The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

Whatever is popular deserves attention.

Whatever is popular deserves attention.

Anyone who is popular is bound to be disliked.

Anyone who is popular is bound to be disliked.

Popularity is glory's small change.

Popularity is glory's small change.

Popularity is the easiest thing in the world to gain and it is the hardest thing to hold

Popularity is the easiest thing in the world to gain and it is the hardest thing to hold

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of merit; but the case of read more

There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of merit; but the case of song-writing is, I think, one of the few.

Everything popular is wrong.

Everything popular is wrong.

Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the read more

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