Human Quote by Joseph Fiennes

It's easy to get attached to idols, good things inappropriately adored. But when you have Jesus in the centre of a room, everything else…

— Charles R. Swindoll

We should not touch our idols: their gilding will remain on our hands.

— Gustave Flaubert

The only line that's wrong in Shakespeare is 'holding a mirror up to nature.' You hold a magnifying glass up to nature. As an…

— Montgomery Clift

“‎A careful reading of the Old and New Testaments shows that idolatry is nothing like the crude picture that springs to mind of a…

— Richard Keyes

Idols are often good things that we have made into ultimate things.

— Timothy Keller

To adapt a phrase, idols have consequences.

— Nancy Pearcey

I've had many idols growing up. The inclination for idol worship comes naturally to me.

— Kevin Corrigan

“But vilifying those we love always detaches us from them a little. We should not touch our idols: their gilding will remain on our…

— Gustave Flaubert

Even Shakespeare gives you a scene off.

— Roger Rees

Try not to have idols: they are interchangeable and lead to a wantonness that is easily mistaken for love.

— Hildegard Knef

“I don't think that many performers necessarily want to see their audience empowered. I think a lot of performers, no different from priests, need…

— Tori Amos

“One should be wary of touching one’s idols, for the gilt comes off on one’s fingertips.”

— David Mitchell