Quotes About Idols

I grew up loving Ridley Scott and Tony Scott and Michael Bay and Adrian Lyne.

Idols are things we put our trust in. They are not God, but we treat then like they are. They take on a transcendent, magical character. We hold them with a sacred reverence that should only be given to God. We are willing to die for them and kill for them and sacrifice our children for them.

What we want and need in our bitter, rebellious times is God, but unwilling to turn fully to him, we reach for idols and forfeit his intended grace.

Thank you for letting idiots like me, come out and live this wonderful wonderful dream. I love you to death. Lets go home.

Yet who would have believed that the gods of fat and butter who filled the cows' udders would gain a following in the Marina--of worshippers, at that, who came from houses in which offerings and sacrifices had long been mocked? The same spirits who deemed themselves strong enough to cut the ties that bound them to their ancestral faith became subjugated to the barbarian idols' spell. The sight of their blind obedience was more repugnant than drunkenness at midday.

We live most days and most of the hours of those days in a world permeated with the making and purchasing of idols.

I've always had a reluctance to meet my heroes.

I remember, when I was young, I had idols who inspired me to go for my dreams, and I just want to give the same back.

Messi, there is only one, as there was only one Maradona. You cannot replace players like them.

Paul Gascoigne was one who I watched as a young boy. He was a hero to all of us really. Chris Waddle was one for me too, just because of where I grew up. Where I'm from, he was somebody who was representing England and playing in the Premier League, and as a young boy I always wanted to do both.

I don't think that I want to meet any of the icons. I don't think that anybody can quite live up to your expectations.

I identify with the Clint Eastwoods and Harrison Fords. Those are my heroes.

We don't need American Idols. We need American icons. Icons of work.

It is difficult to take in that your idols are in the same place as you are.

When you meet your idols, I'm not one of those people - like if I saw Prince on the street, I wouldn't say anything. Because I'd want him to meet me. You want to meet people on the right terms or if there's a reason for you to meet.

Code writers, they are my idols.

You can only learn from the best players out there, the best people, best idols, role models, whatever you want to call them.

I have good idols and I definitely look up to good people.

I didn't really have idols growing up, but some of my friends were huge fangirls.

I don't have any idols, any heroes, nothing, no.

I watched Romario when I was young, and he was one of my idols.

It's cool for young guys to see what their idols are doing.

My idols are all older.

I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't present themselves as idols; they were just doing their jobs.