Quotes about hero
hero thinking people
I think what we're lacking in society, not only in the U.S. but also around the world, is to find heroes once again and to celebrate these kind of people. Howard Schultz
hero wickedness goodness
There are heroes of wickedness, as there are of goodness. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
hero presence-of-mind people
Fearlessness is a more than ordinary strength of mind, which raises the soul above the troubles, disorders, and emotions which theprospect of great dangers are used to produce. And by this inward strength it is that heroes preserve themselves in a calm and quiet state, and enjoy a presence of mind and the free use of their reason in the midst of those terrible accidents that amaze and confound other people.
hero sight bravery
Intrepidity is an extraordinary strength of soul, which raises it above the troubles, disorders and emotions which the sight of great perils can arouse in it; by this strength heroes maintain a calm aspect and preserve their reason and liberty in the most surprising and terrible accidents.
hero doe way
I don't regard James Bond precisely as a hero, but at least he does get on and do his duty, in an extremely corny way. Ian Fleming
hero winning bullshit
Heroes didn't win. The heroes were whoever happened to win. History told their story -- the dead didn't say a word. All of it was bullshit. Hugh Howey
hero character house
I didn't realize House would be the central character, more the bitter comic relief appearing occasionally. I relish his wounded nature - the lameness, the scarred Byronic hero. Hugh Laurie
hero towns muse
Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Homer
hero passion men
The human passions transform man from a mere thing into a hero, into a being that in spite of tremendous handicaps tries to make sense of life. Erich Fromm
hero gun rejection
They found our hero in the gutter with a diamond ring and a gun. Eric Clapton
hero chance moments
When the moment comes, will you take your chance to be a hero? Eoin Colfer
hero training moral
To be in good moral condition requires at least as much training as to be in good physical condition. Jawaharlal Nehru
hero anti-hero knows
I don't know why I'm drawn to anti-heroes, but I certainly am. Jason Reitman
hero writing thinking
Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel. Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy. F. Scott Fitzgerald
hero patterns worship
The contemporary hero, the mythical pattern in the imitation of whom we would live, remains as yet undefined. We have no hero; what is more to the point, we suspect hero worship. Irwin Edman
hero men brave
I am not a hero but the brave men who died deserved this honor. Ira Hayes
hero ideas nerd
I loved the idea of the Nerd as Hero, which Ghost World also had. Illeana Douglas
hero needs belief
Both villains and heroes need to have a steadfast belief in themselves. Jack Gleeson
hero character play
I haven't purposefully set out to play heroes. I'm interested in playing the character who finds himself in extraordinary circumstances. But he's really either just saving himself or acting in the service of something that's important to him. Harrison Ford
hero matter sometimes
It really doesn't matter whether it's the villain or the hero. Sometimes the villain is the most colorful. But I prefer a part where you don't know what he is until the end. Glenn Ford
hero soul villain
Without will, without individuals, there are no heroes. But neither are there villains. And the absence of villains is as prostrating, as soul-destroying, as the absence of heroes. Gertrude Himmelfarb
hero independence declaration
I would like to acquire a document autographed by John Witherspoon, who signed the Declaration of Independence and is one of my American heroes. Gregg Harper
hero invariably
I particularly like your American ones, where the hero is invariably amorous, alcoholic and practically indestructible. Richard Jackson
hero together way
In those days before hearing Charlie Parker and Dizzy, and before learning of the so-called bebop era--by the way, I have some thoughts about that word, "bebop"--my first jazz hero ever, jazz improvisor hero, was Lester Young. I was a big "Lester Young-oholic," and all of my buddies were Lester Young-oholics. We'd get together and dissect, analyze, discuss, and listen to Lester Young's solos for hours and hours and hours. He was our god. J. J. Johnson
hero differences important
What's important at this time is to re-clarify the difference between hero and villain. J. Edgar Hoover
hero
It's more than mascot status. It's hero worship.
heroic tick mercy
Keep out of this," Lucian said. "I'm not smiting anybody." "You're showing mercy." Catch-a-Tick nodded. "That's heroic, too. But not as good as smiting. Lloyd Alexander
hero men strive
Every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone.
hero sacrifice enchantment
That is why your sacrifice was all the more difficult. You chose to be a hero not through enchantment but through your own manhood.
hero light years
Part of my strength as an actor comes from what I've learned all these years: when you play a villain, you try to get the light touches; when you play a hero, you try to get in some of the warts. John Forsythe
hero character lasts
I would rather portray the hero, if it's a really great film. All my favorite fictional film characters are heroes, such as in "The Last of the Mohicans" and "Robin Hood." Jonathan Jackson
hero hands calling-the-shots
Robin Hood is often seen as the hands-on-hips, archetypal, tally-ho hero. But, realistically, the one calling the shots wouldn't be at the front shouting about it. He'd be the one you don't expect. Jonas Armstrong
hero ice magic
I grew up in the '80s in L.A., so Ice Cube and Magic Johnson are my heroes. Jonah Hill