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Vaclav Havel Politician, Playwright
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"Ultimately, power only really listens to power, and if government is to be improved, we must be able to threaten its existence, not merely its reputation."

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Samuel Johnson Lexicographer, Essayist, Critic
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"Men have solicitude about fame; and the greater share they have of it, the more afraid they are of losing it."

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Sandie Shaw Singer
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"No one smiled at me, or looked at me twice; shopping has become my time of reckoning; I will never be able to purchase the stardom I have lost."

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Socrates Philosopher
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"In my investigation in the service of the god I found that those who had the highest reputation were nearly the most deficient, while those who were thought to be inferior were more knowledgeable."

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Benjamin Franklin Inventor, Statesman, Author
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"Rarely use Venery but for Health or Offspring; Never to Dulness, Weakness, or the Injury of your own or another's Peace or Reputation."

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W. Somerset Maugham Novelist, Playwright
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"The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous men proves only that you are yourself of small account."

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