No more terrible disaster could befall your people than for them to fall into the hands of a Hero
Frank HerbertTags: heroes
Today the word "hero" has been diminished. confused with "celebrity." But in my father's generation the word meant something.
celebrities seek fame. They take actions to get attention. Most often, the actions they take have no particular moral content. Heroes are heroes because they have risked something to help others. Their actions involve courage. Often, those heroes have been indifferent to the public's attention. But at least, the hero could understand the focus of the emotion.
Tags: celebrity heroes insperational
Tragic heroes are failed pragmatists. Their ends are unrealistic and their means are impractical.
Adam PhillipsTags: heroes pragmatism
Not every girl can be Isabelle Lightwood or Katniss Everdeen. I think the true measure of a hero is what a person does with what they have, how hard they are willing to fight, and how far they are willing to go to set things right.
Sarah CrossTags: heroes
The problem with heroes and villains is that it’s not always easy to tell which is which. Particularly when you are one.
Jessica MeatsTags: science-fiction heroes villians
Let's Not Just Be Heroes! Let's Be Heroes Who Lead!
Daniel WettaTags: inspiration heroes leadership
You know the problem with heroes and saints, Nikolai?” I asked as I closed the book’s cover and headed for the door. “They always end up dead.
Leigh BardugoTags: saints heroes alina-starkov nikolai-lantsov
There will always be trouble so there will always be a time for heroes
David Paul KirkpatrickHeroes do not dwell in a time of peace; heroes are hardened in a kiln against the sorrows. Their troubles sharpen the blade and make it gleaming. The glint becomes a brightness that is raised high on a hill, allowing women and men to see beyond themselves. For light swallows darkness. Truth buries death. Heroes are not born. They are filled by Music.
David Paul KirkpatrickThey’re so brave," she said.
"They’re all dead."
"Only a coward would think of that," she said scornfully.
Tags: death bravery heroes cowards the-bully-and-the-beast
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