We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.
—Mark Twain
I nod to a passing stranger, and the stranger nods back, and two human beings go off, feeling a little less anonymous.
—Robert Brault
A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.
—Fred Allen
People see God every day; they just don't recognize him.
—Pearl Bailey
No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself.
—Thomas Mann