"The heroes of the present will retreat to……" — Charles Olson

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• True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but… — Arthur Ashe
• Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome. — Margaret Atwood
• I'm bad at picking heroes. — Margaret Atwood
• No hero is mortal till he dies. — Wystan Hugh Auden
• Clint Eastwood has always been a hero. — Kevin Bacon
• If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women. — Abigail Adams
• Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story. — John Barth
• As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long… — John Adams
• Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's… — Joe Barton
• Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. I'd think about all my heroes, Charlie Parker, Jimi… — Jean-Michel Basquiat
• What is a society without a heroic dimension? — Jean Baudrillard
• Heroes don't wear diapers. It's just not cool. — Felix Baumgartner

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