#popularity

I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it. My affections, being concentrated over a few people, are not spread all over Hell in a vile attempt to placate sulky, worthless shits. ↗

— William S. Burroughs

#popularity #spirit

To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#constant #dog #dogs #every #every man

Its like a sort of internet Ren Fair. Its like Dungeons & Dragons but for cool people who have got friends. ↗

— Craig Ferguson

#popularity #twitter #twitter

it's all a popularity contest, which unfortunately often has more to do with good looks rather than actual talent. ↗

— Andrew James Pritchard

#fame-and-fortune #life-skills #popularity #talent #art

It is less mortifying to believe one's self unpopular than insignificant, and vanity prefers to assume that indifference is a latent form of unfriendliness. ↗

— Edith Wharton

#insignificance #unpopularity #vanity #vanity

I figured it is always better to be unpopular by your own choice. ↗

— Tom Upton

#young-adult #young-adult

The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity. ↗

— Max Beerbohm

#between #conceit #delicate #delicate balance #modesty

Quite a few operas are still being commissioned around the world, although nothing apart from audience popularity can ensure more than a few performances. ↗

— Bruce Beresford

#apart #around #audience #being #commissioned

Popularity, I have always thought, may aptly be compared to a coquette - the more you woo her, the more apt is she to elude your embrace. ↗

— John Tyler

#apt #aptly #compared #coquette #elude

One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity. ↗

— George W. Bush

#moments #my soul #popularity #proudest #sake