647 Quotes About Heroes

Why do mythological heroes of past civilizations have a thousand faces? Is it because each one of us takes a heroic journey of self-discovery?

In some real life situations there is something of the Fairy Tale. Sometimes, we forget, that magic is there for the making, and the makers are ourselves. Sometimes, it is our enemies who spur us on. For a challenge is nothing without striving. We admire a hero who earns good fortune, who strives to be a better person, who acts in the interests of others against dark forces that would bring them down. In Fairy Tales, the ultimate winners are good and true.

But are they heroes or mere dreamers?

Heroes are those who can somehow resist the power of the situation and act out of noble motives, or behave in ways that do not demean others when they easily can.

I like my coffee black, my beer from Germany, wine from Burgundy, the darker, the better. I like my heroes complicated and brooding, James Dean in oiled leather, leaning on a motorcycle. You know the color. ("Ode to Chocolate")

We choose and make our heroes from what we have read, heard and believed in.

Without courage there are no true heroes. We live around many anonymous heroes who may act when there is a real need; but they do not have the courage to make that decision.

If not for the courage and fortitude of a select few heroes during these eras, the great tides of darkness may have swallowed everything.

A courageous person walks alone, but heroes rise to mythical figures only when they ennoble the lives and touch the hearts of other people.