George H.W. Bush: “Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wing; only…”

On the recordOctober 29, 1992

Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wing; only character endures.

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Republican · Texas

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Remarks to the Kentucky Fried Chicken Convention in Nashville, Tennessee

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George H.W. Bush: “Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wing; only character endures.”