1,474 Quotes About Hero

  • Author Perry Moore
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    Well they were going to have to do a whole lot better than this if they wanted us Creeds to feel bad. If they thought they could hurt me or dad just by messing with my head at a tryout and cutting me from the team they had another thing coming. If there is one thing we Creeds knew how to succeed at, it was failure.

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  • Author Roger Lowenstein
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    The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been superseded by a cult of specialization. We have no more giants; only obedient ants.

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  • Author Susan Elizabeth Phillips
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    I’m not beautiful. My mother—”“I know. Your mother was a knockout, and you’re paper bag ugly... Sorry to upset all those cherished illusions of yours, but I don’t see it your way.”“That’s because you didn’t know her.”“Could your mother have led tiger back into its cage?”“Maybe not that, but she was very good with men. They’d do anything for her.”“This man will do anything for you.

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  • Author Freydoon Rassouli
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    Samak is not just a brute-force warrior but a trickster who foresees dangers and problems before anyone else and prevents them through decisive and surprising action. He embodies a heroic ethic that has resonated in stories for every generation, and one that the world needs now as much as ever.

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