“I was supposed to be making some soup," said Rincewind. He waved the onions vaguely. It was probably not the most heroic… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
It's a stark thought that when we die most of us will leave behind uneaten biscuits, unused coffee, half toilet rolls, half… — Steven Hall Copy Share Image
We must be prepared to make the same heroic sacrifices for the cause of peace that we make ungrudgingly for the cause… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
First, Poland has been again overrun by two of the great powers which held her in bondage for 150 years but were… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
Damn, Claire. Warn a guy before you do a face-plant on the floor next time. I could have looked all heroic and… — Rachel Caine Copy Share Image
Sadly, a prize for peace is a rarity in this world. Most nations have monuments or memorials to war, bronze salutations to… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
I think on some level, that's a fear that exists in everybody, that if we're tested, we won't make the courageous choice.… — Bruce Greenwood Copy Share Image
Heroes are heroes because they are heroic in behavior, not because they won or lost. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
Humanity needs heroic leadership from those who see all life as precious. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Disastrous would have been the result if a fire or a death had suddenly demanded something heroic of human nature, but tragedies… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
Each individual has a universal responsibility to shape institutions to serve human needs. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one is the tongue, and speech is mightier… — Ptahhotep Copy Share Image
To stand upon ramparts and die for our principles is heroic, but to sally forth to battle and win for our principles… — Franklin D Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Inaction is cowardice, but there can be no scholar without the heroic mind. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The heroic soul does not sell its justice and its nobleness. It does not ask to dine nicely and to sleep warm.… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Without the heroic, man has no meaning; without the economic, he has no sense. Economic man is most likely to be economic… — Kenneth E. Boulding Copy Share Image
One of the differences between now and then is that the idea of body image is a much bigger issue now. Back… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four years… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
“I used to read in books how our fathers persecuted mankind. But I never appreciated it. I did not really appreciate the… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
Someone in the society has to deal with the reality that there are finite resources and we're making trade-offs, and be explicit… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
A man not perfect, but of heart so high, of such heroic rage, That even his hopes became a part of earth's… — Richard Watson Gilder Copy Share Image
Freedom requires no effort to enjoy but requires heroic efforts to preserve. — Richard G. Scott Copy Share Image
When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic. Women face childbed and the scrubbing brush, revolutionaries keep their mouths shut… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Disease is surely one of the ways in which we are tried by life and offered the chance to be heroic. Though… — Bernie Siegel M.D Copy Share Image
“Accepting that life is insane, that bad things happen to good people and that you can find the courage to be grateful… — Richie Norton Copy Share Image
