Idol Quotes

380 Idol quotes by 285 unique authors

Being a cult figure in one's own lifetime I am afraid is not at all pleasant. However I do not find that it tends to… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Man represses the irrational passions of destructiveness, hate, envy, revenge; he worships power, money, the sovereign state, the nation; while he pays lip service to… — Erich Fromm
The appeal of science fiction has always been its iconoclasm . . . But in order to be an iconoclast, an author must be more… — Alfred Bester
As long as you want anything very much, especially more than you want God, it is an idol. — A B Simpson
. . . the triumph of my art is in thoroughly examining whether the thought which the mind of the young man brings forth is… — Plato
The human heart is an idol factory that takes good things like a successful career, love, material possessions, even family, and turns them into ultimate… — Timothy Keller
Last year was the fourth or fifth attempt to get fall launched till 'American Idol' comes in January. To be honest, the reality programming we… — Unknown Author
Growing up as a kid my father was British and a soccer player. His idol was a guy that passed the ball a lot, Stanley… — Adam Oates
Composers aren't daring enough. They're afraid of that sacred idol called 'common sense', which is the most dreadful thing I know - after all, it's… — Claude Debussy
There is a denial of the value of the individual. Christianity affirms the value of each individual soul. Nazism denies it. The individual is sacrificed… — Clement Attlee
While this may look loving, when we struggle with an idol of dependence, we’re in fact not loving people as much as we’re using them… — Mark Driscoll
... Jeff Beck is my idol .. sometimes he finds notes that I just do not have on my guitar. Frank Zappa's another one ..… — Ritchie Blackmore
Thus does a 'necessary evil' become an idol. Maybe we're stuck with it. But do we have to worship it? — Joseph Sobran
The new goddess contingency could not be erected until the God of heaven was utterly despoiled of his dominion over the sons of men, and… — John Owen
Beware of manufacturing a God of your own: a God who is all mercy, but not just; a God who is all love, but not… — J C Ryle
If revival is being withheld from us it is because some idol remains still enthroned; because we still insist in placing our reliance in human… — Jonathan Goforth
American Idol' is a $900 million-a-year corporation. When you are dealing with that, you can't come off with lies - it's either the truth or… — Corey Clark
American Idol' has done a great job of defaming my name and throwing a lot of mud at me for the past two years, so… — Corey Clark
This is basically the last resort. I've been painted into a corner, and now I've sort of got to lay it all out in order… — Corey Clark
Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him. — Warren Zevon
They wouldn't be heroes if they were infallible, in fact they wouldn't be heroes if they weren't miserable wretched dogs, the pariahs of the earth,… — Lester Bangs
What if Woody Allen called me and said, I'm working on this movie and there's a really divine role for you. We want exactly you!… — Isaac Mizrahi
To hell with the future. It's a man-eating idol. — Ivan Illich
Every girl creates a dream in her mind; everyone needs an idol. — Roberto Cavalli
I enjoy watching Fear Factor, Newlyweds and American Idol as far as reality TV shows go. — Natalie Gulbis

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