britain is famous for being great at inventing and poor at commercializing. Margaret Heffernan

Great Inventing Being Famous Poor Britain

Growing up in North Carolina, my mom was always just sort of my mom to me. I never really recognized her as a famous actress. I'm always thrilled when she's cleaning out her closet. Last time, I got a pair of boots that she bought in Paris 20 years ago. I have completely worn them out. Margaret Qualley

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You know, one of the biggest thrills I have is when famous people recognize me from Taxi. Marilu Henner

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When I was young, I did actually model and was much photographed by famous photographers. But I was always a bookworm. Marina Warner

Young Photographed Photographers Always Model Did Famous Much Actually

The scientists I looked up to at the beginning were not Latino. They were famous scientists of many years ago, like Madame Curie. Later, I realized that there were also, but a very few, Latino scientists. There were good ones, but very few, because there wasn't as much a tradition to be a scientist in our culture. But this is changing. Mario J. Molina

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I find that my entire life has come to me, and things happened without me planning them. You know, I never asked to photograph Princess Diana, and that made me more famous than I wanted. I never asked to photograph Madonna, and that pushed me to another level. There are things that just take you into the limelight. Mario Testino

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It's hard to have a bad hair day when you're famous. Marion Jones

Day You Hair Bad Famous Hard

My father was famous for his photographic memory. He was in the OSS. They trained him to be captured on purpose and to read upside down and backwards and commit to memory every document in Germany he saw as he was being interrogated - every schedule on every wall. So, that photographic memory somehow made its way to me when I was young. Mark Helprin

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I didn't start making music in order to be famous. Mark Ronson

Music Making Famous Order Start

Mum worked as a secretary for Orson Welles for what sounded like a very miserable year. Her brother was the actor Jeremy Brett, who became famous for playing Sherlock Holmes. He was an absolutely lovely man. Very exciting and glamorous, he'd always make me feel amazing and full of confidence, like I'd picked the right thing to do in life. Martin Clunes

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Whenever someone says to my mum: 'How's your son doing?' she says: 'Which one?' If you're a parent, you're not going to go: 'Oh I'll concentrate on the famous one.' Martin Freeman

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I think Dutch people are very sober. I don't know if it's the right word. Like, you have the most famous person walk by some Dutch people, and they're like, 'Oh, hello.' And they maybe take a photo, but most of the time, they'll respect you and leave you alone. And if you go to some other countries they will literally mob you, go crazy. Martin Garrix

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Marx and Engels are arguably history's most famous couple. Such was the closeness of their collaboration that it is not always easy to recall which works bore both names, which just that of Marx, and which just Engels. Martin Jacques

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Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for. Mary Lou Retton

Other Dream Winners Sport Than Famous Many Medal Competing

It's funny - nowadays people that are famous get chased by paparazzi. They have this fame, but they don't have the money to hide from it. Matt LeBlanc

Funny People Money Hide Nowadays Paparazzi Chased Fame Get Famous

Evictions used to be rare in this country. They used to draw crowds. There are scenes in literature where you can come upon an eviction - like, in 'Invisible Man' there's the famous eviction scene in Harlem, and people are gathered around, and they move the family back in. Matthew Desmond

I never set out to be rich and famous. I wanted to follow my own path. Matthew Modine

Path Own Rich Out Follow My Own Never Famous Wanted Set

Once you're famous you can't go back. Matthew Morrison

You Back Once Go Famous

I was a guy who wanted to become famous. There was steam coming out of my ears, I wanted to be famous so badly. You want the attention, you want the bucks, and you want the best seat in the restaurant. I didn't think what the repercussions would be. Matthew Perry

Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve. Maureen Dowd

Beautiful Democracy Giving Rich More Celebrity Than Authority Famous Deserve

What's easy to forget once you're minorly famous is how nerve-racking it is to walk up to someone famous and interrupt them. When I'm taking a picture with a fan, it's not uncommon for their hands to be shaking or for me to feel their heart pounding through their rib cage. But the best part is how easy it is for me to make someone's day. Max Joseph

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One thing we see a lot is this - the idea kids have now that they don't have to go to college. They don't have to get a real job. They feel they can become 'Internet famous' by taking selfies. They think they can become a star through social media. We see that a lot. You can succeed. But it takes time and persistence. Max Joseph

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