Quotes with heroes

Quotes 21 till 40 of 85.

  • Henry David Thoreau I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all the heroes, for one true vision.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Barry Eisler I'm not sure why I'm so drawn to heroes who do bad things and to villains who think they're the good guys, but I do find that moral ambiguity and conflict makes for great characters.
    Barry Eisler
    American novelist
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  • Benigno Aquino III If my father Ninoy Aquino were alive today, he would say that he is not superman or superboy. In effect, heroes are really just ordinary people caught up in extraordinary times and respond properly.
    Benigno Aquino III
    Filipino politician (1960 - )
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  • Abigail Adams If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
    Abigail Adams
    Wife of John Adams (1744 - 1818)
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  • Alfred Marshall In every age poets and social reformers have tried to stimulate the people of their own time to a nobler life by enchanting stories of the virtues of the heroes of old.
    Alfred Marshall
    British economist (1842 - 1924)
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  • Alfred Marshall In every age poets and social reformers have tried to stimulate the people of their own time to a nobler life by enchanting stories of the virtues of the heroes of old.
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  • Barry Unsworth In my generation, history was taught in terms of grand figures, men on whom the destiny of the nation hinged, quintessential heroes.
    Barry Unsworth
    English writer (1930 - 2012)
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  • Bertrand Piccard In the 21st century, I think the heroes will be the people who will improve the quality of life, fight poverty and introduce more sustainability.
    Bertrand Piccard
    Swiss psychiatrist (1958 - )
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  • Henry Louis Mencken In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.
    Henry Louis Mencken
    American journalist and critic (1880 - 1956)
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  • Barry Ritholtz It is in your DNA to love a good story. You know, neat tales with heroes and villains and conflicts to resolve. A good story pushes our buttons, is exciting and memorable.
    Barry Ritholtz
    American author and newspaper columnist
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  • Boris Becker It's silly to say it about a tennis player, but I'm an unbelievable hero in Germany. And Germany needs heroes more than any place.
    Boris Becker
    German tennis player (1967 - )
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  • Bernard Marcus Kids are wandering around the streets today that will become tomorrow's criminals that were yesterday's heroes.
    Bernard Marcus
    American billionaire businessman (1929 - )
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  • Horace Many heroes lived before Agamemnon; but all are unknown and unwept, extinguished in everlasting night, because they have no spirited chronicler.
    Horace
    Roman poet
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  • Michael Jordan My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes.
    Michael Jordan
    American basketball player and businessman (1984 - )
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  • Adam Baldwin My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours.
    Adam Baldwin
    American actor (1962 - )
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  • Bob Ainsworth My heroes are the non-commissioned officers. If I had another life that's what I'd be - a regimental sergeant major or a similar rank. That's where the spirit of the armed forces is.
    Bob Ainsworth
    British Labour Party politician (1952 - )
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  • Bono My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.
    Bono
    Irish singer, songwriter, philanthropist, activist and businessman (1960 - )
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  • Ben Foster My heroes were always Looney Toons, Robin Williams, the Three Stooges. I think everything I do is kinda funny. I think I'm sort of ridiculous.
    Ben Foster
    American actor (1980 - )
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  • Assata Shakur 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.
    Assata Shakur
    American activist and former member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA) (1947 - )
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  • John Wayne Nobody should come to the movies unless he believes in heroes.
    John Wayne
    American actor and filmmaker (1907 - 1979)
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