Heroic Quotes

513 quotes by 412 authors

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others… — Arthur Ashe
Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome. — Margaret Atwood
Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world. — Ansel Adams
Mothers - especially single mothers - are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation's children, but men must also take responsibility for their children… — Evan Bayh
Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story. — John Barth
What is a society without a heroic dimension? — Jean Baudrillard
Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible - the hero is the… — Andrew Bernstein
When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness. — Joseph Campbell
I think that the romantic impulse is in all of us and that sometimes we live it for a short time, but it's not part… — Jane Campion
I'm not saying this in a condescending kind of way, but it's quite simple: The making of America was a heroic thing. Australia has a… — Nick Cave
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
If we choose, we can live in a world of comforting illusion. — Noam Chomsky
States are not moral agents, people are, and can impose moral standards on powerful institutions. — Noam Chomsky
You know, it shouldn't just be about women as heroic figures overcoming things, it just needs to be about women in general getting the opportunity… — Diablo Cody
The Border Ballads, for instance, and the Robin Hood Ballads, clearly suppose a state of society which is nothing but a very circumscribed and not… — Lascelles Abercrombie
In an audience of rough people a generous sentiment always brings down the house. In the tumult of war both sides applaud a heroic deed. — Thomas Wentworth Higginson
When reading about what may be described as the lesser celebrated heroic figures of the Harlem Renaissance, we rarely get a definitive look at just… — Aberjhani
What passes for identity in America is a series of myths about one's heroic ancestors. It's astounding to me, for example, that so many people… — James A. Baldwin
The simple act of caring is heroic. — Edward Albert
Greek myths are heroic, noble and tragic; but the American Dream is heroic, comical, and uplifting. Americans are a people in whom overweening ambition is… — John C. Wright

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