During his last 18 months in office, Eisenhower flew to Asia, Europe, and Latin America and deployed his war hero's popularity to… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
A lot of action heroes, we're told they are heroic primarily because they commit violence upon the bad guy. It can be… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
When someone talks about Western films, you probably think of those old black and white cowboy films your granddad likes. But the… — Caroline Lawrence Copy Share Image
Jack furiously chopped vegetables. "Captain Dependable! Wait, we vetoed that one. The Divine Door Maker? Too much? Hmm...Handsome Hero, but maybe I… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“Everybody is Beautiful and Unique in Their Own Special Way, Beauty goes Beyond the Outer Appearance. I think it's More Important to… — Amaka Imani Nkosazana Copy Share Image
“He had acquired a reputation for possessing a noble character, and even for being something of a hero - or, at least,… — K.J. Bishop Copy Share Image
“The greatest heroes in life are those that never give up on someone. They stick it out and make it work. They… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Stain Boy Of all the super heroes, the strangest one by far, doesn't have a special power, or drive a fancy car.… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
One of the problems of truth being censored for a really long time is that people lose the ability to intuit what… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
For me, Yves Saint Laurent is a hero because he fought his whole life against illness. Maybe the only way to fight… — Jalil Lespert Copy Share Image
Perhaps some of the appeal of the dangerous-but-yummy paranormal anti-hero lies in his scorn for societal expectations. Yes, women have come a… — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
Do not expect to be hailed as a hero when you make your great discovery. More likely you will be a ratbag-maybe… — Samuel Warren Carey Copy Share Image
The reason so many people misunderstand so many issues is not that these issues are so complex, but that people do not… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
I am so tired of ruggedly handsome heroes. I don't know too many ruggedly handsome people who are necessarily nice people. In… — Barbara Mertz Copy Share Image
There's not a drop of hero's blood in my whole body, so spare me the praise. I'm just an ordinary guy, and… — Hiroshi Sakurazaka Copy Share Image
My food hero has to be Auguste Escoffier. And the villain? The man who's been most responsible for the death of food… — Arthur Potts Dawson Copy Share Image
The hero of the 'Peanuts' is Charlie Brown. I play the dog that sleeps on the top of his dog box who's… — Geoffrey Rush Copy Share Image
Yes, it looks bleak. But you are still alive now. You are alive with all the others, in this present moment. And… — Joanna Macy Copy Share Image
On closer inspection, the hero status accorded to Abraham, Moses and David in the Old Testament (and echoed in the New Testament)… — Paul Copan Copy Share Image
I like stories where people have to face some big demons internally. It always seems to be an element of horror, because… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
Skywalker is a direct translation of the word shaman out of the Tungusic, which is where Siberian shamanism comes from. So these… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
I don't want to be considered a hero… Imagine [if] young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to… — Miep Gies Copy Share Image
I have been a comic book fan nearly all my life. My fascination began as a refuge after my father left because… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
No young kid growing up dreams of someday becoming a businessman. He wants to be a fireman, a sponsored athlete or a… — Yvon Chouinard Copy Share Image
Sacrifice. I'd never been in a position where I was number one on the call sheet, and everything was in my lap.… — Stephan James Copy Share Image
I got my story, my dream, from America. The hero I had is Forrest Gump... I like that guy. I've been watching… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
By...our readiness to allow arms to be purchased at will and fired at whim; by allowing our movie and television screens to… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Translators are the shadow heroes of literature, the often forgotten instruments that make it possible for different cultures to talk to one… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
With Aquaman I worked with such talented guys, Ivan Reis and Joe Prado. And he's a great character. I mean, Aquaman's a… — Geoff Johns Copy Share Image
A resolute leader who collects ten thousand adventurers about him can do as he pleases. Were the whole world a single Imperium,… — Oswald Spengler Copy Share Image
But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings should not play at. Nations would do well To extort their truncheons… — William Cowper Copy Share Image
“Cedric: “I can think of another reason not to be the hero. Every hero has to sacrifice the one he loves. I… — B. Mauritz Copy Share Image
The family believes that my grandfather, Mark Felt Sr., is a great American hero who went well above and beyond the call… — Mark Felt Copy Share Image
When Howard Marks came out of prison, years later, I met him at a concert in South Wales; I was a young… — Rhys Ifans Copy Share Image
The cool thing for me is, I go to a lot of conventions - a lot of science fiction conventions like Comic-Con… — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
My mother has done a great job with her kids. The daily struggle of raising three daughters with a very limited income… — Sonali Bendre Copy Share Image
Believing, with Max Weber, that man is an animal suspended in webs of significance he himself has spun, I take culture to… — Clifford Geertz Copy Share Image
“I gave Wang a copy of Joseph Campbell’s great book The Hero with a Thousand Faces, because he is a classic hero… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
The hero’s journey always begins with the call. One way or another, a guide must come to say, 'Look, you’re in Sleepy… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
When you accept your imperfections-and still are willing to brush yourself off and start again-you can make changes...for you are on a… — Denise Linn Copy Share Image
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