Best Pedestal Sayings

130 Pedestal quotes by 119 unique authors

When a man's in love, he at once makes a pedestal of the Ten Commandments and stands on the top of them with his arms… — W. Somerset Maugham
Each generation takes a special pleasure in removing the household gods of its parents from their pedestals, and consigning them to the cupboard. — William Ralph Inge
The obscure only exists that it may cease to exist. In it lies the opportunity of all victory and all progress. Whether it call itself… — Henri Frederic Amiel
Today they're praising you sky high, place you on a pedestal and tomorrow they don't want to know you. — Mark McGrath
When people get placed upon a pedestal - when they start chasing after that person on the pedestal - they become mannequin-like. — Ichiro Suzuki
The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal. — Criss Jami
I'm not better than anyone else. I'm not supposed to be on a pedestal. I've always stayed away from that. — Barry Sanders
You see these dictators up on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police. They're afraid of words… — Winston Churchill
People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a… — Katherine Jenkins
And I'd like to leave quite a few friends behind and I hope I will. Other than that, I don't want nobody putting me on… — Doc Watson
People tend to put entertainers on pedestals. We're human beings, just like you. You may see us smiling, and whether we have money or not,… — Janet Jackson
The idea of celebrity has always been very strange to me because it's taking the focus away from the music and attaching it to a… — Marketa Irglova
There is a progression of understanding vis-a-vis pro football that varies drastically with the factor of distance -- physical, emotional, intellectual and every other way.… — Hunter S. Thompson
Women are not ladies. The term connotates females who are simultaneously put on a pedestal and patronized. — Cynthia Heimel
The difference is that with fame comes a spotlight, one which has recently made it impossible to ignore the fact that more and more of… — Michael Musto
While people who are enlightened are worthy of respect, to put them on a pedestal is a mistake. To undervalue them is also a mistake. — Frederick Lenz
Possibly the only thing we Notekillers place on a higher pedestal than music is laughs, so, of course, we also know that the idea of… — David First
I've learned that being a celebrity is like being a sacrificial lamb. At some point, no matter how high the pedestal that they put you… — Megan Fox
The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead. — William Lloyd Garrison
The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of human arrogance from one pedestal after another of previous convictions… — Stephen Jay Gould
I am and always will be a sinner. But that's the beautiful thing about Jesus. I'll always try to be a better person in the… — Billy Ray Cyrus
I don't think any player lives up to his potential, because people out there put you so high on a pedestal, you'll never be as… — Eric Davis
Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pedestal until some brash feminists pointed out, about a century ago, that the pay… — Barbara Ehrenreich
I don't particularly like showing furniture on pedestals, but for whatever reasons you always have to in museums. — Zaha Hadid
When you're growing up, your dad is your superhero. Once you've let yourself fall that in love with someone, once you put him on such… — Jay-Z

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