Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dennis Quaid

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

Aiden Wilson Tozer

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

Diablo Cody

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.

Denis Leary

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

Diana DeGarmo

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

Billy Joel

I am the entertainer, the idol of my age I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage You see me in the papers, I've been in the magazines But if I go cold, I won't get sold I get put in the back in the discount rack Like another can of beans.

Benjamin Franklin

The greatest monarch on the proudest throne is obliged to sit upon his own arse.

Billy Bob Thornton

We're not encouraging idols other than on the TV show, you know and that's the wrong way to do it. If we had become famous from a contest show we'd be embarrassed in my generation. But if that's the benchmark then I thought well young people who want to be filmmakers, or musicians, or whatever are screwed. But maybe they're not because what they're doing is they're creating their own thing.

Kevin Corrigan

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

Dave Mustaine

It wasn't enough for Megadeth to do well; I wanted Metallica to fail.

Jim Crace

I feel the political failings of the U.S.A. are presidential in length, but the aspirant narrative of the States is millennial in length.

Sebastian Thrun

You are going to fail, and failing, for me, is as joyful as succeeding. Failing means that there is something to learn, and we can improve and do it better next time.

Bruce Rauner

I have my strong views and opinions. I really want to transform Illinois government because this state is failing the taxpayers and the children.

Jeb Bush

trapped in failing schools. She reads at a fifth-grade level.

David Mitchell

How lazily "xperts" dismiss what they fail to understand!

Calamity Jane

Those as don't eat, without exception, fail to survive.

Diego Klattenhoff

Everyone fails. Everyone is constantly failing. It is all part of life, and especially this job of being an actor.

Charlie Munger

A business model that relies on trickery is doomed to fail.

Robert Kazinsky

Christy Turlington is my dream woman. I haven't met her, but she's married to Edward Burns, who is far more talented and handsome than I am, and I think she's out of my league!

Robert Rainy

And in times and places where there was not much persecution, people could become and continue Christians who neither were nor professed to be very devoted persons.

Robert Osborne

I think 'Elf' is funny, with Will Ferrell. That's a great Christmas movie.

Robert Osborne

There's a lot of movies that aren't all about Christmas, or where Christmas isn't the focus, but have that spirit of Christmas in them. I love that sequence in 'Auntie Mame,' where she's in the department store, sewing at Macy's, and she doesn't know how to do anything but fill out a form as 'cash on delivery!'

Rick Griffith

Luckily, we can go six or seven deep. Our gym holds about 900. We played Lodge Grass before Christmas and it was pretty much full. I think if you want to see the game, you'll have to be there early.

Blaise Pascal

Mahomet established a religion by putting his enemies to death; Jesus Christ by commanding his followers to lay down their lives

Dave Bailey

Lewis is really desperate, and I'm really sorry for the families being put through this. This is going to be a strange Christmas party this year.

Peter Ritcher

Lots of people were activating phones under the Christmas tree.

Moulin Rouge

Love is like oxygen, love is a many splendored thing, love lifts us up where we belong, all you need is love!- Christian