Hero Quotes
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Probably we'll think of Bush in years to come as an American hero.
Tommy Franks
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The hero dead cannot expire: The dead still play their part.
Charles Sangster
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One key to the distinction between mystery and suspense writing involves the relative positions of hero and reader. In the ideal mystery novel, the readers is two steps behind the detective.... The ideal suspense reader, on the other hand, is two steps ahead of the hero.
Carolyn Wheat
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I don't hero worship for the sake of hero worship. When I find people who are truly remarkable - and I think Joseph Needham is a classic example - I do value their counsel.
Simon Winchester
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A man must indeed be a hero to appear such in the eyes of his valet.
Thomas Carlyle
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You never have to wait long, or look far, to be reminded of how thin the line is between being a hero or a goat.
Mickey Mantle
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FEARLESS is a vivid account of one man's journey from all-American boy to all-American hero. Blehm's writing takes you beyond the battlefield and right to the heart of the personal battles, sacrifices, and triumphs of one of America's elite warriors. Anyone looking for an inspiring story of inner strength and courage will be richly rewarded by this book.
Eric Greitens
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Become Your Own Hero.
Nate Green
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We tend to think of heroes only in terms of violent combat, whether it's against enemies or a natural disaster. But human beings also perform radical acts of compassion; we just don't talk about them, or we don't talk about them as much.
Diane Ackerman
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We humans are naturally disposed to worship gods and heroes, to build our pantheons and valhallas. I would rather see that impulse directed into the adoration of daft singers, thicko footballers and air-headed screen actors than into the veneration of dogmatic zealots, fanatical preachers, militant politicians and rabid cultural commentators.
Stephen Fry
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If you put someone on screen long enough, they become the hero.
Michael Caine
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The sinister nature of the American soil is apparent in places like Gettysburg. Fertilize it with the blood of heros, and it brings forth a frozen-custard stand.
Russell Baker
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You all right, man?' This should be my name. I could be like a super hero: You All Right Man. Ah...' I stumble. Don't bug Craig,' Ronny is like. 'He's in the Craig zone. He's Craig-ing out.
Ned Vizzini
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Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: This is my community, and it is my responsibility to make it better. Interweave all these communities and you really have an America that is back on its feet again. I really think we are gonna have to reassess what constitutes a 'hero'.
Studs Terkel
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Good.” He straddled her, caging her with his body. “Were it up to me, all of London would know what we do here. -Griffin to Hero.
Elizabeth Hoyt
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You're the hero of your own story. So it's interesting for historical revisionism to happen. I had let go of my own story from my own childhood and whatever anger I had and I began to see it from a very different place. It's really easy to be like "This thing happened to me! Look what they did to me or are doing to me." These are such powerful ideas and it's so easy to hold onto them forever.
Baron Vaughn
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"Good guy" or "bad guy", hero or anti hero; doesn't matter to me, what role I play, only the character have something magical.
Rutger Hauer
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Some men are heroes by nature in that they will give all that is in them without regard to the effort or to the personal returns.
Carson McCullers
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I write novels with a lawyer as the hero, no matter how oxymoronic that might sound.
William Lashner
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My partner and I are very serious about the hero profession.
Bill Willingham
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Contrary to popular belief, maybe, I'm a really friendly guy, I guess, and I really like meeting people. And I'm not really super impressed even if you're my hero; I can just rap with you and we can hang. I'm not gonna like sit there and bite my lip and ask questions about certain songs - okay I might do that once or twice. But it's just, like, two people hanging out.
Bradford Cox
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As a girl - twelve, thirteen years old - I was absolutely certain that a good book had to have a man as its hero, and that depressed me.
Elena Ferrante
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You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to any of your heroes. Become what you wish to be.
Andy Biersack Black Veil Brides
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Heroes and cowards feel the same fear and action creates opportunities.
Garrison Wynn