Icon Quotes

Icon. What is an icon? When someone is iconic it means they have established a certain kind of legacy possibly, and I think it does come with time. It's something in the arts, I feel. Maybe not, maybe it doesn't have to be in the arts exactly. I'm not really sure. But I don't think you are born an icon.

Most of us see Justice O'Connor as something of an icon, although we do not agree with all of her decisions.

I never thought I would be somewhat of a gay icon.

I do not truly consider myself an icon, but the Cube has been quite successful.

I'm more than an actor. I'm an icon, an industry.

Frankly I've never really subscribed to these adjectives tagging me as an 'icon', 'superstar', etc. I've always thought of myself as an actor doing his job to the best of his ability.

I'm not an icon. Not even in America.

From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles.

Janet Jackson is an icon, I've been honored to meet her a few times, working with her would be amazing.

I am a huge fan of gays. They love me, and I love them. They think of me as sort of a gay icon.

I wish HP nothing but the best. I think HP is an icon. Those of us who had their careers in the Valley think of Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett as role models. We would love to be half as good as they were.

We all shared an admiration of Debussy both as a musician and as sort of an icon for the 20th century. It seemed like an interesting idea to go right back 100 years to find the source of some new ideas now.

My mum is my beauty icon, because she represents what I think beauty is.

Glenn Close is a living icon. You look at the work, and I think it's wild, because she thinks some of her best work was in Dangerous Liaisons and that's what I believe as well.

Dick Clark is an American icon. I am honored that he has entrusted me with such a role in this national tradition.