Figurehead Quotes

17 quotes by 16 authors

Admiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the figurehead does the thinking. — Ambrose Bierce
It's a wonderful feeling when your father becomes not a god but a man to you - when he comes down from the mountain and… — Robin Williams
I thought it was a wonderfully conceptual act actually, to fire a replica pistol at a figurehead - the guy could have been working for… — J. G. Ballard
Most hierarchies are nowadays so cumbered with rules and traditions, and so bound in by public laws, that even high employees do not have to… — Laurence J. Peter
People use me as a figurehead, and to me that misses the point and is blatantly offensive to thin women - my sister, for one.… — Robyn Lawley
While it was occasionally done here or there, nobody else had a figurehead like Walt doing it. Jack Warner wasn't on TV. Walt was the… — Leonard Maltin
Today Jesus Christ is being dispatched as the Figurehead of a Religion, a mere example. He is that, but he is infinitely more; He is… — Oswald Chambers
Those who imagine that a politician would make a better figurehead than a hereditary monarch might perhaps make the acquaintance of more politicians. — Margaret Thatcher
So I went to George and told him I had the opportunity to become the figurehead of a government safety campaign, and he agreed to… — David Prowse
They lead only as the carved wooden figurehead leads the ship. — Laurence J. Peter
Eponymous brands aren't that popular with analysts and investors now. You can only take an eponymous brand with a living figurehead so far, they argue.… — Peter York
The Doors were successful. It was Jim Morrison as the centre and the figure and the spokesman, the figurehead, but we were all into the… — Ray Manzarek
And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because he is a… — Shaquille O'Neal
I guess if I had to pick a spiritual figurehead to possess the deed to the entirety of Earth, I'd go with Buddha, but only… — Sarah Vowell
You will make the boy Thief king?" he [Nahuseresh] said. "When you could have had me?" Attolia allowed a slight smile. "A fine revenge for… — Megan Whalen Turner
I've learned. Every organization needs somebody standin' out front. Call it a figurehead, a leader, a headman, a kingpin, a president, whatever. It doesn't much… — Lucky Luciano
I think it's pointless to continually lie through your teeth to get into the Oval Office, where all you are is a figurehead and a… — David Henning

Who Wrote These Figurehead Quotes

16 authors contributed a total of 17 Figurehead Quotes as follows: