My father was a dreamer - my hero. He was a smart, tough guy from Poland, a cutter of lady's handbags, an… — Alan King Copy Share Image
I grew up a child of Watergate. It gave me a good dose of skepticism about authority. One of my favorite movies… — Chris Carter 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
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
One of my heroes, almost necessarily from what I'm saying, of course, is Borges, who is a supreme master of doing thing… — Peter Greenaway Copy Share Image
I don't know what Joe (DiMaggio) wanted (in regards to being called 'the greatest living ballplayer'), but I don't have a problem,… — Willie Mays Copy Share Image
Dr. King has long been my hero. I didn't get to work with him much, but my husband did in the early… — Shirley Sherrod Copy Share Image
Where you live matters: there's only one MIT. And there's only one Hollywood and only one Silicon Valley. This isn't a coincidence:… — Drew Houston Copy Share Image
Adam has always had . . . heroic tendencies.” I touched Adam’s arm. “He’s my hero.” There was another pause. . .… — Patricia Briggs Copy Share Image
Many of my heroes, like Galileo, Maxwell, Newton and, less explicitly, Einstein thought what they were doing was finding out what God… — Frank Wilczek Copy Share Image
I tried to make guitars that were close to what my heroes played. That's the way it's done. My experience is that… — Paul Reed Smith Copy Share Image
My idol was always Romario. He was playing in Holland at the time and I loved him. His skills, technique, I loved… — Rafael van der Vaart Copy Share Image
I literally wouldn't have dreamed of it in a million years that I'm going to be standing there with George (Strait) and… — Miranda Lambert Copy Share Image
I wouldn't have raced a horse. But you'll then throw back at me that Jesse Owens raced against a horse, and he's… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
The truth is that Ron is my hero. He's always there for his friends - sometimes belligerently, but there nevertheless. He's also… — Rupert Grint Copy Share Image
All my heroes, I guess, like John Wayne and all those guys, they drank and they smoked and did all the manly… — Larry Hagman Copy Share Image
I still can't figure out what inspired me to do physics. But since I was nine or ten years old, I wanted… — Vandana Shiva Copy Share Image
When I was eighteen, River Phoenix was far and away my hero. Think of all those early great performances - My Own… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a pariah, because all my heroes were cult artists, people who devoted their lives to poking into very… — Jim Woodring Copy Share Image
Herbert, my father, was born in Britain but went out to Africa in his teens to join his father and built up… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
Bette Davis, she was so brilliant and one of my heroes, but she worked a ton, and then she didn't get All… — Winona Ryder 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
I come from an art history background. I studied at a master's degree level; I chose to dork out on art for… — Black Francis Copy Share Image
Like my hero Virginia Woolf, I do lack confidence. I always find that the novel I'm finishing, even if it's turned out… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
It's high time for the art world to admit that the avant-garde is dead. It was killed by my hero, Andy Warhol,… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
Contrary to popular belief, maybe, I'm a really friendly guy, I guess, and I really like meeting people. And I'm not really… — Bradford Cox Copy Share Image
I grew up when I was 15 when I had my first opportunity in movies. I watched every great movie for a… — Leonardo DiCaprio Copy Share Image
I've tended to avoid meeting my heroes. They aren't necessarily the nicest people anyway. The exception was George Harrison, one of the… — Siobhan Fahey Copy Share Image
To sit here at the same table with my hero, George W. Bush...I feel like I'm dreaming. Somebody pinch me. You now… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
One of my heroes, G.K. Chesterton, said, "The old fairy tales endure forever. The old fairy tale makes the hero a normal… — Regina Doman Copy Share Image
![“I still can't figure out what inspired me to do physics. But since I was nine or ten years old, I wanted to be like [Albert] Einstein. He was my hero. I knew no physicists. I knew no scientists. I had nobody around me. And I went to a convent that didn't even have higher mathematics and physics. I…” quote by Vandana Shiva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/075/vandana-shiva-2756_figures_i-still-can-t-figure-out-what-inspired-m_401214.jpg)
![“Bette Davis, she was so brilliant and one of my heroes, but she worked a ton, and then she didn't get All About Eve [1950] until the last minute. Claudette Colbert was supposed to be Margo Channing, but then she broke her back and couldn't do it. That allowed Davis to play her age.” quote by Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a55/winona-ryder-1469_age_bette-davis-she-was-so-brilliant-and-one_1602507.jpg)
