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> [... we need to interrogate "reverence," for idolization can be another way one is objectified and not really taken seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/we-need-to-interrogate-reverence-for-idolization-can-be-another-way/)

[Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/)

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> [“We have faces of notable figures printed on every currency in the world today. Isn’t that some form of idol worshipping?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soroosh-shahrivar/we-have-faces-of-notable-figures-printed-on-every-currency-in-the/)

[Soroosh Shahrivar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soroosh-shahrivar/)

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> [“I don’t even believe that Jesus Christ himself was perfect. To be human IS TO BE imperfect. Ultimately, the difference between an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-bravandt/i-don-t-even-believe-that-jesus-christ-himself-was-perfect-to-be/)

[Deborah Bravandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-bravandt/)

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> [Ultimately all idolatry is worship of the self projected and objectified: all idolization is self-idolization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-herberg/ultimately-all-idolatry-is-worship-of-the-self-projected-and/)

[Will Herberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-herberg/)

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> [Being an artist and having a following can be a very scary thing because idolization makes you question your inner role in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/halsey/being-an-artist-and-having-a-following-can-be-a-very-scary-thing/)

[Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/halsey/)

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