Sentence examples for pursuing fame from inspiring English sources

Would Norman Rockwell have been as happy, or successful, if he had painted only to please himself instead of pursuing fame and fortune as an illustrator?

"The Sound of No Hands Clapping" finds him once again madly pursuing fame and riches, worshiping the same false celebrity gods, and in general making an absolute fool of himself.

I don't think Fairport could be accused of pursuing fame and wealth, but the drawback to longevity is that your audience ages with you and you have to be vigilant not to end up playing for blue rinses in Cromer Pavilion... .. His Californian life has not made Thompson much sunnier, at least in his songs, though he seems very much at ease with himself in person.

We're all on this hedonistic treadmill pursuing funding, pursuing fame, pursuing h-index and th-index andscience as a public good is being losthe  .

She played Leticia, a young middle-class woman pursuing fame through acting and singing with three of her friends in an arts academy.

This is the story of Entourage: While we loosely follow protagonist Vincent Chase (played by Adrian Grenier) pursuing fame and fortune, we're mostly just watching four men hit on girls and "live the life".

Yet, he has methodically pursued fame as a way to build his garden empire.

He doesn't want to pursue fame and the things that are fleeting".

It was after completing a second season of the show that Amstell began to feel the urge to leave England and pursue fame in America.

Chico and Rita, both Cubans of African descent, must deal with discrimination and exploitation as they pursue fame, fortune and artistic fulfillment.

Shaquille O'Neal received his bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University today, eight years after he left early to pursue fame and fortune in professional basketball, movies and rap music.