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Indeed the Idols I have loved so long, have done my credit in this World much wrong; have drowned my Glory in a shallow Cup, and sold my Reputation for a Song. – Omar Khayyam	added by Normando 5 months ago
I never thought in my lifetime, I would see Richmond and Charlottesville get rid of their statues, they're idols of white supremacy and symbols of racism and hate. And for me as a Christian, and many other faiths feel this way too, we can't have idols in our public square. That just doesn't square right with what we're trying to do as a community, as a state, a commonwealth or a nation. – Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee	Found on CNN 2 years ago
My first Olympics in 2012, I walked and I was able to meet and take pictures with some of my idols in sport, some of the athletes that I look up to like Kobe( Bryant), LeBron( James) and actually being able to spend time with these people while we were preparing to do Opening Ceremonies, and those are the memories that last a lifetime... For someone who this may be their first Olympics, it's a once in a lifetime thing. You never know if you'll be able to get back to that stage.Traditional Tongan dress If this was an opening ceremony like no other, one thing remained unchanged compared to past Olympics : Pita Taufatofua made a return.Taufatofua first caught the attention of Olympic Stadium spectators in Rio five years ago when he appeared wearing traditional Tongan dress and covered in oil. Pita Taufatofua then repeated the act at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics two years later. Pita Taufatofua leads out Team Tonga during the opening ceremony. {. – Will Claye	Found on CNN 2 years ago
One of my idols growing up was Alex Trebek, and being able to be on ‘Jeopardy!’ years ago -- even though my wardrobe outfit wasn’t the greatest choice … they are doing some guest hosting spots and … I have the opportunity to do one of those. – Mark Kelly	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The members of the family are in distress, but the idols are worshipped. – Proverb	added by anonymous 3 years ago
Shortly after I moved to Los Angeles, I was looking for work, and I happened to be invited to Ray's studio and sat in and played on a couple of his demos. I didn't charge him a dime for it. I was on cloud nine to be working in the same room as Ray Charles, one of my huge idols. – Don Felder	added by RobertHaigh 3 years ago
To throw it out can be against human law, but to bring the idols into the church was a grave sin, a crime against divine law. – Pope Francis	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Everyone in Liverpool is a firm fan of the Beatles and captivated by their story and how they started off as local boys messing around with guitars and music, and became international idols. – Louise Ellman	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
They don't distance themselves that much from their fans, they just show themselves how they are -- they show the good and bad. I think that's what's different from other idols. – David Kim	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I was able to meet Roger Federer, who is one of my idols, we talked a little bit about what he would have done in his career if he had to do it over and he said that in his heyday, when he was his busiest, he would have tried to take a little bit more time to celebrate the victories. – The American	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
There's a lot of affinity in Japan towards idol figures as the management companies choose very average, cute, young cheerful women. They want everyone to feel like this could be your daughter or next-door neighbor, if someone powerful has a hard time coming out, the average women in Japan thinks, what chance do I have ? But idols are very relatable. This incident could help other young women to think, if she came out, then I can come out too. – Kukhee Choo	Found on CNN 5 years ago
United States makes me feel less nerdy, definitely seeing some of my idols in professional sports playing, kind of makes me feel like, hey, this is popular, this is something I can enjoy with a broad audience of people. – Jeremy Visoutsri	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Both the doll and the singer are my idols and helped me through some of my darkest times. – Jasmin Britney	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
It is unique that even though they are idols, they perform while hiding their faces with masks. – Akihiro Kuji	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We worship idols, photo frames, artifacts, etc. It's fine. But faith and prayer in action is service to this world in HIS name, try it's more divine. Don't simply idolize, offer all you have and reach out in H I S name and MickeyMize. – Mickey Mehta	added by Mickeymized 8 years ago
I imagine it was like a sports fan meeting one of his idols, like Michael Jordan. – Al Archie	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I have been part of a lot of great teams, there have been a lot of guys who have blocked and have been on the receiving end of those (passes) too. To me those are team awards, but Joe and Steve Young were my two idols growing up and so it is pretty special. – New England	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
My two rock idols are Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen. Not just because they are from Jersey, but, because they conduct themselves with humility and give a lot back to the public and their respective communities. And, the fact they both ended up marrying someone that "knew them when" is something I admire and hope to have with Tina (Rinaldi) one day. – John McNerney	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Modern society has generally ‘lost the plot’. Slavishly following its false gods and idols makes no sense in a spiritually aware life. – Anthon St Maarten	added by anonymous 11 years ago
The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish. – Pope John Paul II	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols. – John Calvin	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Man is a being born to believe. And if no church comes forward with its title-deeds of truth to guide him, he will find altars and idols in his own heart and his own imagination. – Benjamin Disraeli	added by anonymous 14 years ago
The savage bows down to idols of wood and stone the civilized man to idols of flesh and blood. – George Bernard Shaw	added by anonymous 14 years ago

Indeed the Idols I have loved so long, have done my credit in this World much wrong; have drowned my Glory in a shallow Cup, and sold my Reputation for a Song.

