I don't like to go to conventions, and I don't like to relate to people on a level of hero worship, because… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
Growing up, I looked up to real women. I didn't go in for hero worship and I still don't. Everybody has feet… — Lucy Lawless Copy Share Image
Brant's an idealist, and he's competent. There are few more dangerous combinations in this world... Heroes are even more dangerous than idealists. — Patricia C. Wrede Copy Share Image
I am a writer who has written about the life of my people, the character of my people. What I can say… — Jorge Amado Copy Share Image
Maybe this was one of those times when being a hero didn’t involve looking particularly brave. It was just doing what you… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
I tried to make guitars that were close to what my heroes played. That's the way it's done. My experience is that… — Paul Reed Smith Copy Share Image
“If you honor the moments by not wasting them, the Time will honor you back by remembering you as the hero, for… — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Muhammad Ali is my hero. Yes, he was the best boxer in the world, but he also put himself on the line.… — David Haye Copy Share Image
“Fighting can be like champagne. It can go to the head of a coward as quickly as of a hero. Anyone has… — José N. Harris Copy Share Image
When I directed the pilot for 'Smallville,' I knew that making Clark Kent relatable would be the key to audiences believing in… — David Nutter Copy Share Image
It's very common to say that Star Wars in the late '70s, that was kind of perfect for Cold War culture and… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
When I say that George Eliot has long been my hero, I mean to include those aspects of her thought and temperament… — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
Heroes!" Euryale said with disgust. "They always bring that up, just like our mother! 'why can't you turn people to stone? your… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
American fighters of the Pacific War were not heroes. The desperation of island combat included exchanged barbarities of which no one would… — James Carroll Copy Share Image
Part of what we want to do with the Heroic Imagination Project is to get kids to think about what it means… — Philip Zimbardo Copy Share Image
All our lives we fought against exalting the individual, against the elevation of the single person, and long ago we were over… — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
“But Dr. Rapp had no self-aggrandizing notions about his role in the tribe. He never set himself out to be the great… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
It's only recently women got to be action heroes on TV. Progress is slow, and often non-existent. There's plenty of cool comics… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
Baseball serves as a good model for democracy in action: Every player is equally important and each has a chance to be… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
From when I was young, I wanted to be an action hero. I always dreamed about being an action star. So finally,… — Rain Copy Share Image
You notice that all the minorities are going to be voting for Barack Obama because he's a minority. He's going to be… — Frosty Wooldridge Copy Share Image
The best heroes in the world are the reluctant ones. Courage isn't fearlessness - it's acting in the face of fear. — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
Who then will dare to say I'm weak or timid? No, they'll say I'm loyal as a friend, ruthless as a foe,… — Euripides Copy Share Image
I feel like I learned very early on that your heroes are only as powerful as your villains. And I'm attracted to… — Renny Harlin Copy Share Image
“I don’t need to be a hero, Fool. I’d settle for feeling that what I did every day had significance to someone… — Robin Hobb Copy Share Image
I think maybe, if I could be a Canadian super hero, I'd have some kind of freezing power and some sort of… — Nathan Fillion Copy Share Image
My heroes are the non-commissioned officers. If I had another life thats what Id be - a regimental sergeant major or a… — Bob Ainsworth Copy Share Image
Danger Mouse' is James Bond essentially. A rodent James Bond. Oh and slightly Batman too I suppose. And let's chuck in a… — Alexander Armstrong Copy Share Image
Fred Astaire is my hero. I love him because he was willing to kill himself to make his art look effortless. And… — Connie Willis Copy Share Image
An ideology can be defined as a group of beliefs that individuals borrow; most people borrow an ideology by identifying with a… — Robert E Lane Copy Share Image
“If there's one thing I've learned in my long life, it's that every villain thinks they're the hero of their own story.” — Soman Chainani Copy Share Image
That's what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you that makes you want to believe that… — Lise Hand Copy Share Image
He who wins a thousand common hearts is entitled to some renown; but he who keeps undisputed sway over the heart of… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
DJs used to be American heroes. No more. Today, being a disk jockey is generally regarded as being slightly more respectable than… — Larry Lujack Copy Share Image
Monsters don't die. They just dissipate into smoke and dust, which saves heroes a lot of trouble cleaning up after a fight. — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural… — John Adams Copy Share Image
I tried to play 'Barracuda' on 'Guitar Hero,' and because you have to anticipate and push buttons, it's really counterintuitive. — Nancy Wilson Copy Share Image
I firmly believed we should not march into Baghdad ...To occupy Iraq would instantly shatter our coalition, turning the whole Arab world… — George H. W. Bush Copy Share Image
It's a fun world to exist in, and I relish doing those movies as much as I do the smaller ones. They're… — Simon Pegg Copy Share Image
If the Constitution was a movie, the Preamble would be the trailer, the First Amendment the establishing shot, the 13th the crowd… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
