“Praising heroes who slay monsters is a writer’s most ancient task.” — David Burr Gerrard Copy Share Image
Some of my earliest heroes were congresswomen like Shirley Chisholm and Barbara Jordan. — Jeffrey Wright Copy Share Image
It’s my failure to sound like my heroes that’s allowed me to sound like myself. — John Mayer Copy Share Image
Heroes betray us. By having them, in real life, we betray ourselves. — Michael Moorcock Copy Share Image
The discovery of heroes is rarely linear or obvious. They usually sneak up on you. — Nina Easton Copy Share Image
“He (and anyone else who survived) learned to be as unscrupulous as the heroes in the pulp adventure magazines he'd read as… — Thomas M. Disch Copy Share Image
“Someone needs to fight, someone needs to sacrifice, someone needs to inspire, someone needs to be a hero.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Folk singers are the unsung heroes. They keep our tradition and culture alive but don't expect anything in return. — Devi Sri Prasad Copy Share Image
T'Challa stands out among the Black heroes in the MCU because he's not a sidekick, he isn't dependent on technology that somebody… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
Super-heroes were created to represent the best in all of us. We should aspire to match their nobility, not their ability to… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
What with making their way and enjoying what they have won, heroes have no time to think. But the sons of heroes… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“I never encountered any crisis in life, because I solved my problems before they turned into crisis.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
It's only when we stop looking exclusively to the podium for our heroes and start looking all around us that we'll make… — Paige Spiranac Copy Share Image
In our world of big names, curiously, our true heroes tend to be anonymous. In this life of illusion and quasi-illusion, the… — Daniel J. Boorstin Copy Share Image
“But you, Percy - you are part god, part human. You live in both worlds. You can be harmed by both, and… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
The men and women who put their lives on the line every day, often under very dangerous circumstances are true heroes and… — John Bel Edwards Copy Share Image
I wanted to paint in a folk-artist-y way. My heroes were Van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, and Rembrandt. I think Picasso is about… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
“Heroes of the ancient world wore masks, costumes, heavy armors, and were licensed to kill. True Heroes of the New World are… — Premlatha Rajkumar Copy Share Image
Some of my acting heroes have built careers on playing characters who do horrendous things - they're repellent and lovable. They're not… — Rebecca Hall Copy Share Image
Growing up, I never really felt like I fit in with any of the heroes that I knew of at least. I… — Katy O'Brian Copy Share Image
'Heroes', 'Desperate Housewives', 'The Sopranos' - they're all very stylised. 'The Wire' is much more rooted in realism and honesty. In American… — Aidan Gillen Copy Share Image
