Popularity is a mirror to your ego, not your worth.
Popularity is the crown of laurel which the world puts on bad art. Whatever is popular is wrong.
Popularity is not a guarantee of quality.
The price of popularity is loneliness. But the price of loneliness is freedom to be who you want to be.
Being popular is not as important as being relevant.
Popularity is the easiest thing in the world to gain and it is the hardest thing to hold.
The road to popularity has no destination. It's an endless journey.
It's not about getting popular, it's about working hard and sticking to your guns.
Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue where men have it whether they will or no.
The most popular people in the world aren't always the most successful. Remember, mediocrity always attacks excellence.
You do not have to be popular. You do not have to be known. You simply have to be you.
You can't fake popularity.
A man's got to take a lot of punishment to write a really funny book.
Popularity is a bubble. It's a mountain: you can go up really hard but walk down really fast.
Popularity is just like politics, where it's easy to be popular, but hard to be right.
Fame and popularity are not the same.
Don't confuse popularity with influence. Popularity is when people like you. Influence is when people listen to you.
The fact that nobody knows you doesn't mean you're not famous. There are millions of people who don't know the President of the United States.
The fact is, I've been so fortunate and I've been able to stay busy and popular and relevant and still working.
The secret of popularity is never to annoy others.