Icon Quotes

“Clear thinking at the wrong moment can stifle creativity.”
― Karl Lagerfeld

“I would like to be a one-man multinational fashion phenomenon.”
― Karl Lagerfeld

“Some believe that as an icon the image of Oscar Wilde is too old and notorious--all right, not an icon, let him be our oriflamme.”
― Lara Biyuts, Forever Jocelyn

“If an artist can occupy the void of artistry while simultaneously parodying its iconography, they can have their metaphorical cake and cannibalise its crumbs too.”
― Stewart Stafford

“I have to be seen to be believed.”
― Queen Elizabeth II

“It's through the cross that we reach the resurrection. We should be absolutely sure of this truth, and we should keep this cross hidden and not place it on the shoulders of others. It is our cross we have to carry. It is the one God has given us to go through into His resurrection. This is the one we should keep hidden.

But there are crosses and crosses, some of our own making. These we should immediately discard. Some permitted by God for our sanctification. These we can share for they are also for the sanctification of others. True, we can help to carry other people's crosses and they can help to carry our crosses, but the operative word is "hidden."

The Lord said, "So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honoured by men," and "When you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." (Mt 6:16-18)

Our very hiddenness becomes a light if we do not complain, if we carry our cross manfully, ready to help in the carrying of other people's crosses. Then we become a light to our neighbour's feet because we become an icon of Christ—shining!”
― Catherine de Hueck Doherty, Sobornost: Experiencing Unity of Mind, Heart and Soul

“My only career goal is to be an halloween icon.”
― Nuno Roque

“And it really breaks her. But it is also how she grows up to become an icon. We love broken, beautiful people.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six

“If you look at the sky or don't, no matter,

A star shall remain a star!”
― Md. Ziaul Haque

“Imagine a piece of spaghetti that looks edible but that never ends once you start sucking it in—that’s fame in a nutshell.”
― Sol Luckman, Cali the Destroyer

“Idol worship” is so deeply ingrained in the human brain synapses that it would be almost impossible to be bereft of it. And in absence of an external icon we are always going to look for it inside us. In fact, in many regions of the world this process is already in progress resulting in the pandemic of “self-admiration” and “self-deification” of our modern times.”
― Giannis Delimitsos, A PHILOSOPHICAL KALEIDOSCOPE: Thoughts, Contemplations, Aphorisms

“I am a vacuum. I am a void. I am nothing”
― Alice Oseman, Solitaire

“A SMILE doesn't mean you are happy ,
it is a indication of admiration to your icon”
― Raymond Enriquez

“The icon of the Bible as God's textbook for the world is as bankrupt as the idea that it stands for, of religious faith as absolute black-and-white certainty. Just as the cultural icon of the flag often becomes a substitute for patriotism, and just as the cultural icon of the four-wheel-drive truck often becomes a substitute for manly independence and self-confidence, so the cultural icon of the Bible often becomes a substitute for a vital life of faith, which calls not for obedient adherence to clear answers but thoughtful engagement with ultimate questions. The Bible itself invites that kind of engagement. The iconic image of it as a book of answers discourages it.”
― Timothy Beal, The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book

“The history of the Bible is one of perpetual revolution. In that light, we might begin to think about the Bible not so much as a fixed thing but as a dynamic, vital tradition. In light of its history, the Bible looks less like a rock than a river, continually flowing and changing, widening and narrowing, as it moves downstream.

For some, thinking about the Bible as a river and not a rock is liberating. That rock has been a millstone around the neck and a tombstone that won’t be rolled away. But for others, seeing it this way can be disorienting. That rock has promised solid foundation in a stormy world. Cling to it or be swept away.”
― Timothy Beal, The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book

“I remember when Elvis died. I wrote my sentiments with words of a little girl in my dear diary, "Many people wanted to see his body. They literally wanted to dig his bones out just to make sure that he was being buried. And I could not understand why. Why people could not leave him alone and let his soul rest in peace." I couldn't get it. I didn't grasp it at that time. In a head of a little girl it was hard to believe that there were mysteries to be solved. That there ruled a conspiracy theory that people thought it was odd that he was buried and the casket was never opened. They didn't believe he was dead! Oh yes. Elvis Lives! And as the world needs his songs, his words, his thoughts, his love, his light more than ever before.”
― Ana Claudia Antunes, Mysterious Murder of Marilyn Monroe

“He put the platter under his butt, said a silent prayer to whatever Roman god oversaw stupid sledding tricks and jumped off the side of the hill.”
― Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune

“Now we find ourselves in the knowledge of what is cheating. It is cheating to treat oneself as an object, or as an image to tend to, or as an icon.”
― Sheila Heti, How Should a Person Be?

