Icon Quotes

176 quotes by 157 authors

Don't call me an icon. I'm just a mother trying to help. — Princess Diana
I can look back at it now as definitely like an initiation into adulthood. Almost overnight in the NFL, I was put on a pedestal… — Ricky Williams
We all shared an admiration of Debussy both as a musician and as sort of an icon for the 20th century. It seemed like an… — Anne Dudley
A favorite Wired icon for the information feedback loop, a dragon curling in a circle to swallow its own tail, could become more apt as… — Unknown Author
What was new was the symbolic force of the targets struck. The attackers did not just physically cause the highest buildings in Manhattan to collapse;… — Jurgen Habermas
Mexico has lost an icon whose work has transcended generations and borders — Enrique Pena Nieto
There's never been anyone like Bettie Before. Monroe had Harlow and Detrich, she had all of those blonde bombshells, but there was nothing like Bettie.… — Olivia De Berardinis
Frankly I've never really subscribed to these adjectives tagging me as an 'icon', 'superstar', etc. I've always thought of myself as an actor doing his… — Amitabh Bachchan
For centuries the church has confronted the human community with role models of greatness. We call them saints when what we really often mean to… — Joan D. Chittister
A Hamburger is warm and fragrant and juicy. A hamburger is soft and nonthreatening. It personifies the Great Mother herself who has nourished us from… — Tom Robbins
I do not truly consider myself an icon, but the Cube has been quite successful. — Erno Rubik
My occupation is assistant storyteller. It is not "icon." — Harrison Ford
Most of us see Justice O'Connor as something of an icon, although we do not agree with all of her decisions. — Patricia Ireland
I don't want to be an icon. I want to be an idea. I want to represent possibilities. — Will Smith
Maybe what a gay icon is, is a person who is rooted for â€” in other words, cheered on â€” by people who feel different. — Liza Minnelli
I donâ€™t feel like a gay icon. I donâ€™t feel like an icon at all. Every single interview was always, â€˜Whatâ€™s it like to play… — Shay Mitchell
Comics are reflective of what's going on in larger culture. Wonder Woman came to be in her position when women were first entering the workplace… — Kelly Sue DeConnick
Hello Kitty is an icon that doesn't stand for anything at all. Hello Kitty never has been, and never will be, anything. She's pure license;… — Tom Sachs
There was something about Marilyn. She couldn't act her way out of a bag, but she became an icon because something happened between her and… — Richard Widmark
The bicycle is a former child's toy that has now been elevated to icon status because, presumably, it can move the human form from pillar… — Brock Yates

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