Idols Quotes

472 Idols quotes by 372 unique authors

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every hero becomes a bore at last. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
But the disparaging of those we love always alienates us from them to some extent. We must not touch our idols; the gilt comes off… — Gustave Flaubert
If you don't have any ties to the music industry, you just love 'American Idol,' you can sit there and do exactly what you do… — Neil Patrick Harris
I don't think there's a problem with being a teen idol, if that happens to me, I'll be happy to deal with it. — Josh Hartnett
Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration. — William Hazlitt
The people who had the most impact on me when I was young were Freud and Darwin, but growing up I also had my film… — Hugh Hefner
I watch 'The Voice' and 'American Idol,' and I sit in my Brookstone foot massager. It's so exciting at my house. — Jennifer Love Hewitt
I've always wanted to play Maria in West Side Story. My idol is Natalie Wood, and I love the movie, so I think a modern-day… — Vanessa Hudgens
'American Idol' has changed the face of television. — Jennifer Hudson
If your world doesn't allow you to dream, move to one where you can. — Billy Idol
The biggest misconception people have about me is that I'm stupid. — Billy Idol
The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow. — Washington Irving
My idol was Marilyn Monroe, who was a size 16, I think, and curvy in all the right places. I will never be stick thin.… — Katherine Jenkins
I went to a Canadian college for performing arts and then I auditioned for Canadian Idol. That honestly was my golden ticket. — Carly Rae Jepsen
My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night. — Magic Johnson
Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are. — Erica Jong
We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you're doing so. — B B King
The biggest risk I've ever taken is going on American Idol and trying to be myself. I wasn't going to try too hard to conform,… — Adam Lambert
There's a certain level of pageantry with 'Idol,' and in order to work the show, you kind of have to feed into it. — Adam Lambert
The Beatles never sounded intimidated by their idols. They never interpreted old rock; they simply played it as well and as joyfully as they knew… — Jon Landau
I am classified as an idol in Hong Kong and in Asia. — Andy Lau
I don't watch 'American Idol.' I don't watch any of that stuff. — Denis Leary
These critics with the illusions they've created about artists - it's like idol worship. They only like people when they're on their way up... I… — John Lennon
This is a frightening statistic. More people vote in 'American Idol' than in any US election. — Rush Limbaugh

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