Quotes about Idol

I felt like I got more comfortable on 'Idol' when I just started being myself and not trying to be what I thought I had to be. Votes: 4

We aren't handicapped in any way except by what other people think. Focus on people's abilities. I can't be on 'American Idol,' but there's all kinds of stuff I can do. Votes: 4

Because you have things like 'American Idol' and you've got radio stations that play music made entirely by computers, it's easy to forget there are bands with actual people playing actual instruments that rock. Votes: 4

The 'American Idol' and 'X Factor' shows, they're great shows. But I think I need to make a show like that, directed straight to the hood, to the artists that don't get the attention, that don't have the money to make themselves representable. Votes: 4

I'm cute - and God I hate that. Because that's not cool. I'm like your niece, and nobody wants to date their niece. It's the chubby cheeks. The whole reason people voted for me on American Idol is because I'm an everyday, normal girl. Votes: 4

American Idol transcends age, gender, ethnicity, everything. Votes: 3

American Idol' has taken over my whole life. Votes: 3

'American Idol' has taken over my whole life. Votes: 3

American Idol allowed us to find Carrie Underwood. Votes: 3

'American Idol' has changed the face of television. Votes: 3

I would lose straight away if I went on 'American Idol. Votes: 3

I can't watch American Idol... it's like karaoke without the booze. Votes: 3

I auditioned for 'American Idol' at 17. They told me, 'No.' Votes: 3

I would lose straight away if I went on 'American Idol.' Votes: 3

I've never watched an entire episode of 'American Idol'. It's too mean. Votes: 3

I'm also a big 'American Idol' fan. I think it's just great fun. Votes: 3

I was very honored to get to be part of 'American Idol.' Votes: 3

I don't watch 'American Idol.' I don't watch any of that stuff. Votes: 3

I like the way Billy Idol sings. Mommy turned me on to him. Votes: 3

The people that go on 'American Idol' do want some recognition and fame. Votes: 3

An American Idol is someone who knows how to change people's lives through music. Votes: 3

If I went on 'American Idol,' I would definitely be kicked out immediately. Votes: 3

Who wouldn't want to be an 'American Idol' judge? It's an awesome, awesome show. Votes: 3

Being on 'Idol,' you have no choice but to be an open book. Votes: 3

"American Idol" has done a lot for me. It's a stepping stone in my life. Votes: 3

I think American Idol is a great career launcher. A blessing for all of us. Votes: 3

I was on Ghetto Idol. We didn't have any of the stuff they have now. Votes: 3

American Idol, I love. I think it's a passing fancy but not passing so soon. Votes: 3

Is Billy Idol just doing a bad Elvis pout, or was he born that way? Votes: 3

I enjoy watching Fear Factor, Newlyweds and American Idol as far as reality TV shows go. Votes: 3

Hip-hop is a way of life. It isn't a genre in truth in 'American Idol.' Votes: 3

This is a frightening statistic. More people vote in 'American Idol' than in any US election. Votes: 3

I am extremely grateful for my 'American Idol' experience, and I enjoyed every bit of it. Votes: 3

Most people use Twitter to meet girls, and I use it to meet 'American Idol' contestants! Votes: 3

If [American Idol] was the Olympics, I'd still get a medal. It was a great race. Votes: 3

I will always appreciate 'American Idol,' and I never forget about where I come from. Votes: 3

An American Idol is someone that has all the qualities that America thinks is positive, attractive and alluring. Votes: 3

I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point now where it's old. Votes: 3

But those guys (on 'Idol') will never be known for defining a generation of young suburbanites like (blink) did. Votes: 3

For the past two years,the only thing the 'Idol' machine has been doing has been maliciously attacking my name. Votes: 3

I'm a huge fan of Billy Idol. I spiked my hair every day like him in 7th and 8th grade. Votes: 3

When I was on 'Idol' and 17, everything was so new. Everyone is so nice and wants to see you succeed. Votes: 3

Who's judging American Idol? Paula Abdul? Paula Abdul judging a singing contest is like Christopher Reeve judging a dance contest! Votes: 3

Before 'Idol,' I was lost... Now, I've actually followed through with something. I am a better man for it! Votes: 3

I need to keep my dancing on the right side of weird, otherwise it might get a bit like "American Idol." Votes: 3

With 'Idol' it's kind of just like 'OK, here's this competition - I need to do better than somebody else.' Votes: 3

Even though it was a stressful time in my life, I have a lot of good memories from my 'Idol' experience. Votes: 3

It was a pleasure to work with everybody at 'American Idol' and to be able to be part of the 'Idol' family. Votes: 3

I watch 'The Voice' and 'American Idol,' and I sit in my Brookstone foot massager. It's so exciting at my house. Votes: 3

I went to a Canadian college for performing arts and then I auditioned for Canadian Idol. That honestly was my golden ticket. Votes: 3

There's a certain level of pageantry with 'Idol,' and in order to work the show, you kind of have to feed into it. Votes: 3

This is my first week as an American citizen. It's amazing. Now I can vote in the general election - and for American Idol. Votes: 3

Whoa, what is this? Battle of the Sarcastic and Pissed? Should I make popcorn? Forget American Idol, man. This is much more entertaining. (Kish) Votes: 3

Pop Idol, X Factor, Fame Academy, there's so much talent out there. It's great to see people getting the chance to show their potential Votes: 3

