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
I do a lot of book signings and conventions every year, and I meet a great many readers who are struggling... they're… — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
Dandyism is the last flicker of heroism in decadent ages… Dandyism is a setting sun; like the declining star, it is magnificent,… — Charles Baudelaire Copy Share Image
I am less affected by their heroism who stood up for half an hour in the front line at Buena Vista, than… — Henry David Thoreau 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
“one form of heroism, about which few if any films will be made, is having the courage to live without bitterness when… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Heroes didn't leap tall buildings or stop bullets with an outstretched hand; they didn't wear boots and capes. They bled, and they… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“After September 11th, I never much liked the trend of everyone and his brother wearing the hats and jackets of the NYPD… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
First of all, what made him [Duke in "Zero Year"] captivating is this sense of somebody who wants to save the city… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
“Sometimes stories get on my nerves--especially the ones where unfair things keep happening to the hero over and over, for no reason… — Susan Vaught Copy Share Image
We cannot think too highly of our nature, nor too humbly of ourselves. When we see the martyr to virtue, subject as… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
“Fantasy Landslide by Stewart Stafford I chased Silver Salmon gleam, To where Ogre Battles rage, Mad The Swine guided me to A… — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
“And I decided to play the hero. See how it felt. To try." "And?" she asks. "I didn't like it," he admits.… — Holly Black 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
“In the emergency of growing up, we all need heroes. But the father I grew up with was no hero to me,… — Tom Bissell Copy Share Image
I believe in a passionately strong feeling for the poetry of life - for the beautiful, the mysterious, the romantic, the ecstatic… — Leopold Stokowski Copy Share Image
“Dear Hunger Games : Screw you for helping cowards pretend you have to be great with a bow to fight evil. You… — Stefan Molyneux Copy Share Image
Like that's the only reason anyone would ever buy a first-aid kit? Don't take this the wrong way, Professor McGonagall, but what… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
“civilization has absolutely no need of nobility or heroism. These things are symptoms of political inefficiency. In a properly organized society like… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Just look at the list of who the lowest-paid people are. Pediatricians are at the bottom. You would also look at internists.… — Atul Gawande 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
To be a true hero you must be a true Christian. To sum up then, heroism is largely based on two qualities-… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The ordinary person senses the greatness of the odds against him even without thought or analysis, and he adapts his attitudes unconsciously.… — Marshall McLuhan Copy Share Image
I think that the heroism which at this day would make on us the impression of Epaminondas and Phocion must be that… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“They promised to protect people, but crimes still happened everyday. People were still hurt. People were still killed[...]the people didn´t even seem… — Marissa Meyer Copy Share Image
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