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Icon Quotes

On style icons, fame, and lasting cultural influence.

These icon quotes celebrate the figures people admire most, from style icons who shaped personal Identity to performers whose fame became iconic in its own right.

Oh, it's fun to be an icon!

Quotes by Adam West

To be an icon... I guess that's a privilege.

Quotes by Adam West

On the Web no subject is sacrosanct. No one, from icon to unknown, is off-limits.

Quotes by Willow Bay

My ultimate beauty icon is Diana Ross.

Quotes by Solange Knowles

Emotion Quotes

Kate Hudson is my style icon.

Quotes by Shantel VanSanten

Fashion is totally political, the icon of a political system.

Quotes by Sebastian Lelio

Goldberg was as close to a cultural icon as WCW ever produced.

Quotes by Paul Heyman

My ultimate style icon is Grace Jones.

Quotes by Nick Rhodes

Audrey Hepburn, for me, was the end-all, be-all style icon.

Quotes by Natalie Morales

Fame Quotes

Kim Gordon is my biggest style icon.

Quotes by MO

I don't want to be a queer icon. I want to be an icon.

Quotes by Kevin Abstract

I feel very fortunate to be compared to somebody so incredible. Michael Jackson's an icon.

Quotes by Justin Timberlake

Coca-Cola is an American icon.

Quotes by John Quelch

I'm friends with Kehlani - she's a LGBTQ icon.

Quotes by Jaboukie Young-White

Identity Quotes

I want to be a rap icon.

Quotes by Gunna

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

Quotes by Erno Rubik

My style icon has always been Sidney Poitier.

Quotes by Elvis Mitchell

I'm not afraid to use Christ as an icon.

Quotes by David Seltzer

It's a mark of any icon that it should be open to iconoclasm.

Quotes by Charles Jencks

Influence Quotes

My dad is French and he's my number one style icon.

Quotes by Camille Rowe

Frequently Asked Questions

What claim about the Web and icons appears in these quotes?
One quote states that on the Web, no subject is sacrosanct, and "no one, from icon to unknown, is off-limits," describing an environment where fame offers no exemption.
Which style icons are named in these quotes?
The quotes name Grace Jones as an "ultimate style icon" and Audrey Hepburn as "the end-all, be-all style icon." Related themes appear in Fame quotes.
How does one quote describe being compared to Michael Jackson?
It expresses feeling "very fortunate to be compared to somebody so incredible," calling Michael Jackson "an icon."
What common thread connects the style icons mentioned in these quotes?
Both Grace Jones and Audrey Hepburn are cited specifically as style icons, suggesting fashion influence is one clear way the word "icon" gets used here.
Do these quotes treat "icon" status as protecting someone from scrutiny?
No - one quote explicitly says icons are as open to scrutiny online as anyone unknown, since "no subject is sacrosanct."

One quote reflects on the honor of being compared to such an influential figure. Explore more in our Influence and Fame quotes.