Famous quotes containing the word famous:
“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 (b. 1934)
“Marrying any man is risky. Marrying a famous man is kissing catastrophe.”
—John Colton (18861946)
“John Gilpin was a citizen
Of credit and renown,
A train-band captain eke was he
Of famous London town.”
—William Cowper (17311800)