Quotes about hero
hero people needs
The hero's need of the people outlasts their need of him. Aneurin Bevan
hero character thinking
I don't think the Hulk is a superhero. He's the first Marvel character who is a tragic monster. Really an anti-hero. Ang Lee
hero character three
I remember a table in BarchesterTowers that had more character than the combined heroes of three recent novels I've read. Anatole Broyard
hero people different
I didn't picture myself as even a grandmaster, to say nothing of aspiring to the chess crown. This was not because I was timid - I wasn't - but because I simply lived in one world, and the grandmasters existed in a completely different one. People like that were not really even people, but like gods or mythical heroes. Anatoly Karpov
heroic admire englishmen
Americans admire success. Englishmen admire heroic failure Anne Fadiman
hero sacrifice self
Nobility and self-sacrifice sound wonderful in theory, but now he’s seen how it feels. A dead hero is still dead at the end of the day, and you’re still alone. Ann Aguirre
hero sometimes
Sometimes you find your heroes in the unlikeliest places. Ann Aguirre
hero sacrifice winning
This is the way we win over our enemies, not with bigger weapons, or faster ships, but with human courage, ingenuity, and sacrifice. Don't lose hope. We've faced the darkness before-it has nothing new to teach us. As we go about our lives, let us remember the example Dr. Navarro set for us. At the right time, anyone can be a hero. Ann Aguirre
hero fighting thinking
We find heroes, not on battlefields, but in hospitals that tend the injured. Sometimes I think it’s easier to fight than it is to heal. Ann Aguirre
hero organization want
Make heroes out of the employees who personify what you want to see in the organization. Anita Roddick
hero passion names
The famous names throughout history-be they heroes or villains-if they accomplished anything notable, they were passionate. Passion is what drives those who accomplish momentous feats, for good or evil. Andrew Williams
hero evil people
Evil is a matter of choice. Those people who have been victimized and refuse to imitate their oppressors are in my mind the greatest heroes we have. Andrew Vachss
hero people journalism
Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist. Andrew Vachss
hero kids men
And it's funny how when somebody saves you, the first thing you want to do is save other people. All other people. Everybody. The kid never knew the man's name. But he never forgot that smile. "Hero" isn't the first word, but it's the first word that comes to mind. Chuck Palahniuk
hero epic climbing
For official record, announce instructor, the state requires no epic hero. No strive achieve personal celebrity of spotlight and applause. Lectures instructor, the state desires best ideal perform as mediocre. No gain attention showboat. No buffoon. Best effort so occur average. Suppress climbing ego. Become ordinary. Invisible. Chuck Palahniuk
hero kids government
The government says Rant's alive because they need a villain. The kids say he's alive because they need a hero. Chuck Palahniuk
hero want needs
I just want one person I can rescue and I want one person who needs me. Who can't live without me. I want to be a hero, but not just one time. Chuck Palahniuk
hero hip-hop black
Cause I'm Black and I'm proud I'm ready and hyped plus I'm amped Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps Chuck D.
hero stamps my-hero
Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps Chuck D.
hero way ordinary
A hero is an ordinary person doing things in an extra ordinary way. Christopher Reeve
hero thinking different
When the first Superman movie came out I was frequently asked "What is a hero?" ...My answer was that a hero is someone who commits a courageous action without considering the consequences... Now my definition is completely different. I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. Christopher Reeve
hero knowing doubt
A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway. Christopher Reeve
hero maturity views
What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. From an acting point of view, that's how I approached the part. Christopher Reeve
hero levels tvs
De Niro was a hero of mine. And Sean Penn. But I've realized I can't operate at that level of intensity. That's okay for movies. On TV, when you live with horror day in and day out, you have to protect yourself. Christopher Meloni
hero honor enough
Are you hero enough to unite yourself to one whom you know to be suspected and despised by all around you, and identify your interests and your honor with hers? Anne Bronte
hero arms foe
It is better to arm and strengthen your hero, than to disarm and enfeeble your foe. Anne Bronte
hero men purpose
A hero holds purposes appropriate to man and is, therefore, a thinker. Andrew Bernstein
hero conflict threat
The hero is valorous because he stands up to every threat directed against his values. Heroism requires value conflict. Andrew Bernstein
hero needs undaunted
A hero has faced it all: he need not be undefeated, but he must be undaunted. Andrew Bernstein
hero struggle men
Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible - the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen. Andrew Bernstein
hero thinking blood
I think any supernatural hero today, whether he's a vampire, werewolf, a resuscitated mummy, whatever he is, is going to have to deal with the fact that scientists are going to want to catch him and study him. His big enemy is not going to be Dr. Van Helsing today, it's going to be the doctor who wants to put him in a lab and get his blood for what it can do to cure disease or grant immortality. Anne Rice
hero shallow true-meaning
We would make our heroes shallow.... We would make them brittle. It is they who must remind us of the true meaning of strength. Anne Rice
hero dragons personal-history
When I was younger, not being accepted made me enraged, but now, I am not inclined to dismantle my history. If you banish the dragons, you banish the heroes-and we become attached to the heroic strain in our personal history. Andrew Solomon