Quotes About Heroism

Be the best Guardian you can be. Save lots of people. And every time you save someone, think of me." -Maddy

We can't all be heros because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.

I like Joan of Arc best of all my books; and it is the best; I know it perfectly well.

Poor little doggie, you saved HIS child!

Whatever thing men call great, look for it in Joan of Arc, and there you will find it.

Not a reproach passed her lips. She was too great for that - she was Joan of Arc; and when that is said, all is said.

That was when the world wasn't so big and I could see everywhere. It was when my father was a hero and not a human.

Personally, I quite like that. Such stupid gallantry. Yes. I like that a lot.

That was when the world wasn't so big and I could see everywhere. It was when my father was a hero and not a human.

There are heroisms all round us waiting to be done. It's for men to do them, and for women to reserve their love as a reward for such men.

A happy life is impossible, the highest that man can achieve is a heroic life.

A happy life is impos­si­ble; the best that a man can attain is a heroic life.

Had they stayed just a few seconds longer, they would have plunged into the fire themselves.

From World War II onward, the picture shifted radically. Sulfa, penicillin, and then numerous other antibiotics became available for treating infections. Drugs to control blood pressure and treat hormonal imbalances were discovered. Breakthroughs in everything from heart surgery to artificial respirators to kidney transplantation became commonplace. Doctors became heroes, and the hospital transformed from a symbol of sickness and despondency to a place of hope and cure.

When we gaze at the magnificence of an ancient monument and ascribe its achievement to one man, we are guilty of spiritual embezzlement. We forget the army of craftsmen, unknown and unsung, who preceded him in the darkness of the ages, who toiled humbly - all heroism is humble - each contributing his small share to the common treasure of his time. A great building is not the private invention of some genius or other. It is merely a condensation of the spirit of a people.

It's very uncomfortable to be a hero, Joel, and you don't have the figure for it.

At a time of shuddering devastation, they stepped in as the dragon-slayers.

That person who helps others simply because it should or must be done, and because it is the right thing to do, is indeed without a doubt, a real superhero.

Have it compose a poem—a poem about a haircut! But lofty, noble, tragic, timeless, full of love, treachery, retribution, quiet heroism in the face of certain doom! Six lines, cleverly rhymed, and every word beginning with the letter s!!

Daddy, were you a hero? And he answered, No, but I served with heroes.

If you want to be a hero, the Germans will make one out of you real quick—dead!

Pvt. Felix Branham was in that boat. "Colonel Canham had a BAR and a .45 and he was leading us in," Branham said. "There he was firing and he got his BAR shot out of his hand and he reached and he used his .45. He was the bravest guy."23

No labour was more Heraclean than the labour of being Heracles.

Few heroes die peacefully in their beds after long lives filled with happiness.