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Some people are willing to betray years of friendship just to get a little bit of the spotlight. -- Lauren Conrad
I don't really live my life in the media spotlight. People don't know that much really about me or what I think. -- Emmy Rossum
Often the presence of mind and energy of a person remote from the spotlight decide the course of history for centuries to come. -- Stefan Zweig
I felt extremely uncomfortable as the focal point, in the spotlight. I really like the behind the scenes role, because all my freedom is there. -- Brian Eno
I felt totally released from the need to make it as an actress. I had experienced complete fulfillment in something that had nothing to do with me being in the spotlight. -- Patricia Heaton
In my circle of friends, I've always been loud and funny and talkative. But as soon as I step out of that circle, I get very quiet and introspective. I don't want the spotlight on me. -- Rosie Perez
You go on these Internet blogs and people say the meanest things. I'm a normal person. Just because I'm in the spotlight doesn't mean I'm God's gift to the world. I'm learning and making mistakes just like every other 17-year-old girl out there. -- Hayden Panettiere
The secret to life is to put yourself in the right lighting. For some, it's a Broadway spotlight; for others, a lamplit desk. Use your natural powers -- of persistence, concentration, and insight -- to do work you love and work that matters. Solve problems. make art, think deeply. -- Susan Cain
I liked being in the spotlight. -- Scott Caan
So few people are truly themselves when they're in the spotlight. -- Lucinda Williams
The only difference is now more young black men are in the spotlight. -- Afeni Shakur
I know I'll be under a spotlight, I know I'll be under the microscope. -- Lisa Guerrero
I ran spotlight. Swept up. Did box office. Ran the lighting board. But acting was the most fun. -- Tim Robbins
I think [the spotlight] is a lonely place to be. Everybodys wanting something from you, pulling at you. -- Angie Everhart
The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by. -- David Beckham
I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention. -- Hakeem Olajuwon
I'm facing upstage, with my back to the audience, and the spotlight comes up on my back as I start singing. -- Tom Wopat
Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all. -- Sam Ewing
The majority of people perform well in a crisis and when the spotlight is on them; it's on the Sunday afternoons of this life, when nobody is looking, that the spirit falters. -- Alan Bennett
The world awaits Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Olympics, an occasion which will bring into the global spotlight the dramatic advances China is making in enhancing the quality of life for its people. -- Alexander Haig
The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do. -- Damon Hill
With a group of people, it's easer to say, I want this, this and this. It's different with the soloists, because they are the ones who will be in the spotlight. You can't force an interpretation on them. With soloists, it's all about diplomacy. -- Laurence Equilbey
I hate it when people pray on the screen. It's not because I hate praying, but whenever I see an actor fold his hands and look up in the spotlight, I'm lost. There's only one other thing in the movies I hate as much, and that's sex. You just can't get in bed or pray to God and convince me on the screen. -- Orson Welles
Billboard called my solo album, 'Standing In The Spotlight,' a great party album and even said that my raps put the Beastie Boys to shame. -- Dee Dee Ramone
Such Excessive Preoccupation With The Faults Of Others Only Manages To Bring The Spotlight To Shine Bright On Whatever It Is You May Have Hiding Behind All Your Self Perceived Glory. -- Marcie Leeper
One thing modeling taught me is that the spotlight can change everything. -- Liya Kebede
Anybody in the spotlight can get lost in that if they are not careful. -- Lisa Marie Presley
The lifestyle I lead as a footballer means I am always in the spotlight. -- Wayne Rooney
I'm not shy in the spotlight. I might seem austere and even arrogant, but far from it, I'm actually shy. -- Riccardo Muti
Untested assumptions and lazy habits of thought can be shown up, once put in a spotlight of a different hue. -- Julian Baggini
Remember this: classics never make a comeback. They wait for that perfect moment to take the spotlight from overdone, tired trends. -- Tabatha Coffey
There comes a time when even icons, if they choose to do so, should be allowed to enjoy life out of the spotlight. -- Robert Osborne
There is a time and place for being in the limelight. As far as being away from the spotlight, well, a certain air of exclusivity is always good. -- Jiah Khan
American Made is not just an event. It's a movement to spotlight and support the next generation of creative entrepreneurs who are turning their passion for making into thriving small businesses. -- Martha Stewart
I love the simple poetry of theater, where you can stand in a spotlight on a stage and wrap a coat around you, and say, 'It was 1860 and it was winter...' -- Gary Oldman
I'm not telling people where to give money, but if there is to be a spotlight shed on me, then I'd like to direct that spotlight onto causes I think are worthy or onto interesting, progressive figures. -- Scarlett Johansson
