My father was very intense, passionate and over-the-top. He was my hero and my tyrant. — June Jordan Copy Share Image
In the 1950s and 1960s, the heroes were the long-term investors; today the heroes are the wise guys. — Michael Steinhardt Copy Share Image
Most of us are cut from the same cloth. We all can be a hero if we choose. And it just isn't… — Robin S. Sharma Copy Share Image
When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing… — Elvis Presley Copy Share Image
One of the rules I try to follow is that normal people are going to be involved even in heroic events — David Brin Copy Share Image
I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older. — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
I'm not Catholic but the Virgin Mary fascinates me because she's like a folk hero. — Moby 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
We need to build a beautiful granite and bronze monument in our nation's capital to honor American heroes, unsung American heroes. And… — Bernard Goldberg Copy Share Image
Freedom was my first great desire. The second, which remains hidden within me to this day, tormenting me, was the desire for… — Nikos Kazantzakis Copy Share Image
“I love a good hero – they're so perdictable. One little nudge and off they run, towards the screaming." ~ Nyarlathotep” — Drhoz Copy Share Image
As far as chemistry is concerned, the audience is the best judge. Professionally, I am supposed to look as convincing as possible… — Koel Mallick Copy Share Image
I believe that every single person attached to a film is a character and nothing more. I don't categorize them as hero,… — Anupama Parameswaran Copy Share Image
There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
I like to have a hero a little underpowered. I mean, Spiderman is far cooler than Superman. How do you challenge Superman? — Patricia Briggs Copy Share Image
You have this fairy tale of 'life on your own.' It's so awesome. Until the apartment floods, or something happens, and your… — Maddie Marlow Copy Share Image
“He changes when there's a threat to be overcome: it's like he pulls on a second skin, one he almost forgets the… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
My mother is my hero just because, what life becomes about is overcoming adversity, and I watched her overcome so many things… — Rashad Evans Copy Share Image
We're remembering each other's heroes, too. We are learning each other's songs. We are reminding ourselves that we are a global family… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
My heroes were people like Jim Jarmusch. Scorsese was my god. Spike Lee was exciting, doing exactly what we thought we were… — Alan Taylor Copy Share Image
Bob Dylan's 'Blowin' In the Wind' was written into the script of 'Article 15.' It was the only song I wanted in… — Anubhav Sinha Copy Share Image
“here’s the thing about being a hero: Only a few ever make it into the history books. Every day, people do heroic… — Yasmine Galenorn Copy Share Image
A hero is someone who rebels or seems to rebel against the facts of existence and seems to conquer them. Obviously that… — Jim Morrison Copy Share Image
“Maybe the wild ones weren't hyperactive; maybe they were misplaced heroes. After all, in another era, the same behavior that is now… — Christopher McDougall Copy Share Image
