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Every heroic act measures itself by its contempt of some external good. But it finds its own success at last, and then the prudent…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

For what does it mean to be a hero? It requires you to be prepared to deal with forces larger than yourself.

— Norman Mailer

To be a hero you have to learn to be a deviant — because you're always going against the conformity of the group.

— Anonymous

I got confused, I thought it was more important to be treated like a hero then, to act like one.

— Po - The Dragon Warrior

A true hero protects his identiy, not out of fear, but out of humility.

— Jessica Jung

“To be heroic does not have to mean possessing the ability to stand against the evils of the world, either well or successfully, but…

— Mike Alsford

In America we have only the bourgeoisie, and the love of the heroic is one of the few counterpoises available to us. In us…

— Allan Bloom

The hero is valorous because he stands up to every threat directed against his values. Heroism requires value conflict.

— Andrew Bernstein

“To be a person of principle is to accept the reality that their stance will never cease to draw the fire of those whose…

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

— Benjamin Disraeli

How easy it is for generous sentiments, high courtesy, and chivalrous courage to lose their influence beneath the chilling blight of selfishness, and to…

— James F. Cooper

Principles have a way of enduring, as do the few irreducible individuals who maintain allegiance to them.

— Christopher Hitchens