A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. Votes: 5
Joseph CampbellHero-worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist, universally, among mankind. Votes: 3
Thomas CarlyleHeroes are hero no matter if everybody is watching them or nobody watching them. Votes: 3
Amit KalantriIt was a story called "The Hero' which I sold to Galaxy magazine in 1970, for $94. Votes: 3
George R. R. MartinShadow Hero' was my first superhero story. I don't know why it took so long. Votes: 3
Gene Luen YangHero: Person in a book who does things which he can't and girl marries him for it. Votes: 3
Mark TwainI think 'Hero' is not a real martial arts movie; it is not about violence, or formula. Votes: 3
Jet LiA hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom. Votes: 2
Bob DylanOpportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging. Votes: 2
Joseph CampbellHow important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! Votes: 2
Maya AngelouIn the heat of battle, heroes emerge, sometimes from the most unlikely of sources. Votes: 2
Brian HerbertA hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer. Votes: 2
Ralph Waldo EmersonMy heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes. Votes: 2
Michael JordanI think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it's a verb. Votes: 2
Robert Downey, Jr.Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the 'hero' within us is revealed. Votes: 2
Bob RileyHard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the "hero" within us is revealed. Votes: 2
Bob RileyThe legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example. Votes: 2
Benjamin DisraeliThe person I have admired the most in comedy terms would be Eric Morecambe, who is my total hero. Votes: 2
Dawn FrenchThe greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may going to prove one's self a fool. Votes: 2
Nathaniel HawthorneA good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. Votes: 2
Gilbert K. ChestertonThose novels with old-fashioned heroes and heroines in them -- are ruinous! Votes: 1
William Dean HowellsStarting and profitably running a business is not just some achievement, it is heroism. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriWhile one may lose much because of avarice, nothing was ever accomplished by abstinence. Votes: 1
Isuna HasekuraWould you believe in a story without the heroes? There are stories without heroes. Votes: 1
Pushpa RanaFuture will always remember the heroes, its because of them there exist a future. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriAround the hero, everything becomes a tragedy.Around God, everything becomes what? a world? Votes: 1
Friedrich NietzscheA cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity. Votes: 1
David GemmellLeaders console the world with their speeches, heroes console the world with their actions. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriAn ordinary man gets arrogant with beauty, conceited with knowledge and ruthless with power. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriThis story inspires me to contribute with something unique and exciting for my time. Votes: 1
Simon ZingermanHeroes make us smile because they not only rescue us outwardly, but inwardly too. Votes: 1
Richelle E. GoodrichYou will have relatively less problems to solve, if you don't confuse problems with inconveniences. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriFaster than the devil *times* Sharper than wind! That's the ultimate law of the hero!! Votes: 1
Masashi KishimotoI asked my Greek chorus about this sort of hero: the Underappreciated Personification of Resolve. Votes: 1
Brad HerzogSometimes a hero is unbelievably good for so many but terribly bad for someone else. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriMyths of the heroes speak most eloquently of man's quest to choose life over death. Votes: 1
Dorothy NormanThe most unlucky generation is the one which couldn't produce a hero to look upto. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriThat is why enemies can be great motivators. They serve as fuel for your fire. Votes: 1
Simon ZingermanWho lives inside your head? The hero of your story OR The victim of someone else's? Votes: 1
Tony CurlYour best disguise is the strong impression your enemy has of you. Strong...and dead wrong. Votes: 1
Michael Joseph MuranoThe more details, depth and thought you put into your ideas the more valuable they become. Votes: 1
Simon ZingermanHistory is moving pretty quickly these days and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts. Votes: 1
Ian FlemingEvery search for a hero must begin with something which every hero requires - a villain. Votes: 1
Robert TowneThe souls of heroes are forged by the gods and tempered with the pain of life. Votes: 1
Brian RathboneThe thing to remember about a kick is you go for his twigs and berries" ~Declan~ Votes: 1
Ilsa Madden-MillsHeroes, well, they don't live so long. But they're muy suave, and we all admire them. Votes: 1
Nancy FarmerIn the matter of spirit follow the Gods, in the matter of work follow the heroes. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriA certain way to have financial security in life is not enough savings, but enough ability. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriAbility and talent never loose the value, because demand for it highly exceeds the supply of it. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriTo assess the quality of thoughts of people, don't listen to their words, but watch their actions. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriI never encountered any crisis in life, because I solved my problems before they turned into crisis. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriRemember, before they promoted to the chair of CEO, they were the best employees of their companies. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriSometimes there were troubles but no one can be a hero without the heart being torn open. Votes: 1
David Paul KirkpatrickOne courageous act can make you a hero but frequent courageous acts will keep you a hero. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriA hero is not only a brave individual, but a brave individual that dares to be different. Votes: 1
Keely BartonI'll show Dunky he's not the only one in the family who can rush foolishly into danger! Votes: 1
Christopher HealyThe only one is a hero - who builds bridges between cultures; and does not destroy them. Votes: 1
Kristian Goldmund AumannHe had to escape. He had to go and become a hero, the way he had been once. Votes: 1
Cassandra ClareA hero is an ordinary human being who does the best of things in the worst of times. Votes: 1
Leon LeysonHeroism of your father doesn't make you a hero, heroism of you doesn't make your son a hero. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriPeople have seen too many common people like them, and they are bored by it. They need heroes. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriHarvey Dent: You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. Votes: 1
Harvey DentYour position may be highly powerful, but you will be a hero only when you are highly respected. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriIf you're not the hero of your talent story, you simply become a player in one you didn't choose. Votes: 1
Jay PerryA world without braves is a world without heroes, but a world without wisdom is a world of animals. Votes: 1
M.F. MoonzajerTo survive in this world, you got to be many times a coward but at least once a hero Votes: 1
Adam JohnsonIf you are not the hero of your own story, then you're missing the whole point of your humanity. Votes: 1
Steve MaraboliAnd it's funny how when somebody saves you, the first thing you want to do is save other people. Votes: 1
Chuck PalahniukWho brings out the champion in you?Those that help you be the hero of your story, keep them close. Votes: 1
Tony CurlHero is not the word I would use to describe myself on August 20. The word I would use is vessel. Votes: 1
Antoinette TuffWhere once we aspired to be more like our heroes, today we try to make our heroes more like us. Votes: 1
James RozoffI am not always good and noble. I am the hero of this story, but I have my off moments. Votes: 1
P. G. WodehouseThe least you need to do for humanity to be a hero is to ensure that bad things don't get worse Votes: 1
Constance Chuks FridayDost thou know what a hero is? Why, a hero is as much as one should say, a hero.
