1,474 Quotes About Hero


  • Author Toni Morrison
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    The deceased was the tragic hero, the survivors the innocent victims; there was the omnipresence of the deity, strophe and antistrophe of the chorus of mourners led by the preacher. There was grief over the waste of life, the stunned wonder at the ways of God, and the restoration of order in nature at the graveyard.

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  • Author Brendan Gill
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    My definition of a hero is a man who tests himself by a series of ordeals, each more difficult than the last; he’s not competing in the world at all, he’s competing only against himself.

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  • Author Michael Faust
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    Ten percent is the golden number – the number that changes the world. Be part of that ten percent. Be a hero. Let future generations talk about you

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  • Author Brian K. Vaughan
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    No, I realize Hektor was just another rando bit player on whatever bullshit 'hero's journey' you think you've been on. But when this is over, you'll finally realize that you're not even the star of your own story. You're a goddam black hole.

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  • Author Ehsan Sehgal
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    Your hero for others maybe is the villain, and in your eyes, a villain for others is the hero. Who is the real hero, who wins the heart and mind of the entire humanity regardless of any distinction; such a hero does not exist; the rest is just the acting by the actors.

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