In our society, the ideal self is bold, gregarious, and comfortable in the spotlight. We like to think that we value individuality, but mostly we admire the type of individual who's comfortable 'putting himself out there.' -- Susan Cain
As a very small child I found recorded noise and the solitary singer beneath the spotlight so dramatic and so brave... walking the plank... willingly... It was sink or swim. The very notion of standing there, alone, I found beautiful. -- Steven Patrick Morrissey
Hosting the Olympic Games of course guarantees the world's attention, but there is more to it than simply bathing in the global spotlight. Most importantly, host cities can use the opportunity to create a positive and lasting legacy, resulting in both tangible and intangible returns to local communities. -- Eduardo Paes
My main motivation for staying in the spotlight at all is, I don't want to just be known for being involved in 'Playboy,' or having been Hugh Hefner's girlfriend - I hate that. I like to show I can do other things and take on other challenges. That's my main motivation. -- Holly Madison
In pop music, the public usually see the results - the hit records, the Grammy Awards performances, the concert tours - but not all the work that goes into getting into the spotlight. And not everyone realizes that, even if you have a lot of talent, chances are you won't make it. -- Bruno Mars
Baseball is a team game but, at the same time, it's a very lonely game: unlike in soccer or basketball, where players roam around, in baseball everyone has their little plot of the field to tend. When the action comes to you, the spotlight is on you but no one can help you. -- Chad Harbach
My success set me up for life, and it meant that I could retire from the music industry at 27 to spend time with my newborn daughter and my wife. My time away from the spotlight allowed me to rediscover my love for music, and I'm doing it for me now and no one else. -- Rick Astley
The way you really find out about the performer's seriousness about the cause is how long they stay with it when the spotlight gets turned off. You see a lot of celebrities switch gears. They go from the environment to animal rights to obesity or whatever. That I don't have a lot of respect for. -- Robert Redford
I don't really like the spotlight. -- Chase Utley
You could be your own spotlight! -- Patrick Stump
Stay out of the spotlight. It fades your suit. -- Lew Wasserman
for some people life outside the spotlight is death. -- Nadia Comaneci
I was never one to seek out the spotlight. -- Angela Cartwright
I have arrived, and the spotlight is on me, honey! -- NeNe Leakes
Stay true in the dark, and humble in the spotlight. -- Harold B. Lee
I'm not living my life under the spotlight for anybody. -- Annie Lennox
I've made my peace with being in the spotlight, definitely. -- Miranda Otto
Al Sharpton chases the spotlight the way Obama chases golf balls -- Greg Gutfeld
What I do for a living puts me in the spotlight. -- Ali Larter
I wasn't naked, I was completely covered by a blue spotlight. -- Gypsy Rose Lee
Having shaved my head for the role put a spotlight on me. -- Persis Khambatta
I kinda threw the spotlight away from me for a little while. -- Dan Fogelberg
The cosmic spotlight isn't pointed at you; it radiates from within you. -- Marianne Williamson
I normally shun the spotlight, but I don't mind being the platform. -- Kay Yow
I grew up craving the spotlight, and once it happened, I immediately recoiled. -- Megan Fox
Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight. -- Nas
Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight. -- John Bradshaw
I have taken a break from the media spotlight for the past few years. -- Gemma Ward
The first time I went out under the spotlight, I was proper freaked out. -- Katy B
When you care about other people, it takes the spotlight off your own drama. -- Holly Goldberg Sloan
Unfortunately, if you don't want to be in the spotlight, get out of it. -- Lance Bass
As people get older and fall out of the spotlight, people's memory of them changes. -- Seth Green
You're not only the spotlight in which you perform, but the shadows where you practice. -- Debby Ryan
It's pretty refreshing to be in a situation where the spotlight is on someone else. -- Marion Cotillard
I dont care if youre Britney freakin Spears, nobody is going to steal my spotlight! -- Trish Stratus
There's a lot of instant spotlight and pressure when it comes to a Bond song. -- Barbara Broccoli
If a dishonest creep wants to tap dance, give them the spotlight and a mirror. -- Vanna Bonta
If a dishonest creep wants to tap dance, give them the spotlight and a mirror -- Vanna Bonta
A famous love story is hard to maintain when you both live in the spotlight. -- Lauren Bacall
I always had the sense of being in the spotlight, being on stage, being looked at. -- Vincent Cassel
The economists who have put the spotlight on teacher quality are the ones who most misunderstand it. -- Andy Hargreaves
My characters are always on the outside; the spotlight's not on them. But they do get somewhere. -- Jeanette Winterson
After thirty years of being 'the camel lady,' believe me: One becomes inured to the spotlight. -- Robyn Davidson
