Popularity Quotes

"Fame is a vapor; popularity an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion."
-Mark Twain

"Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue where men have it whether they will or no."
-Sir George Savile

"I don't care if I'm cool or not. I've always been an awkward person anyway."
-Chris Carrabba

"True popularity is not the popularity which is followed after, but the popularity which follows after."
-Lord Mansfield

"Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered."
-Oscar Wilde

"To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs."
-Aldous Huxley

"Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character."
-Horace Greeley

"If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time."
-J. K. Rowling

"Art has never been a popularity contest."
-James Levine

"With the overwhelming popularity of mobile phones, the time has never been better for the merging of e-commerce and wireless devices."
-Jeff Jordan

"He's given himself as much potential as he could. There's been nothing really bad that's happened to him, and he's got a budget surplus and a lot of popularity."
-Kirk Jowers

"Exercise tends to go as popular culture goes. Dance as exercise has probably started popping up in more gyms across the country recently due to the popularity of dancing shows on TV."
-Brooke Correia

"These clinics really meet the needs of busy individuals. They have gained a lot of popularity in other parts of the country. The time has come to introduce this in Utah."
-Phil White

"His lack of leadership and his lack of popularity is going to basically play a role in Democrats winning again in the Senate and the House."
-Jerry Lundergan

"To exchange principles for popularity might be a temptation. It's at the core of populism. We must offer something else."
-Kjell Magne Bondevik

"Information is a treasure for our people. The promise of the journalist is not with popularity. It is with the truth."
-Daniel Coronell

"Obviously it's not a popularity contest. If it is, he would have been in a long time ago."
-Terry Robiskie

"If these ideas are given a fair chance in New Orleans and the gulf area, ... their popularity and success will create a momentum for expanding them elsewhere."
-Michael Franc

"It took a while for eBay to catch attention. In the early days, [retailers'] interest was very little. As the popularity of eBay grew, their interest grew in parallel."
-Catherine England

"He still may not win Miss Congeniality, but he will win a popularity contest."
-Ken Duberstein

"Surely with the enduring chic of the little black dress and the current popularity of Gothic icons, basic black has not lost its luster. With so many distinctive looks and personalities available, we feel you will have no trouble finding the perfect black dog for your family."
-Faye Klein

"Popularity is the pocket change of history. The true measure is courage. There will never be another Charlton Heston."
-Tom Selleck

"Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet."
-Dave Barry

"It's very encouraging to be included. Last year, we played one date in Nashville and it was our first experience. But in light of the popularity of 'Kiss Me,' it worked out again this year. And it's amazing to be on such a great bill."
-Leigh Nash

"We know that 'Monday Night Football' is really popular out here because people bet on it. People who lose on the college games on Saturday and the pro games on Sunday try to make it all up on Monday night. That's a major factor in the popularity of 'Monday Night Football' across the country. People who have lost over the weekend try to get back to even. Whether they do or not is another story."
-Dick Davies

"High-def continues to grow in popularity, and we want our consumers to see our ... ads in the highest-quality format."
-Marlene Coulis

"We are here to help a friend in need. We'll worry about the popularity contest later."
-Ryan Crocker

"It's not about conservative or liberal. It's about the full selection of radio programming which is based on popularity here in the States."
-Allison Barber