Hero Quotes · Page 72

Nature is not slow to equip us in the prison-uniform of the party to which we adhere.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I'd rather die for speaking out, than to live and be silent.

— Confucius

Michael Moore became an industry hero and the most visible symbol of the Hollywood left.

— Michael Medved

“At best, you’re the untamed hero; at worst, you offend people wherever you go.”

— Anonymous

Stories let you be the hero, the doctor, the lawyer, the gladiator. They let you go on a journey.

— Channing Dungey

You have to do bad things in order to become a hero. You have to make sacrifices.

— John Barrowman

Boldness governed by superior intellect is the mark of a hero.

— Carl von Clausewitz

I know that Cena has a lot of detractors, but I'm very proud of him. He's a good hero.

— Bret Hart

Existentialism is about being a saint without God; being your own hero, without all the sanction and support of religion or society.

— Anita Brookner

“Robin: I'm a hero, Starfire, and if you don't like it... Starfire: Robin? I like it more then you will ever know.”

— Teen Titans Trouble in Tokyo

Jewish authors would never have invented either that style nor that morality; and the Gospel has marks of truth so great, so…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What people adore about superhero movies is the signal quality of the Christopher Nolan films - their complete lack of irony when…

— John Podhoretz

“He'll come because he has to. He'll come because that's what heroes do. They fight for what is right, no matter what…

— Noor A. Jahangir

I don't want you to save me. I want you to stand by my side as I save myself. The greatest Love…

— Ritu Ghatourey

To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something; to be inspirational is to be crazy enough to live…

— Criss Jami

True heroes are those that go that extra mile for someone. That put their heart and soul in helping others. True heroes…

— Anonymous

The catastrophe of the tragic hero thus becomes the catastrophe of the fifth-century man; all his furious energy and intellectual daring drive…

— Robert Fagles

Sven's actual results on the park were not quite good enough to make him a hero, and not quite bad enough to…

— Declan Lynch

We named the film 'Action Jackson' because our hero, Ajay Devgn, is known as 'AJ,' and we thought it would be a…

— Prabhu Deva

I didn't really know of 'Black Lightning' until I got the script and started to investigate - it wasn't a hero that…

— Cress Williams

I was always the hero with no vices, reciting practically the same lines to the leading lady. The current crop of movie…

— Ramon Novarro

As you follow the escapades or the journey of the hero through a story, it evokes some kind of emotion in the…

— Don Bluth

Time can divorce us from the reality of people, it can separate us from people and turn them into ghosts. Or rather…

— Iris Murdoch

You are working up to Mr. Fantastic Fiction levels of Zombie Expert, which is like playing Guitar Hero on some level that…

— Libba Bray

The more powerful the villain is the more powerful the hero.

— William Shatner

As a bowler you are not a hero, you are always backing a hero but you need 20 wickets to win a…

— Anil Kumble

Despite our hard work and the number of hours we put in, content is the hero of every show.

— Sriti Jha

“And it's funny how when somebody saves you, the first thing you want to do is save other people.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

My parents [are my hero]. They've helped me be who I am.

— Ava DuVernay

My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours.

— Adam Baldwin

“Your position may be highly powerful, but you will be a hero only when you are highly respected.”

— Amit Kalantri

A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.

— Rick Riordan

There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.

— Seneca the Younger

“Stretch yourself a bit to know the difference between humans and heroes.”

— Amit Kalantri

“This isn’t the first time someone I know has been hurt because of my fantasies about being a hero. Becky’s”

— Nat Kozinn

People are so complex and multidimensional that raising someone to 'hero' status is too great a simplification.

— Dalia Mogahed

There should be at least one leak like the Pentagon Papers every year.

— Daniel Ellsberg

Being a hero doesn't mean you succeed in saving the day. It just means you tried.

— James Marsters

Times of heroism are generally times of terror, but the day never shines in which this element may not work.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

One of my greatest personal heroes is Jerry Lopez. When you can snowboard like he surfs, you'll be there!

— Frederick Lenz