"Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability." ― Arthur Schopenhauer Topic(s): Famous Tags: martyrdom More From Arthur Schopenhauer "Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first." "Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude." "Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents." More In Famous "Right now I’m the most famous silent movie actress in the world and I want to keep that for me. So I hope there’s not going to be any other silent movies."― Berenice Bejo "There’s no difference between fame and infamy now. There’s a new school of professional famous people that don’t do anything. They don’t create anything."― Ricky Gervais "The excitement for me lies not so much in interviewing the hard-to-get famous person, but the person whom you are about to discover. You know, like maybe the character actors who are just coming into their own and you’re realizing how great they are."― Terry Gross