Top Pedestal Quotes

For one moment, she stood stock-still, drinking in the simple beauty of the marble fountain, the base of its pedestal wreathed in delicate fronds, that stood, glowing lambently in the soft white light...

Pedestals aren't safe...one wrong move and a nasty tumble is sure to follow. Humility is a great grounding tool.

Pedestal Definition

(n.) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of Column.

(n.) A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.

(n.) A pillow block; a low housing.

(n.) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.

A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.

If you put me on a pedestal, I will fall off because I can never achieve the perfection of your expectations.