Enormous problems arise when human mistakes are made on the grand scale available to a superhero... Heroes are painful, superheroes are a… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
But the West did not last long enough. Its folk myths and heroes became stage properties of Hollywood before the poets had… — Christopher Dawson Copy Share Image
“Am I still a hero if the only person I save is myself? Am I still a villain if the only person… — B. Damani Copy Share Image
Dada is like your hopes: nothing like your paradise: nothing like your idols: nothing like your heroes: nothing like your artists: nothing… — Francis Picabia Copy Share Image
America loves the representation of its heroes to be not just larger than life, but stupendously, awesomely bigger than anything else. If… — Simon Hoggart Copy Share Image
We would make our heroes shallow… We would make them brittle. It is they who must remind us of the true meaning… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
Victoria Roberts spins an exciting Highland tale of intrigue, betrayal, and love with a braw Highland hero and strong English heroine any… — Hannah Howell Copy Share Image
Husband, we talked about this," Persephone chided. "You can't go around incinerating every hero. Besides, he's brave. I like that." Hades rolled… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
The paper tiger hero, James Bond, offering the whites a triumphant image of themselves, is saying what many whites want desperately to… — Eldridge Cleaver Copy Share Image
“Our quest for heroism is awkward. Not the obvious heroism that earns medals and applause but the heroism of daily life. Go… — Jonathan Hull Copy Share Image
Walter Duranty helped to turn the monster Stalin into a world figure and a hero of the leftistWestern intelligentsia by defending the… — Lance Morrow Copy Share Image
I look at my first books and am glad they weren't published… You start writing by imitating your heroes, then you keep… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
I grew up with J. Edgar Hoover. He was the G-man, a hero to everybody, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation was… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
That's how it works in Westerns: the hero is minding his own business and trying to make a living, but he does… — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
The designs of the paper euros, introduced in 2002, proclaim a utopian aspiration. Gone are the colorful bills of particular nations, featuring… — George Will Copy Share Image
If you test Iron Man and that audience doesn't respond well, you can be damn sure that there is something wrong with… — Barry Levinson Copy Share Image
The passing of my friend and a great American hero, Dan Inouye, is a major loss for the country and Hawaii. But… — Mazie Hirono Copy Share Image
The hero, whether god or goddess, man or woman, the figure in a myth or the dreamer of a dream discovers and… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
There's no hall of fame for that working class hero, no statue carved out of stone. And his greatest reward is the… — Alan Jackson Copy Share Image
Oliver Sacks remains my hero to this day. He was one of the first medical writers I read. The other was Lewis… — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
“A hero sacrifices for the greater good. A hero is true to his or her conscience. In short, heroism means doing the… — Brandon Mull Copy Share Image
“One day my grandson said to me, grandpa were you a hero in the war? And i said to him no I'm… — Dick Winters Copy Share Image
Within the microcosm of a film you get drawn to people. There are certain projects you care enormously about, and 'The Edge… — Matthew Rhys Copy Share Image
Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed. — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Reading, conversation, environment, culture, heroes, mentors, nature – all are lottery tickets for creativity. Scratch away at them and you’ll find out… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
The baby sits in front of MTV watching violent fantasies, while Dad guzzles beer with his favorite sport only to find his… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image
If you put on the military uniform, you're a prima facie hero. Generals are the epitome of that. They're the ones who… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
People see him as a hero. Not just in Zimbabwe or here in Zambia but across the whole of southern Africa. It's… — Kenneth Kaunda Copy Share Image
“I am not a hero in soul and never will be, but I am better than I was. Or so I tell… — Andrew Davidson Copy Share Image
Robin Hood is often seen as the hands-on-hips, archetypal, tally-ho hero. But, realistically, the one calling the shots wouldn't be at the… — Jonas Armstrong Copy Share Image
I don't have individuals that are heroes per say but I will suggest that teachers are heroes for me, our firefighters are… — John Assaraf Copy Share Image
A lot of artists have a super-specific musical hero they definitely try to hone in on. I'm basically inspired by everyone. I… — Gus Dapperton Copy Share Image
When I discovered Gil Scott-Heron, I discovered a musical hero, a man who spoke baritone truth to power over jazzy funk at… — Will Hermes Copy Share Image
I think of Superman as the ultimate vanilla hero. He's this perfect refugee, this perfect immigrant from another planet who embodies the… — Antje Traue Copy Share Image
I think we all face situations in life, where we are not sure if we will be able to make it. I… — Diljit Dosanjh Copy Share Image
Only have enough of little virtues and common fidelities, and you need not mourn because you are neither a hero nor a… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
I have a great deal of respect and affinity for Tammy Duckworth; she's a seatmate of mine. She's got heart, soul; she's… — Danny K. Davis Copy Share Image
“part of heroism is accepting that you can’t fix everything and having the courage to do the right thing when you actually… — Nat Kozinn Copy Share Image
If you look at all of the villains in the course of human history, they've all believed, delusionally, in the virtue of… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
“So the difference between a criminal and a hero is the order in which their vile crimes are committed. And justice comes… — Lois McMaster Bujold Copy Share Image
