Quotes About Heroism

Kate placed her hand on her mother's. They both understood; every at-home mom in the world understood. Ultimately there were prices to be paid for the choices a woman made. "You're my hero, Mom," Kate said simply.

No one was who they appeared to be in those days, mademoiselle. The Thierrys seemed to be collaborators, for example, so who would have thought that they were actually working with de Vogüé to undermine the Germans? At Piper-Heidsieck, the owners were hiding guns. At Krug, they were hiding pilots." He tapped the base of Liv's glass and added, "This champagne represents history, my dear. Heroism. Bravery. The people behind these wines helped save France.

Miniver loved the days of old When swords were bright and steeds were prancing; The vision of a warrior bold. Would set him dancing. Miniver sighed for what was not, And dreamed, and rested from his labors; He dreamed of Thebes and Camelot, And Priam's neighbors. EDWIN A. ROBINSON

Aku bahkan tak percaya konsep pahlawan resmi, sebab pahlawan hadir dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, pada mereka yang berkorban dan yang bertahan memikul beban.

Who was the bravest: the one who sacrificed his life, or the one who stayed behind to do the mourning? And taking it a step further, who was the strongest?

No brave he knew had a woman such as this.

Daring is the thing for a fighting man to be remembered by.

Laura had been victimized, but she never took on the victim role. That was what was so heroic about her. Even though she'd been fighting for many years, she got up every day determined to better herself.

There are times when we've had to decide to change or remain the same. Will we be slaves to safe, mundane routines or break out and remake our lives the way we imagine them to be? Real change may entail risk, pain, probably anxiety, and hard work, but it's a way "to be" versus not being. We've all been heroes or cowards in our own narratives, depending on the occasion and the choices we've made.

People can do all manner of things if it's important enough. If a mother can lift a car off her son, maybe she can die at just the right time to save him.

But did you ever ask her?" "Ask her what?" "If she wanted to come back." "Why the hell would I ask her? Nobody wants to be dead. I did the right thing. For us. For her. You were there. It was heroic. I was selfless. I was strong." "Were you? Or could you just … not accept that something pretty was taken from you? Did you know her? Or was she hot and rich and uncomplicated?

The brave man, the real hero, quakes with terror, sweats, feels his very bowels betray him, and in spite of this moves forward to do the act he dreads. And yet I do not think

Adev?rata nobleÈ›e a omului, eroismul s?u cel mai mare const? în a È™ti s? tr?iasc? pân? atunci când toate temeiurile vieÈ›ii sunt distruse în el, pân? atunci când v?lurile È™i cârjele care fac posibil? viaÈ›a tuturor au fost aruncate la o parte. Prin aceast? nobleÈ›e, prin aceast? m?reÈ›ie, prin acest ultim È™i disperat curaj, scap în acelaÈ™i timp de moarte È™i de mediocritate.

Rock Creek is sacred and holy ground. How tremendous their heroism in the face of odds that are almost impossible to understand. . . in terms of self-sacrifice, in terms of courage, in terms of faith, in terms of facing up to adversity, there is no greater example in the history of this nation. . . We have a great inheritance. . . a tremendous responsibility to live up to it. God bless us to be faithful, to be true to that which meant so much to those who died here. . .

Heroines did not pick their own battles—the ones they knew they could win. On the contrary, they managed what they had to manage, and they did not lie to themselves about relying on others for help instead of accomplishing the thing alone.

All of us watch the man with the ball. Accordingly football has come to be thought of in terms of individuals. The artisans engaged in a manœuvre are forgotten because of the glory of the hero who actually completes the play.

This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to do is to know when to die. Prolonged life has ruined more men than it ever made.

Fear alone is real death to the brave man.

When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work.

All men are created equal, then a few become firemen.

Firefighters save hearts and homes.

Firefighters — your worst nightmare is just another day at the office for them.

Firefighters are hot stuff!

Volunteer firefighters do it for free!