I really began to love to read while in high school, and my favorite authors were my heroes: J.D. Salinger, Kurt Vonnegut. — Louis Sachar Copy Share Image
He's the real deal. Eric Taylor was one of my heroes and teachers when I started playing around Houston in the early… — Steve Earle Copy Share Image
I don't have many heroes. Very plain and simply, Johnny Unitas was one of my heroes. When you think of Baltimore, you… — Ozzie Newsome Copy Share Image
My hero wants to belong too, but he doesn't want to give up all the things he came to value in the… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
In my stories, I controlled what happened in a way I couldn't in real life. My characters lived through the horror and… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
I wanted to be like my father, who was a cattle man and a rodeo roper. And that was - he was… — Dave Brubeck Copy Share Image
My dad is a writer, and to see him always in front of a typewriter gave me the inspiration to write. He… — Shakira Copy Share Image
I was taught coming up in the Phillies organization to be seen and not heard by people like Pete Rose, my hero… — Ryne Sandberg Copy Share Image
All of my films are based on personal experiences and beliefs. Many of my heroes are my spokespeople - and some are… — Michel Ocelot Copy Share Image
“I always thought of myself as a humanities person as a kid, but I liked electronics,” he said. “Then I read something… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When I was very young, most of my childhood heroes wore capes, flew through the air, or picked up buildings with one… — Fred Rogers Copy Share Image
Some people are worried about the future of comics and some people are busy building it. That latter group are my heroes. — Gail Simone Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, Jacques Cousteau was my hero and the person who inspired me to become an underwater explorer. I… — Enric Sala Copy Share Image
My friends and I took songwriting very, very seriously. My hero was and still is Bob Dylan, but also people like Leonard… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
I just think a hustler's ambition is that I never stop. I start off hustling and said I'll never stop hustling. An… — Young Jeezy Copy Share Image
You know who it is? It's me in 10 years. So I turned 25. Ten years later, that same person comes to… — Matthew McConaughey Copy Share Image
My wish is to bring my heroes to the big screen, and many of them have already appeared in my films. — Jackie Chan Copy Share Image
Allen [ Ginsberg] was a particular friend, one of my heroes, really. I knew him almost as long as I've been writing. — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Nelson Mandela was one of the most influential people in my life. He was my hero, my friend, and also a companion… — Pele Copy Share Image
Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That's one of the reasons I beat him - because I respected… — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
I always wanted to work with Betty White, because she is one of my heroes of all time, and I just love… — Cheech Marin Copy Share Image
One night I went to see Bobby at the Flamingo. Because he was my hero, I would visit him for inspiration. — Wayne Newton Copy Share Image
I'm 13 to 17, 18 years old; I thought that's what the world was like. It never occurred to me that this… — Marcus Miller Copy Share Image
I see the angel Moroni, standing atop the temple, as a shining symbol of [our] faith. I love Moroni, because in a… — Elaine S. Dalton Copy Share Image
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