You know, when I did 'American Idol' the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric. Votes: 3

I was 16-years-old when I appeared on 'American Idol,' and the show was my boot camp. It was a crazy, stressful at times, experience. Votes: 3

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 nothing. Votes: 3

Have you seen 'American Idol' lately? I'm sure that some kids somewhere at this moment are thrashing themselves silly over what they call 'Rock n' Roll. Votes: 3

I don't have a problem with 'Idol' or 'X Factor,' I have a problem with when those things are not given the proper contextual hue. Votes: 3

There's a lot of things that are said on the American Idol message board. I quit reading them because most of the people are very mean. Votes: 3

Don't go on American Idol, I think you'll spend the rest of your life living it down and I think it's getting kinda scary, isn't it? Votes: 3

When I watched American Idol, I always thought Simon was the most realistic. Simon's like, It was absolutely horrid. That's what they tell in the music industry. Votes: 3

I've never believed that 'Idol' as a franchise is beholden to any individual because everybody said it would die the minute Simon Cowell left, and it hasn't. Votes: 3

It worries me that young singers think you can shortcut the training and go straight to fame and fortune, and programmes like Pop Idol have encouraged that. Votes: 3

I've been watching 'American Idol' since its debut season in 2002. Back then, America hadn't yet evolved into a gladiatorial cybernation of bloggers, tweeters, and self-ordained voice coaches. Votes: 3

I have a big fear of change, or negative change, anyway. I'm basically the same person I was when I won 'Idol,' or when I was 10. Votes: 3

I still watch 'Idol,' and it's still the No. 1 show, so obviously I'm not the only one who loves to sit at home and be entertained. Votes: 3

Everybody out there watches the show and has expectations of wanting to be an 'Idol', but we're going to teach them how much hard work goes into it. Votes: 3

I turned down many chances to be on TV before 'Pop Idol' because I really wasn't interested in being famous. I didn't need it and didn't want it. Votes: 3

How many watched the President's speech last night? [half-hearted audience applause] How many watched American Idol ? [thundering applause] Okay, there you go! You get the government you deserve. Votes: 3

I think America did a great job. I think Carrie Underwood fits the bill of American Idol. She's a wonderful girl, and she's gonna have a great career. Votes: 3

I think the attraction of 'American Idol' is about the basic human nature attitude that is, 'We can put you up there. But we can take you down.' Votes: 3

When you are in the 'American Idol' bubble, a lot of contestants want to go as far as they can and wish to be on point with ready-to-go songs. Votes: 3

If we had to choose one American Idol to go out to dinner with, it would be Fantasia. There are no airs and graces about her... I like her. Votes: 3

Just the title of 'American Idol' is something that people can look up to. I'm not Saint Scott, I'm not Mr. Perfect, but I want to be that role model. Votes: 3

I got to play with ZZ Top and introduce Bryan Adams and George Michael. And to have it all topped off by me winning 'American Idol?!' It's pretty absurd. Votes: 3

Yeah... I was a singer as a kid. I had a lot of stage fright, and what's happened with 'Idol,' it has got me past so much of that. Votes: 3

In all honesty, I'm not able to talk about contracts. It's nothing with 'American Idol' in particular, it's just things I really need to take care of in my life. Votes: 3

At the time, the only options were playing the local county fair. Now with American Idol and younger recording artists that have come out, there is more of an opportunity. Votes: 3

Obviously neither 'American Idol' nor 'Dancing With the Stars' is a variety show in the classic sense, but the way they incorporate elements of drama, comedy and suspense is moderately ingenious. Votes: 3

I'm just happy that 'Idol' producers gave me a shot on the show and to be able to show who I really was, because I feel like I'm every single woman. Votes: 3

I do watch 'American Idol' sometimes. It's not really that pleasurable... I take that back. It is the epitome of a guilty pleasure. Sometimes there's some good singers on that show. Votes: 3

I was always in bands before, but on 'American Idol,' it was about getting my voice out there. It was always my goal, though, to get a band together again. Votes: 3

I've been singing my whole life. I'd randomly sing in the hallways at high school, and all my friends would be like, 'You should sing on 'Canadian Idol'!" It definitely gassed me! Votes: 3

Idol has pretty much taken me out of my recording and out of my choreography. I have managed to slip in some choreography jobs. And I've been writing songs for other artists. Votes: 3

I don't want to be the cliche American Idol dude. I want to be different, you know - that's the whole goal, me and music. It's about being yourself and being unique. Votes: 3

Before I was on 'Idol,' I just sat at home and played video games all day long. Now I get to travel and work towards my dream. It's the best feeling ever. Votes: 3

I always say to my wife, don't tell anyone I watch this [shows like The X Factor and Pop Idol], but it fascinates me because I've done so many auditions and been knocked back. Votes: 3

A lot of people who wanted to audition for 'Idol' have asked me: "What should I do?" or "How to I prepare myself?" I always told them: "Just go in and believe in yourself." Votes: 3

I started going to Madame Louise's, the lesbian club where all the punk bands used to go - the Sex Pistols, the Clash. I remember seeing Billy Idol walk in there; he was gorgeous. Votes: 3

If millions of Americans choose to weigh in on the outcome of American Idol through text messages and the Web, then why not harness similar technological tools to encourage discourse on the political landscape? Votes: 3

