647 Quotes About Heroes

He was a hero once, and it's the nature of heroes to throw themselves headlong into impossible odds, believing that somehow they'll come through them alive. The problem is that it's also in the nature of heroes to die, and I had no way of being sure that Sylvester didn't plan to do exactly that. I should know how heroes are. Somewhere along the way, I became one.

Ruby: Hey Weiss?Weiss: Yes?Ruby: What do you think a tiny world would be like?Weiss: Maybe it’s so small, there’s no room for evil, so it doesn’t even exist.Ruby: Heh heh. That sounds awesome.Weiss: Ruby...? Would you want to live in that world?Ruby: No. Even if I could, I’d stay in this world to protect everyone.

When I was young I read stories about great heroes doing great deeds. The truth is, real heroes don't look at all like I pictured. They're far from perfect. Bullheaded. Stubborn. Reckless. And also recklessly brave. They charge in without a thought to themselves. Not without fear or doubt, but in spite of it.

What would they think if they knew that their champion - the Hero of Ages, their savior - doubted himself? Perhaps they wouldn’t be shocked at all. In a way, this is what worries me most. Maybe, in their hearts, they wonder - just as I do. When they see me, do they see a liar?

Real heroes defy authority, they don't submit to it.

What is a hero? The one who has the last word. Can we think of a hero who does not speak before dying?

All those square-jawed heroes of the old science fiction stories had it wrong. You can't save the world as we know it. I did what I could, and I did some good in the world. But you can't save the world without changing it.

Heroes rise and fall; fact of life. You’ll win some and lose some; fact of life. Something will have to kill you eventually; that’s a fact of life. Have you accepted your mishap as a fact of life?

If you're a hero you can be an idiot, behave badly, ruin your personal life, have any number of mistresses and talk about yourself all the time, and nobody minds. Heroes are immune. They have wide shoulders and plenty of hair and wherever they go a crowd gathers. Mostly they enjoy the company of other men, although attractive women are part of their reward.