647 Quotes About Heroes

Every story is ruined when the romance starts. The star is having his adventures and progressing on his journey--until he meets a girl. This is what happened to King Arthur and to Robin Hood. Girls, on the other hand, are just biding their time, usually trapped in a tower or under a witch's curse, till a guy comes along.

Our adolescent sons are eager to become heroes in our eyes, and in the eyes of the world.

Being a good mother is being a hero. Right?

Now let me ask you a technical question. Do you have any heroes?""I guess Whoopi Goldberg is my hero.""A family friend?""She took care of me after my mother died," I said. Who hadn't heard of Whoopi Goldberg?

It wasn’t Hell; only fools and drama queens throw that word around about a place like Gotham. It was worse, in a way, because it was manmade. There wasn’t any timeless malevolence behind it all, it was just… what human beings can descend to when they let themselves forget they can be heroes.

Name one hero who was happy.""You can't." He was sitting up now, leaning forward."I can't.""I know. They never let you be famous AND happy." He lifted an eyebrow. "I'll tell you a secret.""Tell me." I loved it when he was like this."I'm going to be the first." He took my palm and held it to his. "Swear it.""Why me?""Because you're the reason. Swear it.""I swear it

I had the good fortune and opportunity to come home and to tell the truth; many soldiers, like Pat Tillman… did not have that opportunity. The truth of war is not always easy. The truth is always more heroic than the hype.

Being a hero, the man had observed, is largely a matter of knowing one’s cues.

Everyone,” Caitlin said, cradling her wine glass, “is the hero of his own story. That goes double for fanatics. Some of the greatest horrors in history were perpetrated by people who insisted, all the way to damnation’s door, that they fought on the side of the angels.