“He had read lots of stories where heroes succeeded in spite of long odds, where they accomplished a task that everyone else… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
I like characters and stories that challenge the status quo. Lately, I'm really interested in history because I find that in my… — Jessica Chastain Copy Share Image
“It drives me crazy how quickly the great ones get canonized. 'Blah-blah-blah is such a terrible loss.' Does that mean that the… — Sarah Schulman Copy Share Image
If American literature has a few heroes, Miller is one of them. He refused to name names at the McCarthy hearings, and… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
At Liverpool, I used to read the match day programme, and you'd read an interview with a lad from the youth team.… — Xabi Alonso Copy Share Image
Presidents seem to fall into two positive categories: they're one of us, or they're heroes. Both McCain and Obama probably see themselves… — Chuck Todd Copy Share Image
I'm sick of over-trained heroes. I'm really bored with that. Guys that are just ripped to shreds and full of skills. That's… — Bruce Campbell Copy Share Image
“Name one hero who was happy." I considered. Heracles went mad and killed his family; Theseus lost his bride and father; Jason's… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
“Since then I have searched for my heroes among small-t truths. I always find them among people learning the art of acceptance:… — Chris Crutcher Copy Share Image
I was going to do medicine at Edinburgh University - when I was three weeks old I nearly died, but they did… — Gavin Esler Copy Share Image
When I was young, I saw some of my heroes doing it on the telly. We're talking about Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers,… — Rik Mayall Copy Share Image
“He smiled at me shyly and took a step closer. I froze, heart pounding, as he put one hand on my cheek… — J.M. Richards Copy Share Image
We remember the heroes who ran into the burning buildings to rescue those trapped inside, and the dauntless passengers on Flight 93… — Todd Tiahrt Copy Share Image
You know how kids will wait outside after a gig and try to get an autograph from the band? I would do… — John 5 Copy Share Image
I've always felt, with 'The Iliad,' a real frustration that it's read wrong. That it's turned into this public school poem, which… — Alice Oswald Copy Share Image
A lot of the hardcore fans wanna hear the deep cuts - songs like 'Orion' or maybe like a 'Disposable Heroes' -… — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
My guitar heroes are Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck and people like that - so I've tried to make an album of… — Todd Rundgren Copy Share Image
We should tell the honest, painful stories of 9/11 because it dishonors the memory of heroes to invent a phony cast of… — Rick Wilson Copy Share Image
We tend to think of heroes only in terms of violent combat, whether it's against enemies or a natural disaster. But human… — Diane Ackerman Copy Share Image
I don't hate men, I just wish they'd try harder. Theyall want to be heroes and all we want is for them… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
“The young man looked down from the cart at the people in front of him. Jonah felt his teacher’s eyes meet his… — Anna Myers Copy Share Image
September 11th has produced only miniature heroes because our culture has freed itself from many of the old, dangerous, elitist fantasies of… — Rory Stewart Copy Share Image
I played with the likes of Kelly Smith, Rachel Yankey, and Fara Williams - all these great players. Everybody knew who they… — Lucy Bronze Copy Share Image
The final cover for 'Heroes Are My Weakness' feels exactly right. It reflects the cold, wintry setting of an isolated island off… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips Copy Share Image
You read in any war stories - World War II, whatever - that there are many, many heroes. There are the main… — Dave Filoni Copy Share Image
Juno: "The heroes of olympus must unite! After your victory over kronos in manhattan...well I fear that wounded jupiter's self-esteem." Percy: Cause… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I do not believe that I am made of the stuff which constitutes heroes, because, in all of the hundreds of instances… — Edgar Rice Burroughs Copy Share Image
“No one wants to go through life alone, fighting battles single-handedly their whole life. Not even the hardiest of heroes. That’s just… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
What makes a hero? Courage, strength, morality, withstanding adversity? Are these the traits that truly show and create a hero? Is the… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
A hero doesn't have to do extraordinary things to live up to that title. A hero can be someone who helps a… — Hero Copy Share Image
Two things you almost always see when 'MTV Cribs' features a black superstar: a poster of Tony Montana and a poster of… — Jemele Hill Copy Share Image
Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men. Silently and imperceptibly, as we… — Brooke Foss Westcott Copy Share Image
I got my first television at Stanford when I was 20, and I used to watch 'The Dick Van Dyke Show'. He… — Ted Danson Copy Share Image
“I took in a deep breath, and smoke twisted around my head as I let it slip through my teeth. “Do you… — Peter Clines Copy Share Image
One of the things that happens to you if you write about restaurants - one of the reasons restaurant critics are the… — John Lanchester Copy Share Image
Always the notorious red-light district of sports, boxing today is as troubled as it was even in the days when the Mob… — Tahl Raz Copy Share Image
It's funny what actors take issue with. Some won't do parts where animals are in jeopardy; some won't ever play anyone remotely… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
In terms of the most successful heroes, no matter how much power you have, you never really have control over yourself. That's… — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
Jazz music and, more specifically, jazz musicians, are my artistic heroes. I want to be the Thelonious Monk of acting. He had… — Trevor St. John Copy Share Image
My role models are every single woman that steps inside of the cage - inside of an octagon, inside a ring, or… — Fallon Fox Copy Share Image
