Idols Quotes · Page 11

My dad is a writer, and to see him always in front of a typewriter gave me the inspiration to write. He…

— Shakira

Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service and all talents swear allegiance. In this…

— Friedrich Schiller

Whenever we accept an idea as authority instead of as instrument, an idol is set up. We worship the plough, and not…

— Walter Lippmann

'American Idol' has changed the face of television.

— Jennifer Hudson

I'm not a universalist, and the way I talk about final loss is this: People worship idols - money, whatever. Their humanness…

— N. T. Wright

The difficulty in working with someone on a show like Idol or X Factor is they have an idea of what they…

— Ryan Tedder

Idolatry is really not good for anyone. Not even the idols.

— John Bach

Any idol, regardless of its beauty or usefulness or original purpose, is to be set aside so that Christ might reign supreme,…

— Charles R. Swindoll

When I was on 'Idol' and 17, everything was so new. Everyone is so nice and wants to see you succeed.

— Jordin Sparks

I had a lot of idols like Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, and Xabi Alonso - all of them. I really…

— Trent Alexander-Arnold

Those who use tobacco, tea and coffee should lay these idols aside, and put their cost into the treasury of the Lord.

— Ellen G. White

As for [Amiri] Baraka, he and I have disagreements. I mean, he becomes a demagogue when there's an audience. He's a nice…

— Ishmael Reed

I wouldn't have made it past the first round of American Idol auditions. It was months before our first song was recorded.…

— Malin Akerman

We don't need American Idols. We need American icons. Icons of work.

— Mike Rowe

I felt like I got more comfortable on 'Idol' when I just started being myself and not trying to be what I…

— Kara DioGuardi

There are certain times when a certain person says something to me, that will stick with me for a really long time.…

— Jennifer Lawrence

I think I would fan over Beyonce or Adele. Those are my two girl idols, definitely.

— Ella Henderson

Concepts create idols; only wonder comprehends anything. People kill one another over idols. Wonder makes us fall to our knees.

— Anonymous

How many more idols must you find before you realize that you are the one you have been searching for?

— Dan Fogelberg

Growing up as a kid my father was British and a soccer player. His idol was a guy that passed the ball…

— Adam Oates

People around me called me an idol, so that's what I was.

— Namie Amuro

He was the strangest of all our national sports idols. But not even his disagreeable character could destroy the image of his…

— Jimmy Cannon

Tony [Touch] is like my big brother. He's somebody that I grew up listening to. I've had the fortune of befriending a…

— Justin Smith

If [American Idol] was the Olympics, I'd still get a medal. It was a great race.

— Kimberley Locke

Thus does a 'necessary evil' become an idol. Maybe we're stuck with it. But do we have to worship it?

— Joseph Sobran