1,474 Quotes About Hero

Respect gods before demigods, heroes before men, and first among men your parents; but respect yourself most of all.

Money by Martin Amis. I read it when I was 15, I read it hundreds of times since then and it always makes me laugh. Amis has managed to create a world that is both funny and abrasive. I'd love to play John Self, the depraved hero, who's without illusions, he created.

In pulp fiction it is a rigid convention that the hero's shoulders and the heroine's balcon constantly threaten to burst their bonds, a possibility which keeps the audience in a state of tense expectancy. Unfortunately for the fans, however, recent tests reveal that the wisp of chiffon which stands between the publisher and the postal laws has the tensile strength of drop-forged steel.

Making a judgment, taking a stand and then acting against an injustice or acting to support excellence is the stuff of the everyman hero. If you are an aspiring artist and you wish to avoid “judgments,” you'll find that you have nothing to say.

You turned into a hero when I wasn't watching.

If he'd been a hero, he would have taken the opportunity to say, "That's what I call sorted!" Since he wasn't a hero, he threw up.

Some people are heroes. And some people jot down notes.

Tragic heroes always moan when the gods take an interest in them, but it's the people the gods ignore who get the really tough deals

Only one who liberates himself from his psychological desires and fears indeed in truth qualify as liberation hero.