Hero Quote by Jeanette Winterson

Any woman is just as capable of being a hero as any man.

— Hayao Miyazaki

In books by women and for women, it should come as no surprise that heroines are the heroes of the action, finding themselves, their…

— Sarah MacLean

Don't tell me women are not the stuff of heroes.

— Anonymous

The system of heroism depends on women to be weak so men can be strong.

— Susan Faludi

Heroes aren't always people who save others in the normal sense. Sometimes they're people who keep trying even when things seem impossible.

— Jeff Vandermeer

I didn't want readers to think I was asking to be praised for taking care of my wife while she was ill. Lots of…

— Rafael Yglesias

“If you're a hero you can be an idiot, behave badly, ruin your personal life, have any number of mistresses and talk about yourself…

— Jeanette Winterson

In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the…

— Ken Follett

Ordinary people who are just kind of just going about their lives are transformed into heroes because they have the courage to put their…

— Viola Davis

“Heroes. Brave men and women who lay down their lives for someone else... Our culture understands heroism. But we don’t understand martyrs.”

— DC Talk

Heroes are ordinary men and women who dare to see and meet the call of a possibility bigger than themselves. Breakthroughs are created by…

— Werner Erhard

“Men can have an obvious display of heroics or strength or accomplishment, but it is the unsung women throughout all ages of humankind who…

— Red Haircrow