#popularity

The hossanas of the multitude can never bring satisfaction to the discerning. Yet there exist those chamaleons of popularity who find their joy, not in the sweet breath of Apollo, but in the smell of the crowd. And not in mind: Do not be taken in by what are miracles to the populace, for the ignorant do not rise above marveling. Thus the stupidity of a crowd is lost in admiration, even as the brain of an individual uncovers the trick. ↗

— Baltasar Gracián

#art

Look forward to the wonderment of growing up, raising a family and driving by the gas station where the popular kids now work. ↗

— Tim Dorsey

#growing-up #popularity-tim-dorsey #family

My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson II

#popularity #freedom

But I don't care what Megan Fox or Jessica Biel say: There are definite advantages to being the hottest girl on the planet. Number one was that I got paid for it. A lot. ↗

— Meg Cabot

#popularity #sex-appeal #humor

A sure way of retaining the grace of heaven is to disregard outward appearances, and diligently to cultivate such things as foster amendment of life and fervour of soul, rather than to cultivate those qualities that seem most popular. ↗

— Thomas à Kempis

#nonconformity #popularity #soul #life

Fred dislikes the idea going into the ministry partly because he doesn't like "feeling obligated to look serious", and he centers his doubts on "what people expect of a clergyman". ↗

— George Eliot

#ministry #popularity #life

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

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