#popularity

I think writing about unhappiness is probably the source of my popularity, if I have any-after all, most people are unhappy, don't you think? ↗

— Philip Larkin

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Art has never been a popularity contest. ↗

— James Levine

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Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated the game for the Chicago Bulls and brought the NBA to its greatest peak of popularity. ↗

— Will McDonough

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I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity. ↗

— Bette Midler

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Since I started in Nascar, popularity has definitely gone up. I've become more attractive and helpful to companies that are looking for spokespersons. So from that perspective, things are going really well. ↗

— Danica Patrick

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There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of merit; but the case of song-writing is, I think, one of the few. ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

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For some critics we might be uncool on account of our popularity. ↗

— Gavin Rossdale

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I'm not someone who gets to play The O2 and places like that, but that's the kind of rock and roll venue. The popularity of stand-up means that some people are getting to play rock star venues. ↗

— Tim Vine

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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

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

— George W. Bush

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