I don't think rap really fits in to 'American Idol' in the sense that I believe rap is an art form in itself more akin to poetry, more akin to drama, if you will. Votes: 3

Dolly is a legend. Jessica is so beautiful. I take it as a big compliment when people put me beside them. About being compared to Dolly Parton & Jessica Simpson on the Idol red carpet. Votes: 3

If millions of Americans choose to weigh in on the outcome of 'American Idol' through text messages and the Web, then why not harness similar technological tools to encourage discourse on the political landscape? Votes: 3

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 that set up a lot of roadblocks for me. Votes: 3

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, and I knew that it could possibly not work out. Votes: 3

That makes entertaining television. That is the circus of American Idol . We go for the very, very best and the very, very worst. It's the boring people that we don't want to see on television. Votes: 3

I'm a big 'American Idol' watcher, and sometimes I like to watch 'America's Got Talent.' Those are big, corny admissions, but sometimes it's so fun to see those kids really sing their hearts out. Votes: 3

These days, with 'American Idol' and all the other reality shows, young people become famous overnight, and that can be very difficult to handle, the way photographers follow you around and study your every move. Votes: 3

I think I can sing, but that does not mean I can actually sing. I fear that I'm like one of those 'American Idol' contestants who truly believe they are good and are actually dreadful. Votes: 3

I am broadcaster's biggest cheerleader because I genuinely believe in it. Where else can you get 20 million people a week watching 'NCIS' or 'American Idol?' Where else can you get 120 million watching the Super Bowl? Votes: 3

The other night, President Bush's press conference was pre-empted by 'American Idol.' You know the difference between President Bush and 'American Idol?' See, on 'American Idol,' the one with the most votes wins. Votes: 3

Anything that's ever gotten on the charts as a result of "American Idol" or "The X Factor" in the UK. It's born out of karaoke culture. It's been a long time coming, but it's absolutely affected radio. Votes: 3

I think one of the things I was shocked about was how interested the world is in 'American Idol' and how people, writers, they write about 'Idol' all the time, and I guess I didn't expect that. Votes: 3

I've been all different shapes and sizes in my lifetime. I started wearing shapewear as a teenager after I did 'Australian Idol.' I had a little tummy, and I was always really quite conscious of that. Votes: 3

I think a big part of 'American Idol' that scares people and actually has, I'm sure, stopped people from trying out is the fact that you do have to do things that are necessarily not your genre. Votes: 3

Last night, President Bush gave a prime-time press conference. It was such a big deal that Fox decided to preempt American Idol. Which made sense to me, you don't want too many amateurs on in one night. Votes: 3

I've been asked to do 'American Idol' and 'X Factor.' I'm an Ed McMahon kind of girl. 'Star Search?' I'm in, all day long. It felt more authentic, and the market wasn't oversaturated with karaoke contests. Votes: 3

It's easy to say that reducing a song to 90 seconds on "American Idol" strips off so many things, and how it's the 21st century and music doesn't mean the same things to people and that it's so disposable. Votes: 3

Long before 'American Idol', people used to call me a diva. And I be like, 'Hold on, are you calling me something else on the sly? You gonna call me a diva, call me a good diva.' Votes: 3

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 in your living room, which is stare at them and judge them. Votes: 3

My favorite type of music to sing and to listen to, you know, rock. It's not always metal, but you know, half the time it is. Metal's cool, you know? Not everybody on 'American Idol' listens to metal. Votes: 3

I've tried to move on with my life and my career for the last two years and do my own thing, and 'American Idol' and FOX, they've just been making it really tough for me to do that. Votes: 3

My best and worst 'Idol' moments? I don't have a worst 'Idol' moment... I've been spectacular. Yes, I am going to toot my own horn. And then my best moment is every single moment. I'll toot it again! Votes: 3

I have a bit of a problem with 'American Idol.' Forgive me, but it's difficult for me to watch. I can't help but think of people being exploited. On the other hand, I'm really enjoying 'Glee.' Votes: 3

[My son] Casey died for a country which cares more about who will be the next American Idol than how many people will be killed in the next few months while Democrats and Republicans play politics with human lives. Votes: 3

During 'Idol,' I wasn't expecting anything. I just wanted to survive the competition, but my album and my music are a big part of who I am. Hopefully it translates well and I keep growing as an artist. Votes: 3

Look at 'American Idol,' which I don't look at. Those winners haven't become household names except for Jennifer Hudson, and she was a reject. You can't aim to be a household name. You just have to be successful. Votes: 3

'The Voice' has lots of singers who fit the 'Idol' mold of young, innocent ingenues with psycho stage moms. But it also has long-suffering adult pros, with a whiff of thirtysomething despair in their voices. That adds an edge of realness. Votes: 3

The Voice' has lots of singers who fit the 'Idol' mold of young, innocent ingenues with psycho stage moms. But it also has long-suffering adult pros, with a whiff of thirtysomething despair in their voices. That adds an edge of realness. Votes: 3

On 'Idol,' Steven Tyler will be sitting at a table with two other judges, and part of his job will be keeping his yap zipped while they talk. This makes no sense at all, since Tyler has zero yap-zipping skills. Votes: 3

