Samuel Johnson (18 September [O.S. 7 September] 1709 – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man...
I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.
A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know.
A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.