Since time out of mind, a considered act of heroism has been the cure for stultifying ambivalence. — Clarissa Pinkola Estes Copy Share Image
“Smiling at death seems like a pretty bold act. And so I smile like a damned fool.” — Emm Cole Copy Share Image
The hero is the one who goes beyond his skills, until he becomes able to improve, and perhaps even alter, the skills… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To stand up on a stage alone with an acoustic guitar requires bravery bordering on heroism. Bordering on insanity. — Richard Thompson Copy Share Image
“What is heroism in our time? What is villainy? How much we have forgotten, if we don’t know the answer to such… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“By doing ordinary actions efficiently you will become the best among ordinary, but you will not be an extraordinary.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Librarianship is a form of heroism. It’s just not as flashy as swords and dragons. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Future will always remember the heroes, its because of them there exist a future.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
If sub specie aeternitatis [from eternity's point of view] there is no reason to believe that anything matters, then that does not… — Thomas Nagel Copy Share Image
The future of modern society depends much more on the quiet heroism of the very few who are inspired by God. These… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much sacrifice and ruin, so much heroism, a… — Charles de Gaulle Copy Share Image
PERFORMING TRIBUTE 9/11 shows the heroism of people who have chosen to respond to devastation and hatred with quiet determination and a… — Michael Arad Copy Share Image
The backside of heroism is often rather sad; women and servants know that. They know also that the heroism may be no… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
As a career Army bomb technician, I have seen real heroism in the Ranger warfighters I stalked Afghanistan with each night and… — Brian Mast Copy Share Image
Mostly the subject of the photograph, which can be anyone really, coming down the street - someone that has no idea. "Heroism"… — Hedi Slimane Copy Share Image
“Heroism is all about discovering our purpose of life, exercising the Power of ONE and affirming the Power of Intent which we… — Jeroninio Almeida Copy Share Image
“The Greatest Generation? They tell me I am a member of the greatest generation. That's because I saw combat duty as a… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
I think empathy is a guy who punches you in the face at a bus station, and you’re somehow able to look… — John Jeremiah Sullivan Copy Share Image
“A friend once asked me why it was that stories about animals and their heroism...are so compelling. ...we love them because they're… — Gwen Cooper Copy Share Image
Mankind's common instinct for reality has always held the world to be essentially a theatre for heroism. In heroism, we feel, life's… — William James Copy Share Image
“But God's the reason for everything noble and fine and heroic. If you had a God …" "My dear young friend," said… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“Duty comes in many forms; at times duty to country may conflict with duty to family. Yet, with a lucid mind the… — F. Sionil José Copy Share Image
It is part of the moral tragedy with which we are dealing that words like 'democracy,' 'freedom,' 'rights,' 'justice,' which have so… — Norman Angell Copy Share Image
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“Sometimes a hero is unbelievably good for so many but terribly bad for someone else.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
“There is no heroism in sheep. They stand on the hill and go “Baa”, as they’re being slaughtered.” — Skip Coryell Copy Share Image
The hero's will is not that of his ancestors nor of his society, but his own. This will to be oneself is… — Jose Ortega y Gasset Copy Share Image
I'm not surprised that Spielberg was able to capture the heroism of Schindler; so many of his movies are about the better… — Gene Siskel Copy Share Image
“And it's funny how when somebody saves you, the first thing you want to do is save other people.” — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
“Your position may be highly powerful, but you will be a hero only when you are highly respected.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
It is impossible to strive for the heroic life. The title of hero is bestowed by the survivors upon the fallen, who… — Johan Huizinga Copy Share Image
Times of heroism are generally times of terror, but the day never shines in which this element may not work. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“In the matter of spirit follow the Gods, in the matter of work follow the heroes.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
On a normal day, we value heroism because it is uncommon. On Sept. 11, we valued heroism because it was everywhere. — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
At Nike, designers both created and communicated the brand, transforming a company that made shoes into a purveyor of athletic heroism. — Tahl Raz Copy Share Image
“Perhaps elements like tenacity and humility combine to form a heroic compound.” — Brad Herzog Copy Share Image
A hero is a man who stands up manfully against his father and in the end victoriously overcomes him. — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
Love, supreme power of the heart, mysterious enthusiasm that encloses in itself all poetry, all heroism, all religion! — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
Concepts of integrity and heroism and honor are still important to the world today. Some people behave well, and some people behave… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day . . . — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
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