Clay Aiken ran for Congress in North Carolina. But he didn't make it. Clay Aiken is famous for coming in second in a TV popularity contest that most people got fed up with years ago. He also lost on 'American Idol.' Votes: 3

Well, being that, at the house and being in the competition, it was very hard to be with family. We couldn't have visitors out of respect for everyone else there. But, being the American Idol, the focus would have been on me. Votes: 3

The TV is often on in our house, but I really only keep up with three shows: 'American Idol,' 'Modern Family' and 'The Walking Dead.' Sometimes I'll sip red wine - it's a nice way to slow down and relax. Votes: 3

I definitely love 'Camelot.' It's my favorite show. I'm a big 'True Blood' fan. I love 'American Idol,' and I love my girl J-Lo. The rest are my homework shows: 'Forensic Files,' 'Dr. G. Medical Examiner,' 'The First 48.' Votes: 3

There are plenty of people who are willing to pay $2.6 million for 30 seconds on the Super Bowl and hundreds of thousands of dollars for 'American Idol.' There will be advertising dollars on the Internet. We're there as well. We win either way. Votes: 3

I'm proud of everything I achieved with 'Idol,' and away from 'Idol' also. It's just such a different show now to what it was when I was on it. I didn't even know it was a TV show until the third audition. Votes: 3

I've never seen American Idol but I am grateful to them. That show is one of Fox's biggest moneymakers, and some of that money goes to pay for shows like Prison Break. Simon Cowell's been signing my paychecks and for that I say thanks. Votes: 3

When you're an artist, your personal life and your professional life kind of blend together. I'm writing from home so I don't have an office or anything. I don't know where to draw the line between "Okay, let's stop now and watch American Idol." Votes: 3

Jennifer Lopez has been very much in the news because of her divorce from Marc Anthony, also a top singer, a top player in Latin music, her joining the cast of judges on "American Idol." But the music has not been at the forefront. Votes: 3

Instead of plotting the demise of the traditional family, as some politicians and religious leaders would have you believe, gay people mow their lawns and watch 'American Idol' and video their children's concerts and have the same hopes and dreams that their straight counterparts do. Votes: 3

I was 19 when I first auditioned for 'American Idol.' I'd never been on an airplane; I'd never been outside of my hometown, except to go to Myrtle Beach. I'm 22 now. I'm learning a lot about life, and it's all in front of the cameras. Votes: 3

The best advice I could give is be yourself. Before I was on the American Idol show I made goals for myself. I said, "Who do I want to be, and what will I compromise, or won't I compromise?" And then, I stuck with that. Votes: 3

I always had an idea for what I wanted to do in the future and throughout my career. This wasn't, like, me figuring out what to do after Idol. I've always known the steps in what I had to do to get where I was. Votes: 3

I wouldn't have made it past the first round of American Idol auditions. It was months before our first song was recorded. The guys were like, 'Just seeng!' And I was like, 'I don't know how to seeng! Can't I just play the triangle?' Votes: 3

When I first found out that I was an Idol finalist, I cried tears of happiness. I was just so happy, and my family was there and the fact that got to see that moment and share that moment with me was just everything to me. Votes: 3

The landscape is television has changed so much, because there are so many outlets, that the odds of getting a zeitgeisty hit - you know how 'American Idol' seems to appeal to every human being on the planet? Doing that in comedy nowadays is very, very hard. Votes: 3

I wouldn't compare myself to any past Idol contestant, because I don't feel like I am like any of them. Maybe stories are cool but my story is different from most people's story. I don't like to compare myself to other people, I like to just be me. Votes: 3

I created 'America's Next Top Model' one-hundred percent. I was in my kitchen making tea one morning, and I looked out the window, and the idea popped into my head. I wanted it to be 'American Idol' meets 'Ford Supermodel of the Year' meets 'The Real World.' Votes: 3

American Idol' is sometimes lumped with reality shows and it has that element - folks-next-door battling it out in a contest. But instead of fighting leeches, bugs, parasites and each other, as on CBS's 'Survivor' and other shows that imitate it, the 'American Idol' contestants, of course, sing. Votes: 3

I'm not trying to be evasive, but when I say yes and no, I say 'yes' because there are narrow-minded people that won't look past the logo and 'no' because 'American Idol' put me in front of millions of people and I would not have a career without 'Idol. Votes: 3

It's not a natural process, 'American Idol,' but it does great things for the people that are on that show. If you don't walk away from it with some kind of positive outlook or find an opportunity to come from it, then I feel like that's a choice. Votes: 3

I was terrified of graduating college and not knowing what I was going to do. I saw the auditions for Idol and thought, Why not? I always liked to sing. You know when they asked, "Are you the next American Idol?" I said yes, but I didn't mean it. Votes: 3

I'm not trying to be evasive, but when I say yes and no, I say 'yes' because there are narrow-minded people that won't look past the logo and 'no' because 'American Idol' put me in front of millions of people and I would not have a career without 'Idol.' Votes: 3

Everybody is a teenage idol. Votes: 2

A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol. Votes: 2

I don't watch 'American Idol,' but I wouldn't call it 'undignified.' Votes: 2

Religion is the idol of the mob; it adores everything it does not understand. Votes: 2

I'd love to be a pop idol. Of course, my groupies are now between 40 and 50. Votes: 2

Your idol is shattered in the dust to prove that God's dust is greater than your idol. Votes: 2

Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme; to be sublimely great or to be nothing. Votes: 2

I'm not unattractive, but I'm not a matinee idol. I think I have a very non-threatening look - I'm fine, I'm right in the middle. Votes: 2

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 cannot be on the way up again. Votes: 2

I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk rock. LL Cool J was my biggest idol. Votes: 2

My hectic work schedule does not often permit me time to visit temples, but my conversations with God don't depend on idol worship. Inside my heart, I have developed and sustained a direct communication with Him. Votes: 2

To love the one who loves you, To admire the one who admires you, In a word, to be the idol of one's idol, Is exceeding the limit of human joy; It is stealing fire from heaven. Votes: 2

Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain. Votes: 2

Being a teen idol or being a heartthrob on all the magazines, with Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, and Scott Baio - it was embarrassing! I never understood it. I mean, why me? I never really got it. Votes: 2

Thus they have an idol that they petition for victory in war; another for success in their labors; and so for everything in which they seek or desire prosperity, they have their idols, which they honor and serve. Votes: 2

I know I'm not some matinee idol, but I think we're sold this bill of goods by the media, which says that only the most beautiful and dashing people can become movie stars. So when someone like me sneaks in, they have to redo the calculations. Votes: 2

I've told many people that I'm not looking to go out there and find the most beautiful girl in the world who likes me because I'm 'Mr. American Idol Scott McCreery.' If I could just find a nice hometown girl who just likes me for who I am, that's all I want. Votes: 2

I started singing about three years ago, I entered a local singing competition called Stratford Idol. The other people in the competition had been taking singing lessons and had vocal coaches. I wasn't taking it too seriously at the time, I would just sing around the house. I was only 12 and I got second place. Votes: 2

When I was a little boy, Marvin Hagler was my idol. He got no respect for most of his career. His fighting style was straight ahead. He took every shot thrown at him, and he kept punching back 'til he won. I honestly feel that's how I am. I take big shots from people. But I keep going. Votes: 2

I still have a photo on my wall of the greatest idol I will ever have in my life, and it's myself at eight. Because that's when the forces of imagination have the same value as the real world, when they're an instrument of survival: when my mother disappeared, and I imagined a mother. That was me at my best. Votes: 2

What bothers me, I guess, is when I get these messages from girls on Twitter, and they're like, 'God, you're my idol, I really admire you.' It's like, 'Admire me for what? What have I done?' It's not that being in a Burberry campaign, or walking in a Chanel show is nothing. It's just... I know I can do more. Votes: 2

My idol is Emile Zola. He was a man of the left, so people expected of him a kind of 'Les Miserables,' in which the underdogs are always noble people. But he went out, and found a lot of ambitious, drunk, slothful and mean people out there. Zola simply could not - and was not interested in - telling a lie. Votes: 2

You're still my idol. Votes: 0

Men are idol factories. Votes: 0

I never really had an idol. Votes: 0

The Christian is an idol breaker. Votes: 0

Neuter discourse is a false idol. Votes: 0

Our hearts are raging idol factories." Votes: 0

Pharrell has always been my style idol. Votes: 0

The idol is the expression of religion. Votes: 0

Honor, thou strong idol of man's mind. Votes: 0

The Human heart is an idol factory. Votes: 0

I'm an idol of cinema? Oh, wow. Votes: 0

I think Steve Jobs is my idol. Votes: 0

I only have one idol: John Lennon. Votes: 0

Lots of women tell me I'm their idol. Votes: 0

Men can make an idol of the Bible. Votes: 0

The idol is the measure of the worshipper. Votes: 0

Someone like Billie Jean King is completely my idol. Votes: 0

Whatever you love more than God is your idol. Votes: 0

To hell with the future. It's a man-eating idol. Votes: 0

DBSK are a very idol group that everyone adores. Votes: 0

If I was ever a teen idol, I'd kill myself. Votes: 0

Proof is an idol before which the mathematician tortures himself. Votes: 0

Franz Klammer was my great idol in my younger years. Votes: 0

And if you cast down an idol, there's nothing left. Votes: 0

There is no idol more debasing than the worship of money. Votes: 0

Proof is an idol before whom the pure mathematician tortures himself. Votes: 0

One is proud to worship when he cannot be an idol. Votes: 0

The universal object and idol of men of letters is reputation. Votes: 0

Where money is an idol, to be poor is a sin. Votes: 0

A vice in the heart is an idol on the altar. Votes: 0

There is not a more unhappy being than a superannuated idol. Votes: 0

When you worship an idol, you're substituting a thing for the ultimate. Votes: 0

Every idol, if you scratch it, is a mirror. We worship ourselves. Votes: 0

Revenge is the naked idol of the worship of a semi-barbarous age. Votes: 0

Michael Jackson has been my idol since before I could even walk. Votes: 0

Every girl creates a dream in her mind; everyone needs an idol. Votes: 0

Money isn't an idol. It just shows you where your idols are. Votes: 0

It is better to catch the idol-maker than to smash each idol. Votes: 0

People around me called me an idol, so that's what I was. Votes: 0

A bigot is a person who makes an idol of his commitments. Votes: 0

Being a teen idol is what I've waited for my whole life. Votes: 0

Being a teen idol is what I've waited for my whole life Votes: 0

The man molds the idol and then the idol molds the man. Votes: 0

I was a teen idol and that has a short shelf life. Votes: 0

I am classified as an idol in Hong Kong and in Asia. Votes: 0

I would say that Lucy, 'I Love Lucy,' she was my idol. Votes: 0

The best part appearing in 'Jersey Girl' was meeting my idol Jennifer Lopez. Votes: 0