– Omar Khayyam

added by Normando
5 months ago

I never thought in my lifetime, I would see Richmond and Charlottesville get rid of their statues, they're idols of white supremacy and symbols of racism and hate. And for me as a Christian, and many other faiths feel this way too, we can't have idols in our public square. That just doesn't square right with what we're trying to do as a community, as a state, a commonwealth or a nation.

– Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee

Found on CNN
2 years ago

My first Olympics in 2012, I walked and I was able to meet and take pictures with some of my idols in sport, some of the athletes that I look up to like Kobe( Bryant), LeBron( James) and actually being able to spend time with these people while we were preparing to do Opening Ceremonies, and those are the memories that last a lifetime... For someone who this may be their first Olympics, it's a once in a lifetime thing. You never know if you'll be able to get back to that stage.Traditional Tongan dress If this was an opening ceremony like no other, one thing remained unchanged compared to past Olympics : Pita Taufatofua made a return.Taufatofua first caught the attention of Olympic Stadium spectators in Rio five years ago when he appeared wearing traditional Tongan dress and covered in oil. Pita Taufatofua then repeated the act at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics two years later. Pita Taufatofua leads out Team Tonga during the opening ceremony. {.

– Will Claye

Found on CNN
2 years ago

One of my idols growing up was Alex Trebek, and being able to be on ‘Jeopardy!’ years ago -- even though my wardrobe outfit wasn’t the greatest choice … they are doing some guest hosting spots and … I have the opportunity to do one of those.

– Mark Kelly

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The members of the family are in distress, but the idols are worshipped.

– Proverb

added by anonymous
3 years ago

Shortly after I moved to Los Angeles, I was looking for work, and I happened to be invited to Ray's studio and sat in and played on a couple of his demos. I didn't charge him a dime for it. I was on cloud nine to be working in the same room as Ray Charles, one of my huge idols.

– Don Felder

added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago

To throw it out can be against human law, but to bring the idols into the church was a grave sin, a crime against divine law.

– Pope Francis

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Everyone in Liverpool is a firm fan of the Beatles and captivated by their story and how they started off as local boys messing around with guitars and music, and became international idols.

– Louise Ellman

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

They don't distance themselves that much from their fans, they just show themselves how they are -- they show the good and bad. I think that's what's different from other idols.

– David Kim

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I was able to meet Roger Federer, who is one of my idols, we talked a little bit about what he would have done in his career if he had to do it over and he said that in his heyday, when he was his busiest, he would have tried to take a little bit more time to celebrate the victories.

– The American

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

There's a lot of affinity in Japan towards idol figures as the management companies choose very average, cute, young cheerful women. They want everyone to feel like this could be your daughter or next-door neighbor, if someone powerful has a hard time coming out, the average women in Japan thinks, what chance do I have ? But idols are very relatable. This incident could help other young women to think, if she came out, then I can come out too.

– Kukhee Choo

Found on CNN
5 years ago

United States makes me feel less nerdy, definitely seeing some of my idols in professional sports playing, kind of makes me feel like, hey, this is popular, this is something I can enjoy with a broad audience of people.

– Jeremy Visoutsri

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Both the doll and the singer are my idols and helped me through some of my darkest times.

– Jasmin Britney

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

It is unique that even though they are idols, they perform while hiding their faces with masks.

– Akihiro Kuji

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We worship idols, photo frames, artifacts, etc. It's fine. But faith and prayer in action is service to this world in HIS name, try it's more divine. Don't simply idolize, offer all you have and reach out in H I S name and MickeyMize.

– Mickey Mehta

added by Mickeymized
8 years ago

I imagine it was like a sports fan meeting one of his idols, like Michael Jordan.

– Al Archie

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I have been part of a lot of great teams, there have been a lot of guys who have blocked and have been on the receiving end of those (passes) too. To me those are team awards, but Joe and Steve Young were my two idols growing up and so it is pretty special.

– New England

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

My two rock idols are Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen. Not just because they are from Jersey, but, because they conduct themselves with humility and give a lot back to the public and their respective communities. And, the fact they both ended up marrying someone that "knew them when" is something I admire and hope to have with Tina (Rinaldi) one day.

– John McNerney

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Modern society has generally ‘lost the plot’. Slavishly following its false gods and idols makes no sense in a spiritually aware life.

– Anthon St Maarten

added by anonymous
11 years ago

The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.

– Pope John Paul II

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols.

– John Calvin

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Man is a being born to believe. And if no church comes forward with its title-deeds of truth to guide him, he will find altars and idols in his own heart and his own imagination.

– Benjamin Disraeli

added by anonymous
14 years ago

The savage bows down to idols of wood and stone the civilized man to idols of flesh and blood.

– George Bernard Shaw

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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