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowAlimentad el espíritu con grandes pensamientos. La fe en el heroísmo hace los héroes
Benjamin DisraeliAlimentad el espíritu con grandes pensamientos. La fe en el heroísmo hace los héroes.
Benjamin DisraeliTo love pleasure takes little. To love truly takes a hero who can manage his own fear.
Clarissa Pinkola EstesUse unlikely materials. Who would choose Pnin as hero, but how did we live before Pnin?
Vladimir NabokovI think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people.
Maya AngelouMichael Moore became an industry hero and the most visible symbol of the Hollywood left.
Michael MedvedThe difference between a hero and an also-ran is the guy who hangs on for one last gasp.
Paul DietzelThe hero is the world-man, in whose heart One passion stands for all, the most indulged.
Philip James BaileyI wish I was dating one of the ladies in 'Bollywood Hero.' They're gorgeous. Any of them.
Chris KattanEve Ensler is a hero of mine. She's been working for the rights of women for a long time.
Marcia WallaceNo one wants to set out to be a hero, and discover that they've been a villain all along.
Mira GrantEl verdadero heroísmo está en transformar los deseos en realidades y las ideas en hechos.
Alfonso Rodríguez CastelaoI go into every game thinking I'm going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn't enjoy it.
Derek JeterIt is not society which is to guide and save the creative hero, but precisely the reverse.
Joseph CampbellThere's a hero if you look inside your heart. You don't have to be afraid of what you are.
Mariah CareyThere is no king or sovereign state That can fix a hero's rate; Each to all is venerable.
Ralph Waldo EmersonHe [John McCain] is a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren`t captured.
Donald TrumpAny man that dates me, the thing they're gonna have to live up is my dad - he's a real hero.
Jessica ChastainI can never be the hero now. You have to be young and all that stuff. I used to be the hero.
Michael CaineIn the theater, as in life, we prefer a villain with a sense of humor to a hero without one.
Mignon McLaughlinI have always been fascinated by the concept of the villain and the hero being in one person.
Alex KapranosIt is more difficult to be an honorable man for a week than to be a hero for fifteen minutes.
Jules RenardA lot of characters now on TV have moved into being anti-heroes, but I wanted to be the hero.
Kieran BewWhen a timid mouse who is a mom needs to be a hero, she does it, because that's what moms do.
Stephen H. SegalIt's important for a young black kid to see a Mexican hero, just to know that we're all equal.
Adrian YoungeAs I see it, part of the art of being a hero is knowing when you don't need to be one anymore.
Alan MooreI don't consider myself an action hero, at all. My domestic life is the same as anyone else's.
Chris VanceHero worship has died with heroes, and if someone bows down today, it is to pick up something.
Natalie Clifford BarneyThe cause of the spinning wheel is too great and too good to have to rest on mere hero-worship.
Mahatma GandhiSometimes in movies, I still have to be the hero, but it's not all that important to me anymore.
Dennis QuaidA hero is someone who, for the general good, takes the initiative to solve an ambiguous problem.
James Marcus BachIf you're not the hero of your talent story, you simply become a player in one you didn't choose.
Jermanne PerryThe lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.
RumiWhenever I see Michael Jordan I'm still blown away because he was such a hero of mine growing up.
Tom BradyEl culto al heroísmo existe, ha existido y existirá para siempre en la conciencia de la humanidad
Thomas CarlyleNot that I want to be a god or a hero. Just to change into a tree, grow for ages, not hurt anyone.
Czeslaw MiloszNo more terrible disaster could befall your people than for them to fall into the hands of a Hero.
Frank HerbertThe absurd hero's refusal to hope becomes his singular ability to live in the present with passion.
Albert CamusA hero is someone who over and over does the right thing even though no one is there to witness it.
Bob KerreyThe difference between the hero and the coward is that the hero sticks in there five minutes longer
Brian TracyEverybody loves the underdog, and then they take an underdog and make him a hero and they hate him.
Fred DurstAn adult western is where the hero still kisses his horse at the end, only now he worries about it.
Milton BerleTruly, there is something to the idea that hero-worship is helpful, provided one worships a winner.
Napoleon HillShe sacrificed her life to make things right," Mitchell grumbled. "She[Silena Beuregard] was a hero
Rick RiordanI do not feel betrayed. ... He has a fine record. He is a national hero. (On Oliver L North's work)
Ronald ReaganThe Americans are certainly hero-worshipers, and always take their heroes from the criminal classes.
Oscar WildeWe moderns do not believe in demigods, but our smallest hero we expect to feel and act as a demigod.
Gotthold Ephraim LessingA hero is a man who stands up manfully against his father and in the end victoriously overcomes him.
Sigmund Freud