Adversity Quote by Silvia Cartwright

Heroes, whatever high ideas we may have of them, are mortal and not divine. We are all as God made us and many of…

— John Osborne

“Heroes abound at the dawn of civilizations, during pre-Homeric and Gothic epochs, when people, not having yet experienced spiritual torture, satisfy their thirst for…

— Emil Cioran

There are people who have incredible stories that we don't talk about. People who did amazing things, men and women who faced incredible odds,…

— Rhiannon Giddens

The people who have impressed me most - and the closest I've come to having heroes - are the people who have devoted their…

— Bruce Cockburn

I'm always interested in getting to know people, and that means vilified people as much as those celebrated. You find out that heroes aren't…

— Dustin Lance Black

People who go to work every day, make sacrifices to raise families, and get through life without hurting other people if they can help…

— Dean Koontz

There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the…

— Naguib Mahfouz

People who really try to be conscious of what they have done, who take responsibility, to me these kinds of people are heroes.

— Park Chan-wook

The world's made up of individuals who don't want to be heroes.

— Brian Moore

Heroes are those who can somehow resist the power of the situation and act out of noble motives, or behave in ways that do…

— Philip Zimbardo

“Heroes of the ancient world wore masks, costumes, heavy armors, and were licensed to kill. True Heroes of the New World are those who…

— Premlatha Rajkumar

I think, though, the biggest heroes in my life would have been both my mother and father. My father because he was very brave…

— Susan Stroman