Books Quote by Jim Bouton

When great men permit themselves to be cast down by the continuance of misfortune, they show us that they were only sustained by ambition,…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

But no man's a hero to himself. I've lived with me a lifetime. I know everything worth knowing about myself--" ~Something Wicked This Way…

— Ray Bradbury

“It’s hard when you lose someone. I’ve had it happen. It changes your world, everything, but it doesn’t change who you are. People who…

— Alex Flinn

“Heroes are men who admit to being difficult to live with, who demand extremely high standards in every aspect of their lives, who are…

— Robyn Donald

The consolation of reading biography: Most great men have led lives even more miserable than our own.

— Anonymous

“Great men were always average men, that summoned the courage, honor and will to do extraordinary things that would change the world. A feat…

— Tonny Brown

“There is one thing that I do find extraordinary and it never ceases to amaze me. That even in this day and age, in…

— Lucretia Grindle

“I was more statistical than that, a daddy's girl who expected to marry a man that was tall and strong, smart and put together,…

— Lily White

“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

Every hero mirrors the time and place in which he lives. He must reflect men's innermost hopes and beliefs in a public way.

— Marshall Fishwick

“I decided to do the easy task of changing situations and conditions by being a hero, than staying back to do the difficult task…

— Amit Kalantri

“There must come a time when good men must lose their personalities and stand up for "ALL" men who had been oppressed by the…

— Henry Johnson Jr