Hero Quotes

The Irish, as a race, have the oral tradition in their blood. A direct question to them is an anathema, but in other cases, a mere syllable of a hero's name will elicit whole chapters of stories.

In the 21st century, I think the heroes will be the people who will improve the quality of life, fight poverty and introduce more sustainability.

You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.

I have lots of heroes: anyone and everyone who does whatever they can to leave the natural world better than they found it.

While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man", And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

Be a hero. Always say, 'I have no fear.' Tell this to everyone - 'Have no fear.'

Anyone can slay a dragon, he told me, but try waking up every morning and loving the world all over again. That's what takes a real hero.

Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.

Being a songwriter, singer, and a great part of a unit is more important than being Joe Guitar Hero.

Anybody who can step out of the house with a pair of heels and some lipstick on their lips is my hero.

My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher.

Success and failure. We think of them as opposites, but they're really not. They're companions - the hero and the sidekick.

To love pleasure takes little. To love truly takes a hero who can manage his own fear.

Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the "hero" within us is revealed.

My heroes were always soccer players.

My heroes have always been the hardworking and unflappable. Those who light a candle rather than curse the darkness.

The noir hero is a knight in blood caked armor. He's dirty and he does his best to deny the fact that he's a hero the whole time.

Every character I play has to be the hero of his own story, the way we're all heroes of our own lives.

My hero in comic books is Jack Kirby: 'Spider-Man,' 'Fantastic Four,' 'Captain America,' Marvel Comics. He was really the basis for Marvel Comics.

I had to give him props, but how annoying of him to be a hero when I was trying so hard to dislike him. It was downright selfish.

In designing Supergirl, I wanted to embrace the past but more importantly, thrust her into the street-style action hero of today.

No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. In the first place brandy will do soonest for a man what drinking can do for him.

Female success stories from sporting events like the Olympic Games have played a role in shifting the Indian perception to see the female athlete as a hero and a role model for young Indian girls.

I believe we need heroes...we need certain people who we can measure our own shortcomings by.

In every first novel the hero is the author as Christ or Faust.

What the church most needs is not heroes of faith, but faithful followers of Jesus.

People consider me more as hero. Apparently they like the way I stand up, for myself and give my opinion. The french speaking people weren't much of a person like me.

True heros are made of hard work and integrity.

I hope that some day scientists can be considered heroes again, instead of Paris Hilton.

I am not a hero. I just did what any decent person would have done.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts

All your heroes are dead! I killed them!

Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel. Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.

Imagine yourself acclaimed, a decorated national hero, an idol to millions of desperate people, then within six months, condemned to death by hanging.

The man who is not afraid of danger is not a hero, but a psychopath.

....What I learned was that these athletes were not disabled, they were superabled. The Olympics is where heroes are made. The Paralympics is where heroes come.

Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible - the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen.

A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries to give back as much as possible and help people. A hero to me is someone who saves people and who really deeply cares.

Our national myths often exaggerate the role of the individual heroes and understate the importance of collective effort.

I want to be a children’s hero… Children need heroes because heroes give hope; without hope they have no future.

We can all be heroes in our virtues, in our homes, in our lives.

Life is not about negative circumstances that happen to you, it's about what you do with the golden opportunities hidden within!

I think everything I do has Howard Roark [hero of The Fountainhead] in it, you know, as much as anything. The person I write for is Howard Roark.

One night I went to see Bobby at the Flamingo. Because he was my hero, I would visit him for inspiration.

I think Bowe Bergdahl, if he deserted, is a hero - I think throughout history we should build monuments to the unknown deserters.

Zhukov was the most successful commander of World War II, who fell from grace under Khrushchev, but never lost his place in the pantheon of Soviet heroes.

I think 'Hero' is not a real martial arts movie; it is not about violence, or formula.

There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight.

You are truly your own hero in running. It is up to you to have the responsibility and self-discipline to get the job done.

Freud was a hero. He descended to the Underworld and met there stark terrors. He carried with him his theory as a Medusa's head which turned these terrors to stone.