My idol has been Franco Corelli. But every singer can teach you something. Votes: 0

What men deny is not God, but some preposterous idol of the imagination. Votes: 0

Frank Sinatra is the only one that went from teen idol to superstar. Votes: 0

I'd love to have tea and scones with the Queen; she's my idol. Votes: 0

You are the equal of the idol who has given you your inspiration Votes: 0

Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him. Votes: 0

My idol was Jack Benny and he was the master of subtlety and timing. Votes: 0

The Pope is an idol whose hands are tied and whose feet are kissed. Votes: 0

By God, when you see your beauty you will be the idol of yourself. Votes: 0

Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness. Votes: 0

My idol, Gary Payton, played 19 years. I definitely want to try to reach that. Votes: 0

You can't discover one foot of clay on an idol without suspecting the other. Votes: 0

Mammootty sir is an idol for me.. His uniqueness in developing characters is quite amazing Votes: 0

If you elect a matinee idol mayor, you're going to have a musical comedy administration. Votes: 0

I've had many idols growing up. The inclination for idol worship comes naturally to me. Votes: 0

Faith is being idealistic, because we have made an idol out of the status quo. Votes: 0

If you hold on to what you want so tightly, it almost becomes an idol. Votes: 0

An idol of the mind is as offensive to God as an idol of the hand. Votes: 0

Be formless. As long as your "I" is asserted, it will be an idol of worship Votes: 0

Being brought up very religious, I have a fear of people that look to idol gods. Votes: 0

I must admit that I was in total awe of Stewart Granger. He was my idol. Votes: 0

Anything you love more, fear more, serve more, or value more than God is your idol. Votes: 0

Our Lord approved neither idol worship or idle worship but ideal worship in Spirit and truth. Votes: 0

Artists should never think of themselves as an idol. Fame is a side effect of one's work. Votes: 0

When I was snowed under with the work of an idol, I didnt have time to think. Votes: 0

When I was a teen idol, I was so goddamn pretty I wouldn't have taken myself seriously. Votes: 0

Even though James Burton was my idol, I didn't think I could carry his shoes back then. Votes: 0

When I was snowed under with the work of an idol, I didn't have time to think. Votes: 0

I don't think of Maria Schneider like idol anymore, because I worshipped her when I was young. Votes: 0

I got to act with my childhood film idol, Robert Redford, and that's a gift in itself. Votes: 0

Beware of flattery, 'tis a weed Which oft offends the very idol--vice, Whose shrine it would perfume. Votes: 0

Genuflection before the idol or the dollar destroys the muscles which walk and the will that moves. Votes: 0

I saw John Garfield smoke. He was my idol, so I smoked. I even smoked like him. Votes: 0

What Marxism calls atheism is basically the negation of an idol, which sometimes bears the name of God. Votes: 0

Every idol, however exalted, turns out, in the long run, to be a Moloch, hungry for human sacrifice. Votes: 0

Your every breath of life is so precious, so don't waste any moment of life while sitting idol. Votes: 0

As long as you want anything very much, especially more than you want God, it is an idol. Votes: 0

As a kid, Punky Brewster was my idol. I wanted to dress like her and talk like her. Votes: 0

Patsy Cline is my favorite singer in the entire world - she is my idol. I adore her. Votes: 0

Any conception of a god that is less than sovereign is an idol and no god at all. Votes: 0

When your parent is a public idol, you never really have a chance to lay that parent to rest. Votes: 0

Tis easy to break an idol, very easy: to regard the self as easy to subdue is folly, folly. Votes: 0

How are you gonna make an 'idol' from the type of person you're trying to avoid in real life? Votes: 0

An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him. Votes: 0

When a man makes a reverent face before a face that is no face - that is idol worship! Votes: 0

The sin of quick anger is an idol of the heart that is not dying to our own rights. Votes: 0

Bill Bennett really became an idol for me. I listened to him every morning from 6 to 9 for, oh, years. Votes: 0

If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol. Votes: 0

Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service and all talents swear allegiance. Votes: 0

Wheresoever thou findest a high mountain or a lofty hill and a green tree, know that an idol is there! Votes: 0

Thus does a 'necessary evil' become an idol. Maybe we're stuck with it. But do we have to worship it? Votes: 0

I make an idol of my moral consciousness. My pursuit of the good is corrupted by the sin of idolatry. Votes: 0

Of course that was my idol, Son House. I think he did a lot for the Mississippi slide down there. Votes: 0

Verily, we know not what an evil it is to indulge ourselves, and to make an idol of our will. Votes: 0

I want to be acknowledged as not just a pretty idol who sings and dances on stage, but as an artist Votes: 0

The idol in the temple is not God. But since God resides in every atom, He resides in that idol too. Votes: 0

The prospect of being immortal doesn't excite me, but the prospect of being a materialistic idol for four years does appeal. Votes: 0

Religion is passionate, reckless, destructive, idol-smashing. It's a martyr burning at the stake. It's a crown of thorns and a cross. Votes: 0

