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Quotes About Hero

The fear of God makes a hero; the fear of man makes a coward.
~ Alvin C. York
While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man", And its hero the Conqueror Worm.
~ Rita Mae Brown
My hero in comic books is Jack Kirby: 'Spider-Man,' 'Fantastic Four,' 'Captain America,' Marvel Comics. He was really the basis for Marvel Comics.
~ Walter Mosley
But in the hero ne'er forget the man.
~ Mercy Otis Warren
No man is a hero to his wife's psychiatrist.
~ Eric Berne
PSH - I am genuinely shocked, saddened and speechless. A truly wonderful man, with a magical touch. My hero. Thoughts are with his family
~ Sam Claflin
If manners maketh the man as someone said, then he's the hero of the day.
~ Sting
Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.
~ Samuel Johnson
A famous man is Robin Hood, The English ballad-singer's joy.
~ William Wordsworth
If a man wishes to become a hero, then the serpent must first become a dragon: otherwise he lacks his proper enemy.
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
The hero is commonly the simplest and obscurest of men.
~ Henry David Thoreau
The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference.
~ Henry Miller
a rugged but sensitive but tough but loving but horny but smart hero having his way with a protesting but willing but struggling but yielding tempestuous female.
~ Neal Stephenson
This one was called Ark Madiba, after a Moiran biologist of the Fourth Millennium who had in turn been named in memory of a hero of Old Earth.
~ Neal Stephenson
Fearless for oneself, fear for others—that must be what it means to be a hero.
~ Neal Stephenson
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
And when I read one of those scapegoat pieces about the viciousness of drug pushers, and extolling the basic humanitarianism of the nark-squad hero, I'm saddened. Because it isn't Margo and it isn't Max who keeps the traffic moving: it's that same nark-squad hero with a small, brown paper bag that hustlers and pushers alike have to keep filled if they want to stay on the street.
~ Nelson Algren
O herói, o santo, o gênio ou o profeta do nosso tempo há de ser neurótico. O sujeito se angustia porque se opõe a um mundo que fracassou
~ Nelson Rodrigues
You're a hero and a gentleman, you're kind and honest, but more than that, you're the first man I ever truly loved. And no matter what the future brings, you always will be, and I know that my life is better for it.
~ Nicholas Sparks
Whether it's as the hero of an adventure story, as teacher and friend, as icon on watch, shirt or hat - everyone knows Mickey Mouse.
~ Warren Spector
Sometimes in movies, I still have to be the hero, but it's not all that important to me anymore.
~ Dennis Quaid
Muhammad Ali is a legend, a hero of mine.
~ Conor McGregor
I did a film on Muhammad Ali before he was champion. I was there when he became champion in 1964. I was happy to be able to document the development of a real American hero.
~ William Klein
I never have met any heroes - except one. The exception is Ian Anderson, flute player extraordinaire, creative musical talent for more than 40 years, and the man most associated with the band Jethro Tull.
~ Gavin Esler