Quotes About Heroism

He was a different person now, and not a better one, Oh, he could fight, he could swat sickos like flies; he was a bloody hero, wasn't he? He was Death himself. Riding a bike. But in the end, all he was doing was adding to the score of the dead. Was that all a hero was, then? A killing machine without a heart?

When I was a kid, I did everything I could to get super-powers. Why? I wanted to be a hero. I wanted to be Captain America. Sometimes I fall short.

Uncommon valor was a common virtue.

Jack in and jerk off, kid! You too can save the world ... from those evil, bug-eyed commies from space!

I'm begging you, Taz, don't die a hero with no cause.

There is no glory in war—only good men dying terrible deaths.

To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization.

Deeds of heroism are wrought here more than those of romance, when, defying torture, and braving death itself, the fugitive voluntarily threads his way back to the terrors and perils of that dark land, that he may bring out his sister, or mother, or wife.

You can find heroism everyday, like guys working terrible jobs because they've got to support their families. Or as far as humor, the things I see on the job, on the street, are far funnier than anything you'll ever see on TV.

Those persons who are burning to display heroism may rest assured that the course of social evolution will offer them every opportunity.

Many of my movies have strong female leads- brave, self-sufficient girls that don't think twice about fighting for what they believe with all their heart. They'll need a friend, or a supporter, but never a savior. Any woman is just as capable of being a hero as any man.

A love that lasts is a chivalrous kind, that is the hero through rain or shine and accepts when it has become ill and needs some love back.

fortaleza y el ingenio (bi? y m?tis), representadas respectivamente por Aquiles y Ulises (u Odiseo);

In the weeks following September 11, many in America participated in ceremonies to honor the heroism demonstrated by public safety personnel during and after the attack. These individuals ran in the opposite direction from the people fleeing the World Trade Center buildings. They ran toward the threat, not from it, and, in doing so, gave their lives in the attempt to save the innocent victims.

I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.

But one thing was perfectly clear: John was sacrificing himself to save the company. He was over his head and he knew it. Although it meant the end of his own career, he bent over backward to make sure that the transition would go as smoothly as possible. He blew himself out of the water to bring Chrysler back to life. And that is the test of a real hero.

I like writing about women, weak and strong, pathetic and heroic. I like writing about men, ditto. And all the variants of men and women, beasts and demons.

Sometimes heroism is nothing more than patience, curiosity, and a refusal to panic.

No matter what heroic acts I might perform, without God's grace I never could save myself.

He did what heroes do after their work is accomplished; he died.

They've got him! squealed the Duke. Eleven men to one! You may have heard of Galahad, said Hark, whose strength was as the strength of ten. That leaves one man to get him, cried the Duke.

A former marine, Paula Stark has been a firefighter for twenty-five years, and Summer Beach had been fortunate to get her. Although the local fire department served the community, they were also brought into the larger firefighting efforts in the region when needed.

She could not be complying, she dreaded being quarrelsome; her heroism reached only to silence.

Later Rick was interviewed. 'You must have known it was dangerous—why did you do it?' he was asked. 'Well, you see, I happened to look into his eyes, and it was like looking into the eyes of a man,' he said. 'And the message was, "Won't anybody help me?" That same look in the eyes of the vulnerable and oppressed people that has appealed to human altruism led to so many heroic acts.