I spent years shaking the damage that comes with being burned by living near someone else's spotlight. -- Shawn Amos
What happens when your dream comes true - when the spotlight is on and then it moves away? -- Juliana Hatfield
Any additional spotlight you can put onto an opening of a film is a great thing to get. -- Tim Bevan
For better or worse, when you're running for mayor, there's a little bit of a spotlight on you. -- Christine Quinn
I was not naturally meant to be on stage. I hated being in the spotlight; I was scared. -- Shania Twain
Even when it's midnight, people are watching you. It's difficult to be in the spotlight all the time. -- Chauncey Billups
The red-carpet spotlight is a little bit more nerve-racking when you haven't been doing it all the time. -- Shania Twain
The values of Islam are expressed by Muslims clearly. September 11 changed the world, and put Muslims on the spotlight. -- Karen Armstrong
[Hillary Clinton] really wants to be president. She wanted to be president in '08. She's hardly left the spotlight. -- Terry Gross
Where I once found it safer to stay in the background... I've stepped from the shadows into the spotlight. -- Salle Merrill Redfield
At least we got to see the worst haircut since 1984 try to steal the spotlight from lovely Taylor Swift. -- Nathan Followill
I love the intimate, single spotlight, troubadour-y quiet, delicate moments. But I also love Springsteen and screaming and shouting. -- James Bay
I just don't like politics. My rule is if I can put a spotlight on something, I'll do that. -- Harvey Fierstein
I know from growing up in the spotlight, as it were, that the most important thing is your family. -- Kate Burton
I've been a spy for almost all of my adult life - I don't like being in the spotlight. -- Edward Snowden
It's the best feeling in the world . The game's on the line, and you're the guy in the spotlight. -- Eric Gagne
I do have a couple of pets, but I am determined to keep them out of the media spotlight. -- Jason Gann
Love is not always reveredSensitivity is not universalEmotions are difficult to decipherThe spotlight never shinesIf you hide behind those shadows -- Balroop Singh
I'm just not one of those naturally funny, relaxed actors who enjoy the spotlight and are so good at it. -- Heath Ledger
The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by -- David Beckham
When pressure's on and when the spotlight's on, I feel like it ultimately ends up becoming some of my better moments. -- Danica Patrick
If the media spotlight affects my work or represses what I want to say in the future, then it is bad. -- Thom Yorke
When you're in the spotlight, people want to dissect you and then put you back together the way they want you. -- Tracy Morgan
Each player on this team whether he shines in the spotlight or eats dirt on the line, must be an All-American. -- Omar N. Bradley
Out of all artists, authors are the least trained for the spotlight. Wanting attention isn't a requisite part of the package. -- Sloane Crosley
Sometimes you forget how much you love someone, until you realize their smile is like a spotlight shined on your heart. -- Cassia Leo
Growing up in the public spotlight and having insecurities like every other girl, I really know what it's like to feel self-conscious. -- Mandy Moore
Me with nothing left to lose, plotting my big revenge in the spotlight. Give me violent revenge fantasies as a coping mechanism. -- Chuck Palahniuk
I don't want to be in the spotlight so bad that I'm going to sell my soul, or sell my creativity short. -- Donnis
How do you judge the brightness of a light when you're the source? A spotlight can never see the shadows it casts. -- Neal Shusterman
But I think, if you're in the spotlight, people are going to say bad things, and that's just the way it is. -- Tommy Hilfiger
I get scared of a lot of attention. I get scared of the spotlight. And I'm not talking about on the basketball court. -- Jeremy Lin
It is your duty to examine the conduct of public figures and to place them in the spotlight - that is your duty. -- Nelson Mandela
The Occupy Wall Street protests are shining a national spotlight on the most powerful, dangerous and secretive economic and political force in America. -- Bernie Sanders
Step out today not seeking to be in the spotlight but seeking for a spot to light - be a blessing to someone -- Bernard Kelvin Clive
I'm about making music and spending time with my family. I've been in the spotlight so long that I'm looking for something different. -- Big Boi
At first you can stand the spotlight in your eyes. Then it blinds you. Others can see you, but you cannot see them. -- Charles Lindbergh
How little the public realizes what a girl must go through before she finally appears before the spotlight that is thrown upon the stage. -- Florenz Ziegfeld
When I was younger, I actually wanted to be in the spotlight. To have people want me, want to have a piece of me. -- Jane Lynch
I think it's my job to make any question interesting by coming up with a jazzy answer, otherwise I hardly deserve the spotlight, right? -- Michelle Tea
Our society wants things to grow, and our society wants things to become bigger and bigger. Everything has to be put under the spotlight. -- Raf Simons

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