Hero Quotes · Page 8

Like Achilles, the hero who forgot his heel, or like Icarus who, flying close to the sun, forgot that his wings were…

— Dwight Longenecker

“You're a hero here.' 'I don't want to be a hero.' 'What do you want?' 'I want to be a leader.”

— Julianna Baggott

I went to film school so I have a writing and directing background, and I think a lot of the material I'm…

— Danny McBride

I think all of us have a hero and a villain in us.

— Anson Mount

My mom is my hero. [She] inspired me to dream when I was a kid, so anytime anyone inspires you to dream,…

— Tim McGraw

The liberal feminist movement never imagined that women would take seriously the encouragement to become our own heroes and claim life for…

— Tammy Bruce

I am no longer a divine biped. I am no longer the freest German after Goethe, as Ruge named me in healthier…

— Heinrich Heine

You're a hero and a gentleman, you're kind and honest, but more than that, you're the first man I ever truly loved.…

— Nicholas Sparks

My idol was always Romario. He was playing in Holland at the time and I loved him. His skills, technique, I loved…

— Rafael van der Vaart

You are lucky in life if you have the right heroes. I advise all of you, to the extent you can, to…

— Warren Buffett

“First you be a hero and then raise your child to be a hero.”

— Amit Kalantri

Barrons was powerful, broodingly good-looking, insanely wealthy, frighteningly intelligent, and had exquisite taste, not to mention a hard body that emitted some…

— Karen Marie Moning

Before thou callest a man hero or genius, investigate whether his exertion has features of indelibility; for all that is celestial, all…

— Johann Kaspar Lavater

When I was a young man, Dirac was my hero. He made a breakthrough, a new method of doing physics. He had…

— Richard P. Feynman

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

When have you heard a story about the hero dying for the villain?

— Andy Mineo

“He had to be a hero for her. He wished the world still had dragons so he had something to slay for…

— Tiffany Reisz

In 'The Way Back' survivors were all ordinary people, and that's the whole point, that's who I felt these people should be,…

— Peter Weir

My dad is now an incredibly important ally of mine. I'm so impressed with him. He's a hero to me because he…

— Wilson Cruz

“By connecting your inner child to your internal being, you bring out the hero in you that is inside all of us.”

— Kim Ha Campbell

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

Adam has always had . . . heroic tendencies.” I touched Adam’s arm. “He’s my hero.” There was another pause. . .…

— Patricia Briggs

A hero could be anyone who does something heroic, irrespective of the gender.

— Vicky Kaushal

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

— Miranda Cosgrove

Pat Metheny's my hero, man. I've got so much from Metheny's music.

— Goldie