Average Quote by Charles Kingsley

... the heroism of the average mother. Ah! When I think of that broad fact, I gather hope again for poor humanity; and this…

— Charles Kingsley

The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do is sometimes not to be as weak as…

— Angus Wilson

There is only one heroism in the world: to see the world as it is, and to love it.

— Romain Rolland

Few of us will do the spectacular deeds of heroism that spread themselves across the pages of our newspapers in big black headlines. But…

— Wilferd Peterson

The lives of truest heroism are those in which there are no great deeds to look back upon. It is the little things well…

— Theodore Roosevelt

On a normal day, we value heroism because it is uncommon. On Sept. 11, we valued heroism because it was everywhere.

— Nancy Gibbs

So many misconceptions surround the notion of heroism. Far too many categorize a hero as a champion on the battlefield, a commander of legions,…

— Brandon Mull

Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.

— James Geary

True heroism is minutes, hours, weeks, year upon year of the quiet, precise, judicious exercise of probity and care—with no one there to see…

— David Foster Wallace

Heroism--that is the disposition of a man who aspires to a goal compared to which he himself is wholly insignificant. Heroism is the good…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day . . .

— Harvey Pekar

Heroism is a badly remunerated occupation, and often it leads to an early end, which is why it appeals to fanatics or persons with…

— Isabel Allende