“As we stare into the icon, the world we are looking into ishn't shrinking or vanishing. Rather, it is expanding and growing. I like to call this The Wardrobe Effect, borrowed from the scene in C. S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, where the children move into and through a small space (the Wardrobe) to emerge into this vast expansive space (Narnia). An icon is trying to create, via reverse perspective, this same effect upon us. Heaven is more real and larger than this world.”
― Sarah Arthur, A Light So Lovely: The Spiritual Legacy of Madeleine L'Engle, Author of A Wrinkle in Time

“That day I almost died, but my hair was done.”
― Mariah Carey, The Meaning of Mariah Carey

“Your grandmother had an icon, your mother had a little portrait of Lenin, and you have your TV.”
― Georgi Gospodinov, Time Shelter

“Be no longer willing to be placed in someone’s personal trophy collection only to be dusted off and placed back at their discretion! You are a work of art, made for a museum full of the most valuable pieces! Be who you are, Be one of a kind, Be an ICON, BE AN ICONIC WORK OF ART!”
― Constance Delores Burrell, KYNG SUPA NOVA'S ADVENTURES OPERATION COVID-19: WITH FAMILY WE CAN CONQUER ALL

“This" said Wenzil, pointing to the stunner in her cutaway holster, "is an icon of my religion. It would violate my cultural personhood to give it up".”
― David Drake, Blood and War

“The problem is that you think 30 and 40 and 50 is a lot when you should be using the same logic to explain why 30,000,000 and 40,000,000 and 50,000,000 is a lot.

The number is not the problem. The application of your logic to a small number instead of a big one is the problem.”
― Anje Kruger

“Freedom is Chaos.

It is the absence of structure, logic, control and discipline.

A free person is a chaotic person.

I don't want to be free.
I enjoy my discipline.
I like control.
I like having a goal.
I find it soothing to work hard.

Freedom scares me. There is so little definition to it I wouldn't even know where to start. I don't like freedom. It's a ball of anxiety if you ask me.

When I think of free people, I imagine hippies, alcoholics, drug addicts, homeless people, fat people and unscholarly teenagers.”
― Anje Kruger

“We compete on various levels as humans.

Popularity. Intellectual capacity. Social status. Titles. Monetary superiority. Physical strength and fitness. Beauty. Ability to get romantic partners. Power. Influence. Morality. Talents. Skills. Achievements. Awards. Recognition. Personal qualities.

Even a nun, a priest of the highest echelon, and the religious worker taking photos with random children in Africa, are competing for superior morality and recognition for their selfless deeds.

Just because your inherent needs for recognition differ from those next to you does not mean you are free of them.”
― Anje Kruger

“You are sculpting yourself. Of course it's painful.

Carving every detail you want in your life into the tender fabrics of your own existence. Your body, your mind, your business, your home.

Is it not beautiful? How there are those of us that are willing to bear insufferable pain, all to achieve their highest form.

And then there's the rest of the world, fragile creatures, porcelain dolls, the unscuplted masses. All too scared to bear the burden.

Pain is the seed of power. If you can not tolerate it, you should not compete with those who will.”
― Anje Kruger

“Power is the result of rigorous self-observation.

Self-observation causes a higher degree of self-consciousness, especially of the things we do not like about ourselves, which causes us to change or inadequacies into strengths, and so we achieve power.

Power comes from identifying your weaknesses rapidly and eradicating them for good.

Assuming that you're correct is the fastest way to remain incorrect. You're probably doing something wrong somewhere, which is why you are in the position where you are instead of where you want to be. The more you ignore it, the worse it gets.

You need to stop avoiding it and face the facts.

Study yourself to study your weaknesses. And when you do, they will disappear.

If I avoid the mirror I will eventually be unable to face it. If I avoid my balance sheet, it won't get any bigger.

So I watch myself. I observe and I criticize. I exercise self-discipline and judgement, reward and punishment, a focused routine of self-evaluation.”
― Anje Kruger

“What you consume is what you create.
Reader becomes writer, listener becomes speaker, music lover becomes singer, driver becomes fleet owner, it's the cycle we're bound to.”
― Anje Kruger

“It should be illegal not to allow children to earn income and build businesses. Our children should be allowed to be millionaires at any age. Reward by merit, not by age.”
― Anje Kruger