Quotes about idols
idols gentleman quality
The quasi-peaceable gentleman of leisure, then, not only consumes of the staff of life beyond the minimum required for subsistence and physical efficiency, but his consumption also undergoes a specialisation as regards the quality of the goods consumed. He consumes freely and of the best, in food, drink, narcotics, shelter, services, ornaments, apparel, weapons and accoutrements, amusements, amulets, and idols or divinities. Thorstein Veblen
idols body tests
The test of having ceased to be an idolater is: "When you say 'I', does the body come into your thought or not? If it does, then you are still a worshipper of idols." Swami Vivekananda
idols realistic music-industry
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. Toni Braxton
idols needs want
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. Simon Cowell
idols role-models musical
No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me. Shirley Manson
idols role-models perfect
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. Scotty McCreery
idols moral sin
I make an idol of my moral consciousness. My pursuit of the good is corrupted by the sin of idolatry. Susan Sontag
idols
My idols are all older. Kelly Lynch
idols focus house
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. LaToya London
idols trying reach-out
I try to reach out to my idols. Thia Megia
idols people election
This is a frightening statistic. More people vote in 'American Idol' than in any US election. Rush Limbaugh
idols musical administration
If you elect a matinee idol mayor, you're going to have a musical comedy administration. Robert Moses
idols society looks
The smashing of idols is in itself such a preoccupation that it is almost impossible for the iconoclast to look clearly into a future when there will not be many idols left to smash. Walter Lippmann
idols makers
It is better to catch the idol-maker than to smash each idol. Walter Lippmann
idols feet hands
The Pope is an idol whose hands are tied and whose feet are kissed. Voltaire
idols want typical
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. Willie Aames
idols childhood sunrise
Music has always helped my films. In 'The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion,' you can hear 'Sunrise' by Glenn Miller, an idol of my childhood, in the surprise ending. I like mixing comedy with suspense and action. Woody Allen
idols sitting waste
Your every breath of life is so precious, so don't waste any moment of life while sitting idol. Wiz Khalifa
idols race giving
Mankind are an incorrigible race. Give them but bugbears and idols -- it is all that they ask; the distinctions of right and wrong, of truth and falsehood, of good and evil, are worse than indifferent to them. William Hazlitt
idols may admiration
Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration. William Hazlitt
idols way
I like the way Billy Idol sings. Mommy turned me on to him. Willow Smith