Whatever thing a man gets quickly enraged about is his idol, and whatever thing he makes his idol becomes his religion. Votes: 0

The energy you'll expend focusing on someone else's life is better spent working on your own. Just be your own idol. Votes: 0

If you uproot the idol and fail to plant the love of Christ in its place, the idol will grow back. Votes: 0

In terms of idols which represented various gods: worshipping an idol or star cluster is no different than worshipping a concept. Votes: 0

Many people think that the Bible is the authentic word of God and they worship the Bible, making it an idol... Votes: 0

A champion owes everybody something. He can never pay back for all the help he got, for making him an idol. Votes: 0

A god who is all love, all grace, all mercy, no sovereignty, no justice, no holiness, and no wrath is an idol. Votes: 0

My idol was Sandino, and also Christ. I was brought up a Christian, but I regarded Christ as a rebel, a revolutionary. Votes: 0

I think anybody who's doing work in their teen years on TV or in the movies, you're a teen idol by default. Votes: 0

Richard Burton is my number one idol. One, because we come from very similar backgrounds and two, because of his fantastic talent. Votes: 0

Imagine yourself acclaimed, a decorated national hero, an idol to millions of desperate people, then within six months, condemned to death by hanging. Votes: 0

Viktor Petrenko and I met at a competition, where I beat him completely accidentally. I felt so embarrassed in front of my idol. Votes: 0

I found my niche as a character actor, and I've never felt like a movie star or teen idol and never wanted to. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Shelley was an idol of mine -- and many -- an extraordinary woman with powerful charisma, enormous talent and a keen, perceptive mind. Votes: 0

When I was younger, there was a huge gap between what I wanted to do and what I could do as an idol. Votes: 0

An idol is anything put in the place of God as the ultimate reality - the eternal, self-existent, uncaused cause of everything else. Votes: 0

When I was a teenager, my idol was the Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff. He's the only person I've ever asked for an autograph. Votes: 0

Leadership that is entirely self-directed will always be pathological. The only thing worse than worshipping an idol is to act like an idol. Votes: 0

The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow. Votes: 0

If you have to run away from something that used to be an idol, you're actually still enslaved by it. It's still controlling you. Votes: 0

Make no man your idol, for the best man must have faults; and his faults will insensibly become yours, in addition to your own. Votes: 0

Whenever we accept an idea as authority instead of as instrument, an idol is set up. We worship the plough, and not the fruit. Votes: 0

It has taken seas of blood to drown the idol of despotism, but the English do not think they bought their laws too dearly. Votes: 0

They were marketing me as a teen idol, when the stuff on the record was not what teen idols were doing at the time. Votes: 0

Dorothy Hamill was my big idol as a kid. She'd won the Olympics in 1976. She was America's sweetheart with her personality, her talent, her haircut. Votes: 0

It was like orderin a hamburger and getting only the buns"(After Brooke White of season 7 on american idol sang the song 'Hero'by Mariah Carey) Votes: 0

Every great man is an idol, an oracle of inquiry. Don't aspire to know the former, but aspire to know the diety in his soul. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The free person does not live by an unexamined faith. To do so is to worship an idol whittled out and made into a fetish. Votes: 0

Taylor Swift is pretty hip...She seems pretty honest. I think that’s hip. She’s promoting knowing yourself, and that’s the best idol. Votes: 0

Growing up, Magic Johnson was my idol. He was a good example. He could always pass the ball extremely well and get his teammates involved. Votes: 0

Can reason be an idol? Certainly. The philosophy of rationalism puts human reason in the place of God as the source and standard of all truth. Votes: 0

Dick Van Dyke was my first idol. He's an amazing physical comedian, like a classic clown, but also very smart and not afraid to show vulnerability. Votes: 0

Beware of manufacturing a God of your own: a God who is all mercy, but not just. Such a God is an idol of your own. Votes: 0

That's my idol, Elvis Presley. If you went to my house, you'd see pictures all over of Elvis. He's just the greatest entertainer that ever lived. Votes: 0

Any idol, regardless of its beauty or usefulness or original purpose, is to be set aside so that Christ might reign supreme, without a single competitor. Votes: 0

Belief in God meant belief in the old tribal idol called Jehovah; and I would not pretend I did not know whether it existed or not. Votes: 0

the whole Pelagian poison of free-will ... a clear exaltation of the old idol free-will into the throne of God ... That the decaying estate of Christianity have invented. Votes: 0

You sounded like Dolly parton on helium." (After kristy lee cook of season 7 on american idol,sang her country rendition of the Beatles'"Eight Days A Week.) Votes: 0

I have felt uncomfortable having people say, "You're my idol," because I want them to idolize God. I want them to idolize somebody that's done a lot. Votes: 0

Never think that you need to protect God. Because anytime you think you need to protect God, you can be sure that you are worshipping an idol. Votes: 0

Ralph Lemon is my idol. But music is my biggest passion. Frank Ocean's 'Pyramids' is on repeat. That kind of stuff with Frank Ocean makes me cry. Votes: 0

Tom Hanks has been a huge idol of mine. I'd love to work with someone like him someday. You could learn a lot working with someone like that. Votes: 0

Robert A. Heinlein has been an idol to me for more than 20 years. He can do no wrong, no matter how much he loves wars and hates pacifists. Votes: 0

