Hero Quotes

As human beings we suffer from an innate tendency to jump to conclusions; to judge people too quickly and to pronounce them failures or heroes without due consideration of the actual facts and ideals of the period.

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

It is so easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Our children may learn about heroes of the past. Our task is to make ourselves architects of the future.

No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them. Nobody is going to teach you your true history, teach you your true heroes, if they know that that knowledge will help set you free.

The task is to transform society; only the people can do that - not heroes, not celebrities, not stars.

Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that having heroes, fails to remember and honor them.

It's best being a striker. If you miss five then score the winner, you're a hero. The goalkeeper can play a blinder, then let one in… and he's a villain.

There is only one heroism in the world: to see the world as it is, and to love it.

There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.

It is 100% easier not to do things than to do them, and so much fun not to do them - especially when you were supposed to do them. In terms of instant relief, canceling plans is like heroin.

Call me sick. Call me deranged. I'm gonna be your worst nightmare. I'm gonna be your hero whether you like it or not!

If one is determined to die for the truth, even a common man can create history.

The blood of heroes is closer to the Lord than the ink of scholars and the prayers of the pious.

All the "not readies," all the "I need time," are understandable, but only for a short while. The truth is that there is never a "completely ready," there is never a really "right time." As with any descent to the unconscious, there comes a time when one simply hopes for the best, pinches one's nose, and jumps into the abyss. If this were not so, we would not have needed to create the words heroine, hero, or courage.

God of our life, there are days when the burdens we carry chafe our shoulders and weigh us down; when the road seems dreary and endless, the skies gray and threatening; when our lives have no music in them, and our hearts are lonely, and our souls have lost their courage. Flood the path with light, run our eyes to where the skies are full of promise; tune our hearts to brave music; give us the sense of comradeship with heroes and saints of every age; and so quicken our spirits that we may be able to encourage the souls of all who journey with us on the road of life, to your honor and glory.

Advance like a hero. Do not be thwarted by anything. How many days will this body last, with its happiness and misery? When you have the human body, then rouse the Atman within and say-I have reached the state of fearlessness!...and then as long as the body endures, speak unto others this message of fearlessness: 'Thou art That', 'Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached'

I tell my kids, what is the difference between a hero and a coward? What is the difference between being yellow and being brave? No difference. Only what you do. They both feel the same. They both fear dying and getting hurt. The man who is yellow refuses to face up to what he's got to face. The hero is more disciplined and he fights those feelings off and he does what he has to do. But they both feel the same, the hero and the coward. People who watch you judge you on what you do, not how you fee.

Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary.

Heroes do extraordinary things. What I did was not an extraordinary thing. It was normal.

Every villain is a hero in his own mind.

People are not born heroes or villains; they’re created by the people around them.

Live as a villain, die as a hero

Meet everybody and every circumstance on the battlefield of life with the courage of a hero and the smile of a conqueror.