“Heroism isn't all about noise and action, sometimes it's a quiet understated thing, like an act of kindness.” — Fabian Black Copy Share Image
However great the advantages given us by nature, it is not she alone, but fortune with her, which makes heroes. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
“Leaders console the world with their speeches, heroes console the world with their actions.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Motherhood is heroism. It is God-given, and yet men treat women as though of similar common clay, when in fact they are… — Gutzon Borglum Copy Share Image
Modernity: we created youth without heroism, age without wisdom, and life without grandeur — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
If you put your life on the line on a daily basis to help protect and save lives, you are a story… — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
I think heroism comes in different packages. The superhero package is one that we're familiar with. — Deborah Ann Woll Copy Share Image
“Where there are wars, where there are divided allegiances, where there are temptations to be resisted, objects of love to be fought… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Susan Burton's life story - filled with trauma, struggle, and true heroism - is precisely the kind of story that has the… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
“But the days of true heroism are over, when a citizen fought for his country like a Fabricius or a Washington, and… — Mary Wollstonecraft Copy Share Image
“What about ‘we fight, we die?’” I asked. “What happened to bravery and heroism?” Mister Smith rolled his eyes. “Load of crap,”… — Frank Tuttle Copy Share Image
It is an impressive truth that sometimes in the very lowest forms of duty, less than which would rank a man as… — Thomas de Quincey Copy Share Image
Institutionalised in sports, the military, acculturated sexuality, the history and mythology of heroism, violence is taught to boys until they becomes its… — Andrea Dworkin Copy Share Image
Genuine bravery occurs when you least expect it, and when, in fact, you're quite oblivious of it. Sometimes heroism happens when you… — Gerald Hausman Copy Share Image
'Heroism' is not the same as coping. A man who does his job properly and succeeds through his own efforts is definitely… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
“There is heroism to be found in great battles, it is true; warriors with stable knees who fight and know that they… — Kevin Hearne Copy Share Image
“I know that my buddy Jorgeson was a real American hero. I wish that he had lived to be something else, if… — Thom Jones Copy Share Image
“We find a model for learning how to live in stories about heroism. The heroic quest is about saying yes to yourself… — Carol S. Pearson Copy Share Image
For black people in the western hemisphere, if you can't generate a mythology that creates models of heroism and power out of… — Kerry James Marshall Copy Share Image
All the stories and descriptions of that time without exception peak only of the patriotism, self-sacrifice, despair, grief, and heroism of the… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
John Wells and Christopher Chulack were pretty honest from the get-go in our first meeting about 'Southland.' They were looking to create… — Shawn Hatosy Copy Share Image
Invention is an Heroic thing, and plac'd above the reach of a low, and vulgar Genius. It requires an active, a bold,… — Thomas Sprat Copy Share Image
The less you demand total fulfillment from relationships, the more you can appreciate them for the beautiful tapestries they are, in which… — John Welwood Copy Share Image
“I would have to have a bit of heroism and get out of myself. But I love myself so much!” — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
“To assess the quality of thoughts of people, don't listen to their words, but watch their actions.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
Do everything for Love. Thus there will be no little things: everything will be big. Perseverance in little things for Love is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Neither fear nor courage saves us. Unnatural vices Are fathered by our heroism. Virtues Are forced upon us by our impudent crimes.” — T.S. Eliot Copy Share Image
A hero is a man who stands up manfully against his father and in the end victoriously overcomes him. — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
Love, supreme power of the heart, mysterious enthusiasm that encloses in itself all poetry, all heroism, all religion! — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
Concepts of integrity and heroism and honor are still important to the world today. Some people behave well, and some people behave… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
“In the matter of spirit follow the Gods, in the matter of work follow the heroes.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
On a normal day, we value heroism because it is uncommon. On Sept. 11, we valued heroism because it was everywhere. — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
At Nike, designers both created and communicated the brand, transforming a company that made shoes into a purveyor of athletic heroism. — Tahl Raz Copy Share Image
“Perhaps elements like tenacity and humility combine to form a heroic compound.” — Brad Herzog Copy Share Image
The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else. — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
“Let's get one thing clear, there may be few or many successful people in your profession, but there is going to be… — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
It isn't everybody who is the hero of his own romance, and when we meet one he is likely to be a… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
There comes a time when you have to be your own hero. Because sometimes, the people you can't live without, can live… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day . . . — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