A loving God who has no wrath is no God. He is an idol of our own making as much as if we carved Him out of stone. Votes: 0

We make an idol of truth itself, for truth apart from charity is not God, but his image and an idol that we must not love or worship. Votes: 0

I used to play the piano when I was younger, and I loved Alicia Keys. I wanted to be Alicia Keys; she was such an idol to me. Votes: 0

When people say, "I know God forgives me, but I can't forgive myself," they mean that they have failed an idol, whose approval is more important than God's. Votes: 0

There is a strange and mighty race of people called the Americans who are rapidly becoming the coldest in the world because of this cruel, man-eating idol, lucre. Votes: 0

Steven Spielberg was my idol growing up. I knew that all of his movies have a very specific message and point of view, and the always are really epic. Votes: 0

We call an obsession with having someone's approval 'co-dependency;' the Bible's word for it is idolatry. A country can be an idol. A family can be an idol. Votes: 0

Fellini was [David] Lynch's master and his biggest idol, and he believed in Fellini's view that film is a dream, it's not reality. It's all about delving into the unconscious. Votes: 0

As long as you set yourself up as a little god to which you must be loyal there will be those who will delight to offer affront to your idol. Votes: 0

This grossly advertised wonder [Venice], this gold idol with clay feet, this trompe-l'oeil, this painted deception, this cliche-what intelligent iconoclast could fail to experience a destructive impulse in her presence? Votes: 0

You know what? I knew that my God was bigger than his [about Muslims in Somalia]. I knew that my God was a real God and his was an idol. Votes: 0

It's cool to have a personal relationship with someone who's your idol. Someone whose music you used to constantly listen to, when you were hoping you could make it one day. Votes: 0

People want an idol. They want royalty. They don't want a public servant. Hell no. They want someone to clap for and go, "Oh, he touched my hand at the rally!" Votes: 0

One of my favorite people I got to meet was my childhood idol, Vincent Price. I got to not only meet him, but become friendly with him before he passed away. Votes: 0

Do proper homage to thine idol's eyes; But no too humbly, or she will despise Thee and thy suit, though told in moving tropes: Disguise even tenderness if thou art wise. Votes: 0

. . . the triumph of my art is in thoroughly examining whether the thought which the mind of the young man brings forth is a false idol or a noble and true birth. Votes: 0

All genuinely noble women prefer truth to falsehood. As the Russians with their Czar, they are unwilling to see their idol degraded; they want to be proud of the domination they accept. Votes: 0

The media network has its idols, but its principal idol is its own style which generates an aura of winning and leaves the rest in darkness. It recognizes neither pity nor pitilessness. Votes: 0

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 twist on it would be really neat. Votes: 0

...One individual is his or her own best teacher, and no other idol or false image should be worshiped or adored because the God we are all seeking lies inside oneself, not outside. Votes: 0

Man Made 'God' in his own image. The eternal, the infinate, the unnameable was reduced to a mental idol that you had to believe in and worship as 'my god' or 'our god'. Votes: 0

First Moloch, horrid king, besmirched in blood, Of Human sacrifice, and parent's tears, Though, for the noise of drums and timbrels loud, Their childrens' cries unheard, that passed through fire, To his grim idol. Votes: 0

What is an idol? It is anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, anything you seek to give you what only God can give. Votes: 0

Despite not looking like a matinee idol, I feel like I have a lot to give. I've never had any trouble with women. People are always surprised with the romantic aspect of my movies. Votes: 0

Marlon Brando. The finest actor who ever lived. He was my idol when I was 13. He's done enough work to last two lifetimes. Everything I do, I think: Can Brando play this with me? Votes: 0

My dad is a writer, and to see him always in front of a typewriter gave me the inspiration to write. He was my idol, my hero. I wanted to be just like him. Votes: 0

I've had many idols growing up. The inclination for idol worship comes naturally to me. Or it did, anyway. I think I've gotten over it. It came as naturally to me as wanting to act. Votes: 0

If we must “feel” God's presence before we believe he is with us, we again reduce God to our ability to grasp him, making him an idol instead of acknowledging him as God. Votes: 0

The universe has no sides, no end, can't be mapped. Enough to make a man talk about God, make a man superstitious and worship an idol. The science never gets as far as the strangeness. Votes: 0

Ive had many idols growing up. The inclination for idol worship comes naturally to me. Or it did, anyway. I think Ive gotten over it. It came as naturally to me as wanting to act. Votes: 0

There are certain times when a certain person says something to me, that will stick with me for a really long time. But I don't remember one person being my idol, or anything like that. Votes: 0

Perhaps the single most effective antagonist of American business is Ralph Nader, who - thanks largely to the media - has become a legend in his own time and an idol of millions of Americans. Votes: 0

There's a one-eyed yellow idol to the north of Khatmandu, There's a little marble cross below the town, There's a broken-hearted woman tends the grave of Mad Carew, And the yellow god forever gazes down. Votes: 0

I didn't want to be the typical teen idol. I didn't want to be Leif Garrett. I didn't want to be Shaun Cassidy, David Cassidy or Parker Stevenson. I wanted to do my own thing. Votes: 0

Lynn Swann was an idol. It would amaze me how he could fly through the air and make those catches. I'll never forget the one versus Dallas. It was the greatest catch I've ever seen. Votes: 0