Above and beyond Quote by John Assaraf

Heroism is not fighting some big battle. It is not standing up to some fearsome foe ... Heroism is every day getting up with…

— Cory Booker

True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life, in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Heroism is about taking an action which represents a breakthrough, and then assuming full responsiblity for it, even if it's a failure.

— Noa Ben Artzi-Pelossof

Heroism's just doing more than you want to do or think you can. Sometimes it's just doing the crappy things, the unhappy things other…

— Nora Roberts

My wife Lorrie actually looked in the dictionary to see what the definition was of heroism because it had been used so much. She…

— Chesley Sullenberger

'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

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

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

In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences.

— Brandon Mull

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 blind courage: it is selfless action. it is knowing the odds are stacked against you, but feeling that you must do…

— John Baldoni

Heroism is a badly remunerated occupation, and often it leads to an early end, which is why it appeals to fanatics or persons with…

— Isabel Allende