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Popularity has killed more prophets than persecution.

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

My secret is that I want to be relevant and popular. I want my desires fulfilled and pain minimized. I want a manageable relationship with an institution rather than messy relationships with real peop...

But even in the much-publicized rebellion of the young against the materialism of the affluent society, the consumer mentality is too often still intact: the standards of behavior are still those of k...

What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right.

Character is always lost when a high ideal is sacrificed on the altar of conformity and popularity.

Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self." , February 25, 1933

Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.

When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the state, will be of no service. They will become flatterers instead of legislato...

If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time.

There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right." A Testament of Hope: The Essential ...

Popularity? It's glory's small change.

When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it's because he's so human; and that is the secret of his popularity.

Truth can't be judged on the basis of popularity.