Average Quote by Harvey Pekar

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

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

The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.

— Calvin Coolidge

You can find heroism everyday, like guys working terrible jobs because they've got to support their families. Or as far as humor, the things…

— Harvey Pekar

'Heroism' is not the same as coping. A man who does his job properly and succeeds through his own efforts is definitely to be…

— Jeff Cooper

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

— Nancy Gibbs

I think heroism is when somebody really goes above and beyond the call of duty and does something outstanding for either themselves or somebody…

— John Assaraf

Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.

— James Geary

... many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

— Max Ehrmann

Sometimes heroism is nothing more than patience, curiosity, and a refusal to panic.

— Leif Enger