Hero Quotes

If Bradley Manning was the person who copied the secret US diplomatic cables to WikilLeaks, he is a hero for exposing human rights abuses.

The reason why I don't have a hero is because heroes set a bar - whereas if we don't have one, our potential is unlimited.

Many a man looking death, or simply compromise, in the face has been spared the label coward because his faith was bolstered by the memory of heroes who walked before him.

Regarding heroism, I grew up in a culture where you learn about heroes and heroines all the time. In a way, when you call someone a hero or heroine, it's the same as calling them a villain.

Real heroes are all around us and uncelebrated.

I'm hardly physically right for the hero parts, now am I?

Be you own hero, be your own saviour, send all your suffering into the fire. Let no foot, mark your ground, let no hand, hold you down.

The real heroes were my good buddies who died during the battles.

Owls are wise. They are careful and patient. Wisdom precludes boldness. That is why owls make poor heroes.

Everyone deserves to be the hero of a novel.

You need to find yourself a new hero." - Skulduggery Pleasant.

Poets and heroes are of the same race, the latter do what the former conceive.

Sometimes all it takes is a kind word of encouragement to get your heroes back on the right path.

When you're writing a story or an actor playing a role, you should never think of your characters as heroes or villains. You have to think of them as people first.

My heroines are part of me and my heroes are part of what I'd like to know.

There's no hall of fame for that working class hero, no statue carved out of stone. And his greatest reward is the love of a woman and his children.

You want a hero in the music world? James Brown. He brought a feeling to music without really using words. He's just famous for his sound.

You don't have to be larger than life to be a hero, just larger than yourself.

An ideology can be defined as a group of beliefs that individuals borrow; most people borrow an ideology by identifying with a social group ... with a body of sacred documents and heroes.

There's the shared imagery between hip-hop and comics, with some producers and emcees taking on super hero personas.

What's a hero if not for its journey.

Johnny Unitas was my hero.

Most of the heroes we remember we remember only because they won. To win you must be ruthless. Single-minded ... which was why he had no friends just admirers.

I'd love to do a film with Michael Fassbender. He's one of my heroes. I think he's absolutely amazing and I would love to do a project with him.

No man is a hero to his own valet.

I would describe a hero as a person who has no fear of life, who can face life squarely.

What do you do when you're no longer the hero of your own story?

Lewis [Hamilton] is a hero in the UK. The British love Formula One. Sebastian (Vettel) is also not doing much for F1. People hardly recognize him on the street.

Tina Fey is one of my heroes.

Like I've said before, so many times before, I'm not a good person, I'm not a hero. I'm a criminal, a liar, a cheat, a killer. It was them or me and I wanted to live.

I think music is one of the hero/sheroes of the African-American existence.

I have always been fascinated by the concept of the villain and the hero being in one person.

I identify with the Clint Eastwoods and Harrison Fords. Those are my heroes.

I don't know why I'm drawn to anti-heroes, but I certainly am.

If you can tell me who your heroes are, I can tell you how you're going to turn out in life.

The women working at abortion clinics are really on the front lines and the true heroes of feminism.

The world needs heroes and it's better they be harmless men like me than villains like Hitler

Who would have predicted... that Dubcek, who brought the tanks in in Czechoslovakia in 1968 is now being proclaimed a hero in Czechoslovakia. Unbelievable.

The hero is brave in deeds as well as words.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

Cause I'm Black and I'm proud I'm ready and hyped plus I'm amped Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps

In this life, you have to be your own hero.

When I was a kid, Jacques Cousteau was my hero and the person who inspired me to become an underwater explorer. I have many other people who inspired me after him, but he is still my all-time hero.

My heroes don't have anything special. They have something to tell other people but they don't know how, so they talk to themselves.

Mia Farrow was the person I was really excited about getting to know, because Woody Allen is one of my heroes and, just by proxy, I was a huge fan of hers.

Learn about the incorruptible King, and know his heroes who never inflict slaughter on the peoples.

I'm not the hero, Mac. Never have been. Never will be. Let us be perfectly clear: I'm not the antihero, either, so quit waiting to discover my hidden potential. There's nothing to redeem me.

I'm immensely grateful for the precious gift my mother has given me. She is my hero today and every day.

No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.

My heart has always leaned towards England, and with the close friendship of Winston [Churchill], the hero who brought hope to the world, I could not imagine a happier life for myself.