To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Freedom of a nation cannot be won by solitary acts of heroism though they may be of the true type, never by… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
However much of time, labor, or other means it takes to establish a reputation, it frequently happens that it requires nearly as… — Christian Nestell Bovee Copy Share Image
The suicide bomber's imagination leads him to believe in a brilliant act of heroism, when in fact he is simply blowing himself… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Since time out of mind, a considered act of heroism has been the cure for stultifying ambivalence. — Clarissa Pinkola Estes Copy Share Image
This may not be the path for everyone. But the trust of which we speak is not an act of heroism. it… — William McGurn Copy Share Image
'I believe, Mr. Snitchey,' said Alfred, 'there are quiet victories and struggles, great sacrifices of self, and noble acts of heroism, in… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
It is from the numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
A hero is someone who stands in the community and speaks their hopes and speaks their passion. That's almost an act of… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
Endurance is a much better test of character than any single act of heroism, however noble. — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
An act of heroism, of extraordinary courage, the grandeur of it, won't easily inspire us to act in imitation, but it can… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice,… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
Only the violent acts of men "count" toward something besides evil in a patriarchy. It is the male story of violence that… — Lidia Yuknavitch Copy Share Image
Rosa Parks was the queen mother of a movement whose single act of heroism sparked the movement for freedom, justice and equality.… — Marc Morial Copy Share Image
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
