Thought for the Day

I think this statement from the well-known frontier philosopher Davy Crockett (1786-1836) helps explain the somewhat arbitrary nature of celebrity that afflicts our society these days; and it was uttered long before he himself became a Disney-fueled fad for fifties-era youngsters:

"Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail,
and it is only after it has slipped through the
hands of some thousands, that some fellow,
by mere chance, holds on to it!"