Heroic Quotes

513 Heroic quotes by 409 unique authors

What makes saintliness in my view, as distinguished from ordinary goodness, is a certain quality of magnanimity and greatness of soul that brings life within… — Harriet Beecher Stowe
It is by no means necessary that a great nation should always stand at the heroic level. But no nation has the root of greatness… — Theodore Roosevelt
Surrender means that the history of this heroic struggle will be written by the enemy; that our youth will be trained by Northern school teachers;… — Patrick Cleburne
Passive resistance is a sport for gentleman (and ladies)-just like the pursuit of war, a heroic enterprise for the ruling classes but a grievous burden… — Kenneth Kaunda
I believe that you and I - and everyone we'll ever meet - has the inborn capacity to be heroic, to take daring, courageous, and… — Tony Robbins
All of world's eyes are trained on the Games. So winning at that stage is heroic. It is a different feeling altogether and cannot be… — Gagan Narang
A lack of common sense usually ends in some heroic feat, much like the soldier who dives onto the grenade so that others may live. — Criss Jami
Elements of the heroic exist in almost every individual: it is only the felicitous development of them all in one that is rare. — Christian Nestell Bovee
Perhaps the heroic element in our natures is exhibited to the best advantage, not in going from success to success, and so on through a… — Christian Nestell Bovee
Courage is a terribly important value. It means you don't run away when things are tough. It means you don't turn away from a friend… — George H. W. Bush
One solace yet remains for us who came Into this world in days when story lacked Severe research, that in our hearts we know How,… — William Wordsworth
First, Poland has been again overrun by two of the great powers which held her in bondage for 150 years but were unable to quench… — Winston Churchill
I make dark dramas, movies about people living in desperate fear who then overcome that fear and find a heroic side to themselves. — Jodie Foster
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so. — Charles de Gaulle
But there are still only certain film genres where a woman can stand out, be heroic, be the centerpiece. — Sarah Michelle Gellar
Winston Churchill aroused this nation in heroic fashion to save civilisation in World War Two. We have everything we need except political will, but political… — Al Gore
Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one. — Baltasar Gracian
Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt… — Charles Caleb Colton
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
People saw me as being heroic, but I was no more heroic than I was with other injuries I had, like the lacerated kidney I… — Eric Davis

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