Hero Quotes

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Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes. — Bertolt Brecht
And each man stands with his face in the light. Of his own drawn sword, ready to do what a hero can. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
I wanted to be like my father, who was a cattle man and a rodeo roper. And that was - he was my hero, and… — Dave Brubeck
As far as heroes thorough the years, I'd say definitely Alabama and Randy Owen, Conway Twitty was a big influence of mine, George Strait, Lionel… — Luke Bryan
All the Chinese have to do is fly around the Moon and back, and they'll appear to have won the return to the Moon with… — Buzz Aldrin
Mel Blanc is a hero because of what he could do with his voice for all the Looney Tunes, the Warner Brothers cartoons, to be… — Nicolas Cage
My problem was that I was blond. There were no heroes with blond hair. Robert Taylor and Henry Fonda, they all had dark hair. The… — Michael Caine
I love the ideas of looking back to historical heroes to give us inspiration on how we can be today's heroes to move forward in… — Kirk Cameron
Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging. — Joseph Campbell
When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness. — Joseph Campbell
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. — Joseph Campbell
At the Carter Center we work with victims of oppression, and we give support to human rights heroes. — Jimmy Carter
Billy Graham is one of my great lifetime heroes. I think he epitomizes the essence of what a Christian leader should be. I have participated… — Jimmy Carter
These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor - and a nation who has fought… — Michael N. Castle
The more information you have, the more human our heroes become and consequently the less mysterious and godlike. They need to be godlike. — Nick Cave
My wish is to bring my heroes to the big screen, and many of them have already appeared in my films. — Jackie Chan
A warrior is free to be a hero and pull off daring do and the soldier is irresponsible if he does it. — C J Cherryh
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all. — Noam Chomsky
Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune. — Noam Chomsky

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