Hero Quotes

It is a law of nature that fainthearted men should be the fruit of luxurious countries, for we never find that the same soil produces delicacies and heroes.

Tragic heroes always moan when the gods take an interest in them, but it's the people the gods ignore who get the really tough deals

Every generation has to find their own heroes.

War is capitalism with the gloves off and many who go to war know it but they go to war because they don't want to be a hero.

There are no heroes on the battlefield, my lady; there are only survivors.

We moderns do not believe in demigods, but our smallest hero we expect to feel and act as a demigod.

I was a hero, and a second afterwards it was all over. Casartelli was dead so what I had achieved was worth nothing.

I'm proud to be Archie's son. Being a quarterback, I had my mentor and hero living in the same house.

You should be a hero to yourself. And if you're not... check it out.

Heroes in history seem to us poetic because they are there. But if we should tell the simple truth of some of our neighbors, it would sound like poetry.

The cowards think of what they can lose, the heroes of what they can win.

Better not be a hero than work oneself up into heroism by shouting lies.

Born to be some body." You were born to be some body, maybe a vet, maybe a hero, maybe a care giver. What ever it is you were born to be some thing special and if you believe you can achieve

Few things are better in the world than a room full of librarians. I consider them literary heroes. The keepers and defenders of the written word.

The Love Undercover series features two cops, a street rat, and a construction worker as the lead heroes.

If we had a better understanding of the ways we think about enemies, we might be able to think of more rational ways of settling conflict.

There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.

I'm not in the business of making us look clean, but I don't want us to look like monsters either. I think there is a little bit of hero and villain in all of us.

Of two heroes, he who esteems his rivals the most is the greatest.

If everyone was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.

Every hero mirrors the time and place in which he lives. He must reflect men's innermost hopes and beliefs in a public way.

The tragic hero prefers death to prudence. The comedian prefers playing tricks to winning. Only the villain really plays to win.

The true Christian hero will appear in the cause of Christ, not only when it is prevailing, but when it seems to be declining; (he) will be on the right side, though it be not the rising side.

A hero knows it takes hard work and a long time to get published; a fool thinks it should happen immediately, because he thinks heÕs a hero already.

A lot of characters now on TV have moved into being anti-heroes, but I wanted to be the hero.

Not disown my past or upbringing, but I'd admired American actors, really American movie star - particularly the rebel heroes of the '50s.

(Guy) Pearce, as the hero, makes the mistake of trying to give a good and realistic performance. (Jeremy) Irons at least knows what kind of movie he's in, and hams it up accordingly.

Your imagination is yours. You can remember the past you choose, rehearse the future you want, and identify with the real and fictional heroes and events of your selection.

I sometimes feel like I'm caught in a vise. Some people feel like I'm some kind of hero. Others hate me.

DoveWing (talking to LoinBlaze): You got somthing wrong, what you said to ToadStep. You are the hero.

The Tale of Despereaux came at the request of Luke, my friend's then-eight-year-old son, who asked, "Write for me the story of an unlikely hero with exceptionally large ears."

The Tale of Despereaux is the story of an unlikely hero, a mouse, who falls in love with a princess and then must save her. It's a triumph of the human spirit, via a mouse.

If a woman does need a hero, she needs him today, not tomorrow.

In war-time a man is called a hero. It doesn't make him any braver, and he runs for his life. But at least it's a hero who is running away.

Mugged by my own mother.

Yesterday's shining heroes of Brexit have become the sorrowful heroes of today.

I will deny I ever said this, of course, but the gods need heroes. They always have. Otherwise we would not keep you annoying little brats around." I feel so wanted. Thanks.

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

The gods need heroes. They always have.

The closest modern equivalent to the Homeric hero is the ace fighter pilot.

No heroine can create a hero through love of one, but she can give birth to one

If we take a small step in extolling peacemakers as much as honoring war heroes, we will be making a giant leap towards peace.

I think we all see ourselves as the heroes in our own lives.

I really began to love to read while in high school, and my favorite authors were my heroes: J.D. Salinger, Kurt Vonnegut.

I think if I were a superhero saving the world, I'd expect at least not to have to pay income taxes. I mean there should be something in it for a hero who risks his life to save mankind every day.

Parents are heroes already - all they have to do is start acting like it.

Neil Armstrong today takes his place in the hall of heroes. The moon will miss its first son of earth.

Everyone who does the best he can is a hero.

I'm not Catholic but the Virgin Mary fascinates me because she's like a folk hero.

Aren't hidden doors the most alluring? The old stories point that out surely. Even the greatest heroes and heroines fall under the spell of a locked door.