Hero Quotes

2488 Hero quotes by 1701 unique authors

I hope that some day scientists can be considered heroes again, instead of Paris Hilton. — Walter Isaacson
Shame, isn’t it? That we only like our heroes out in the street when they are looking their best and their uniforms are ‘spit and… — Jacqueline Winspear
I'm saying to be a hero it means you step accross the line and are willing to make a sacrifice, so heroes always are making… — Philip Zimbardo
We remember the heroes who ran into the burning buildings to rescue those trapped inside, and the dauntless passengers on Flight 93 who laid down… — Todd Tiahrt
It's been said that no man is a hero to a newspaperman, and I spent too many years as an ink-stained wretch. — David Simon
Man's activity consists in either a making or doing. Both of these aspects of the active life depend for their correction upon the contemplative life… — Ananda Coomaraswamy
Terrorism [is] a biological consequence of the multinationals, just as a day of fever is the reasonable price of an effective vaccine . . .… — Umberto Eco
Black History Month is dedicated to heroes that paved the way for Black people. It's a month that's very imperative because it gives those who… — Alana Beard
The hero's journey is simply who we are as human beings ... — Elizabeth Gilbert
There's only one problem with the hero's journey, it never included women. — Elizabeth Gilbert
I still lack a political, religious and philosophical world view - I change it every month - and so I'll have to limit myself to… — Anton Chekhov
Poetry being an attempt to express, not the common sense, - as the avoirdupois of the hero, or his structure in feet and inches, -… — Marsilio Ficino
One cannot always be a hero, but one can always be a man. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Rivers and mountains are beautiful and made heroes bow and compete to catch the girl- lovely earth. Yet the emperors Shih Huang and Wu Ti… — Mao Zedong
To suddenly be a hero on a world basis was hard for me to understand. God gave me a gift. I got the chance to… — Grete Waitz
Villains are very, very boring to do. They're so much easier than heroes. — Jeremy Brett
When I was very young, most of my childhood heroes wore capes, flew through the air, or picked up buildings with one arm. They were… — Fred Rogers
Dad - a son's first hero, a daughter's first love. — John Walter Bratton
But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is the hero of his own story. Each has a justification… — Thomas Perry
When leaders take back power, when they act as heroes and saviors, they end up exhausted, overwhelmed, and deeply stressed. — Margaret J. Wheatley
Perfectionism becomes a badge of honor with you playing the part of the suffering hero. — David D. Burns
In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot.… — Ken Follett
I remember seeing war hero Jimmy Doolittle fly a Gee Bee racer there. He was my childhood hero. Many years later, I was lucky enough… — Wally Schirra
We are creating a fabulous franchise with an incredible female action hero. — Jan de Bont
As each brigade emerged from the woods, from 50 to 100 guns opened upon it, tearing great gaps in its ranks; but the heroes pressed… — Daniel Harvey Hill

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