Hero Quotes

2488 Hero quotes by 1701 unique authors

A hero does for others. He would do anything for people he loves, because he knows it would make their lives better. I am not… — Ulysses S. Grant
Heroes are people who face down their fears. It is that simple. — David Gemmell
In a land where sport is sacred, Where the labourer is God, You must pander to the people, Make a hero of a clod. — Henry Lawson
No man is a hero in his own country. — John Monash
Every country needs its heroes, and we must follow them. — Edward Dunlop
Learn about the incorruptible King, and know his heroes who never inflict slaughter on the peoples. — Tertullian
O beautiful for spacious skies, . . . O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy… — Katharine Lee Bates
If there had been a strong democratic sentiment in Germany, Hitler would never have come to power . [Germans] deserved what they got when they… — A J P Taylor
All our heroes, all our great stories are about failure. — Peter Carey
As we take stock on the morrow of victory, we shall find that nothing of real value to the human race has been destroyed. Our… — Horatio Bottomley
It's nice that I've grown up with the same friends since I was 12, I have a very close knit set of them... I grew… — Robert Pattinson
Outside of my family, I don't really know. They're great people and my parents are great parents, and they brought me up very well, I… — Robert Pattinson
Men are rapists, batterers, plunderers, killers; these same men are religious prophets, poets, heroes, figures of romance, adventure, accomplishment, figures ennobled by tragedy and defeat.… — Andrea Dworkin
Athletes as role models and heroes is a hoax, a sick hoax. The men and women who are fighting in Iraq, they are the true… — Gale Sayers
On June 22, 2008, at the age of 71, an American revolutionary died. He was a bona fide genius, an outspoken critich, a literary giant… — Corey Taylor
Heroes are necessary in order to enable the citizens to find their own ideals, courage and wisdom in the society. The hero carries our hopes,… — Rollo May
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. These are the men who took the cliffs. These are the champions who helped free a continent.… — Ronald Reagan
I started out playing guitar because Jimi Hendrix was my hero, so my roots were really based on Jimi Hendrix and his style of playing. — Joe Satriani
In a bygone era, penalty-takers would put their laces through the ball and threaten to put a permanent bulge in the netting. For reasons that… — Pete Gill
No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. In the first… — James Boswell

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