Fallen Quote by Johan Huizinga

It is impossible to strive for the heroic life. The title of hero is bestowed by the survivors upon the fallen, who themselves know…

— Johan Huizinga

Dost thou know what a hero is? Why, a hero is as much as one should say, a hero.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Heroism--that is the disposition of a man who aspires to a goal compared to which he himself is wholly insignificant. Heroism is the good…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

So many misconceptions surround the notion of heroism. Far too many categorize a hero as a champion on the battlefield, a commander of legions,…

— Brandon Mull

A hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown.

— Tom Hanks

A hero is someone who stands in the community and speaks their hopes and speaks their passion. That's almost an act of heroism nowadays…

— Marianne Williamson

Perhaps a hero is someone who doesn’t register his own vulnerability. Is it courage, then, if you’re too daft to know you’re mortal?

— David Benioff

“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

Woe to the people that fails to honor its heroes! It will cease producing them, cease knowing them. Heroes spring from the essence of…

— Rudolf Hess

No hero is mortal till he dies.

— W. H. Auden

“Hero' is not an official status or designation, but if the world recognize you as a hero, it is the highest honor you will…

— Amit Kalantri

I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

— Christopher Reeve