Hero Quotes

2488 Hero quotes by 1701 unique authors

I think there are good men and women in all decades. We've grown cynical. And look at what we do to all our heroes: Churchill,… — Kevin Costner
The truth is, I don't have any problem with journalists - I count some of them as friends - also some of my heroes are… — Daniel Craig
Steve McQueen was from a time when you didn't know every little dirty thing about our public figures. He and James Dean were very mysterious,… — Sheryl Crow
My heroes were Eddie Van Halen - especially after Van Halen I, II, III, and IV - Randy Rhoads, Ace Frehley and dudes like that.… — Dimebag Darrell
I think Michael Moore is a hero. — Larry David
There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of heroes and villains, the people you can bravo or hiss.… — Bette Davis
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. — Elmer Davis
Heroes are never perfect, but they're brave, they're authentic, they're courageous, determined, discreet, and they've got grit. — Wade Davis
I find it strange the way human nature wants heroes and yet wants to destroy their heroes. It's a kind of mass insecurity people want… — Danielle Dax
When my grandfather died, I started adopting some of his accents, to sort of remind myself of him. A homage. He was a war hero,… — Gavin DeGraw
A champion is someone who gets up when he can't. — Jack Dempsey
There's something so accessible about heroes who have faults. — Laura Dern
I grew up when I was 15 when I had my first opportunity in movies. I watched every great movie for a year and a… — Leonardo DiCaprio
Why do you think I write these feminist songs, to try and teach myself to respect myself. You know, it's not because I'm a hero. — Ani DiFranco
Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes. — Benjamin Disraeli
Do I want to be a hero to my son? No. I would like to be a very real human being. That's hard enough. — Robert Downey, Jr.
I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it's a verb. — Robert Downey, Jr.
I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom. — Bob Dylan
I want to play an action hero. I'm ready for roles that totally aren't me. — Kirsten Dunst
Everybody loves the underdog, and then they take an underdog and make him a hero and they hate him. But as long as they can… — Fred Durst
If you don't have heroes in the beginning, you don't grow. — Robert Duvall
I think I'm a fan of people who were brave, my aunt, my grandmother, those are my heroes. — George Eads
I have lots of heroes: anyone and everyone who does whatever they can to leave the natural world better than they found it. — Sylvia Earle
The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else. — Umberto Eco
Does the novel have to deepen the psychology of its heroes? Certainly the modern novel does, but the ancient legends did not do the same.… — Umberto Eco

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