The contemporary hero, the mythical pattern in the imitation of whom we would live, remains as yet undefined. We have no hero;… — Irwin Edman Copy Share Image
There are astonishing stories of heroism not only in preventing bloodshed, but in building understanding which lasts. — Scilla Elworthy Copy Share Image
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“There is child in all of us that refuses to grow up, a child that is in awe of what can be,… — Shatrujeet Nath Copy Share Image
“Vanye: You're asking me to kill you. Luthiel: I'm asking you to save her. ” — Robert Fanney Copy Share Image
It is said, that no one is a hero to their butler. The reason is, that it requires a hero to recognize… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
That is why your sacrifice was all the more difficult. You chose to be a hero not through enchantment but through your… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
It is impossible to strive for the heroic life. The title of hero is bestowed by the survivors upon the fallen, who… — Johan Huizinga Copy Share Image
“I asked my Greek chorus about this sort of hero: the Underappreciated Personification of Resolve.” — Brad Herzog Copy Share Image
“Ability and talent never loose the value, because demand for it highly exceeds the supply of it.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Heroes are necessary in order to enable the citizens to find their own ideals, courage and wisdom in the society. The hero… — Rollo May Copy Share Image
Our unconscious, then, does not believe in its own death; it behaves as if it were immortal. It knows nothing that is… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
His [Gen. Douglas MacArthurs] twenty-two medals-thirteen of them for heroism-probably exceeded those of any other figure in American history. He seemed to… — William Manchester Copy Share Image
The most interesting heroes have a bit of villainy to them, and the most interesting villains have a certain bit of heroism… — James Spader Copy Share Image
I think you have to take the man at his word [Donald Trump]. Is kind of an equal-opportunity insulter. He started by… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“Rostov kept thinking about that brilliant feat of his, which, to his surprise, had gained him the St. George Cross and even… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
A hero is not a movie character. Hero is an ordinary person who finds the strength and courage to persevere and keep… — Anurag Prakash Ray Copy Share Image
I think heroism is when somebody really goes above and beyond the call of duty and does something outstanding for either themselves… — John Assaraf Copy Share Image
When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that… — Robert Green Ingersoll 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
“You might hate a successful person, but you can not hate a true hero.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
I lived the life of Londoners - and thence comes my immense gratitude and my deep attachment with the British people. I… — Maurice Druon Copy Share Image