Hero Quotes · Page 58

Don't forget who your heroes are, what they mean to you, and why they mean that to you.

— Gale Harold

There are no hero-heroine films any more. They are more character-oriented.

— Vatsal Sheth

“Sometimes a hero is unbelievably good for so many but terribly bad for someone else.”

— Amit Kalantri

If everyone was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.

— Mark Twain

Man, in the collective sense, is the hero of science. Man, in the collective sense, is the hero of Earth.

— Jacque Fresco

“He was the cleanest-cut comic-book schoolboy hero imaginable.”

— Joanne Harris

Take away ambition and vanity, and where will be your heroes and patriots?

— Seneca the Younger

“But surely even heroes weary lugging around the burdens of their heroism.”

— J.H. Trumble

My first hero, as a teenager, was James Connolly. I remember discovering that he was a feminist, and that was an eye-opener,…

— Frances O'Grady

Steve Rogers was a hero before he took the Super Soldier formula because he cared about protecting the little guy.

— Jason Johnson

Explore your mind, discover yourself, then give the best that is in you to your age and to your world. There are…

— Anonymous

To be a hero you have to learn to be a deviant — because you're always going against the conformity of the group.

— Anonymous

“It’s easy to be a hero when your own survival is aligned with someone else’s, when your victory is a victory for…

— Delilah S. Dawson

I would love to play a romantic lead at some point. I would love to play the hero at some point. It…

— Anthony Carrigan

“My mother describes me as 'a real hero . . . just like your grandfather'. But I do not know what to…

— Jake Wood

In this world no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are no hero; to be powerful, you must…

— John Henry Newman

It's important for Asian American kids to see themselves in stories and to feel seen. They need to know that their stories…

— Jenny Han

I make people laugh for a living. I believe I can say objectively that what I do I do as well as…

— Mel Brooks

“It’s time to depart on the long, hard road to find our Higher Selves. It’s time to separate ourselves from the ordinary…

— Michael Faust

As they advanced (towards the fountain) one after another of Bastian's Fastastican gifts fell away from him. The strong, handsome, fearless hero…

— Michael Ende

The hero is known for achievements; the celebrity for well-knowns. The hero reveals the possibilities of human nature. The celebrity reveals the…

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Now suzanne takes you hand And she leads you to the river She is wearing rags and feathers From salvation army counters…

— Leonard Cohen

Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's founders and…

— Joe Barton

“Will this long presidency of George W. Bush ever be over? Living through it is starting to seem like some ghastly, upsetting…

— Christopher Durang

Klinsmann was the shining hero of the 2006 World Cup when Bayern took him on.

— Philipp Lahm

“Achilles’ eyes lift. They are bloodshot and dead. “I wish he had let you all die.”

— Madeline Miller

Ironic and jittery, we are puzzled by the old heroes with their fighting, boasting, and cocksure lovemaking.

— Mason Cooley

“Some people are the heroes, and some are the sidekicks. There's nothing wrong with that.”

— Blake Northcott

My room is never clean. I play 'Guitar Hero' all the time and throw things around my room.

— Miranda Cosgrove

Be your own hero. When you fall down, tell yourself that you can do this and keep going. You can do this.

— Anonymous

Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great man.

— Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

I am not a hero. I just did what any decent person would have done.

— Miep Gies

If you can tell me who your heroes are, I can tell you how you're going to turn out in life.

— Warren Buffett

“After that we're going to be heroes. Not because we want to, but because there are no other options.”

— Stephen King

One murder made a villain, Millions a hero. Princes were privileged To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime.

— Beilby Porteus

Dependence upon God makes heroes of ordinary people like you and me!

— Bruce Wilkinson

I can be you hero baby. I can kiss away the pain. I will stand by you forever. You can take my…

— Enrique Iglesias

Some write a narrative of wars and feats, Of heroes little known, and call the rant A history.

— William Cowper

I didn't aim to be a hero at all. So when I got a hero's role, imagine my joy.

— Nizhalgal Ravi

Forget about Batman, Superman, and the Power Rangers, cause I'll be your hero if you're ever in some danger.

— Coolio