Ultimately the Emmys are a popularity contest.
One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity.
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 legislators; the instruments, not the guides, of the people.
Quite a few operas are still being commissioned around the world, although nothing apart from audience popularity can ensure more than a few performances.
True popularity comes from acts of kindness rather than acts of stupidity.
The delicate balance between modesty and conceit is popularity.
Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.
Some people really trip on success or popularity. My friends would talk to me about that, about tripping on all this stuff, but you know what I tripped on? I started buying property.
But I don't think the popularity of flying has diminished a bit.
There are a lot of bands who claim to be punk and they only play the music, they have no clue what it's all about. It's a lifestyle. It's not about popularity and all that crap.
My popularity plunged three years ago and I didn't try to court publicity.
An actor's popularity is fleeting. His success has the life expectancy of a small boy who is about to look into a gas tank with a lighted match.