Heroism Quotes

As a rule, all heroism is due to a lack of reflection, and thus it is necessary to maintain a mass of imbeciles. If they once understand themselves the ruling men will be lost. Ernest Renan
Reflection Will Men Lost Imbeciles Heroism Once Rule Ruling Maintain Thus Mass Understand Due Lack Themselves Necessary
September 11, 2001, revealed heroism in ordinary people who might have gone through their lives never called upon to demonstrate the extent of their courage. Geraldine Brooks
Courage People Gone September Heroism Through Never Revealed Demonstrate Ordinary Ordinary People Might Who Lives Extent
The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in the household and the closet, than on the most memorable battlefields in history. Henry Ward Beecher
History Heart World Heroism Has-Been Memorable More Most Household Been Chiefly Than Closet Displayed
I have decorated soldiers for heroism before, and it was always such an honor to do it. Jack Keane
Honor Before Heroism Soldiers Always Decorated
Heroism often results as a response to extreme events. James Geary
Events Heroism Extreme Response Results Often
Memorial Day is all about celebrating the lives of the men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. The United States is made great because of their heroism. Their lives are remembered, honored, and celebrated by all of us, including the friends, family, and fellow service members who knew them best. Jan Schakowsky
Service Best Day Great Family Women Made Men Men And Women Sacrifice Country Heroism Our Honored States Members Memorial About Remembered Knew Fellow Because Ultimate Ultimate Sacrifice Friends Celebrated Celebrating Them Us Paid Who Including United Lives United States
It is impossible to strive for the heroic life. The title of hero is bestowed by the survivors upon the fallen, who themselves know nothing of heroism. Johan Huizinga
Life Impossible Hero Nothing Heroic Heroism Strive Bestowed Know Fallen Survivors Title Themselves Who
What people adore about superhero movies is the signal quality of the Christopher Nolan films - their complete lack of irony when it comes to the portrayal of heroism and the need for heroes to confront evil. John Podhoretz
Quality People Heroes Evil Films Christopher Heroism Complete Signal Superhero About Adore Nolan Irony Lack Movies Confront Portrayal Need
Morality binds people into groups. It gives us tribalism, it gives us genocide, war, and politics. But it also gives us heroism, altruism, and sainthood. Jonathan Haidt
Politics War People Genocide Heroism Morality Gives Also Altruism Sainthood Us Groups Binds
When you have to spread heroism across too many players, you don't get to really dig deep into each of them as much as you'd want to. Julie Plec
You Too Dig Heroism Spread Get Want Them Much Really Across Deep Many Each Players
Heroism in a bad cause. Karel Reisz
Cause Heroism Bad
The Communist regime didn't consider this to be a shining moment in history and assigned no heroism to it. They classified it as merely an accident. Kathryn Bigelow
History Accident Heroism Consider Classified Merely Shining Regime Communist Moment Assigned
Man is capable of every great heroism; it was man who found a means of conquering the formidable obstacles of his environment, establishing himself lord of the earth, and laying the foundations of civilization. Maria Montessori
Great Man Every Heroism Earth Civilization Laying Environment Obstacles Himself Lord His Establishing Formidable Capable Means Who Conquering Found Foundations
A lot of people want to see this idealized version of heroism, all pretty and perfect, and I'm not interested in playing the goody-goody hero at all. Matthew Fox
People Hero Heroism See Pretty Perfect Idealized Lot Version Want Not Interested Interested Playing
There are people to whom heroism under fire comes naturally and seemingly without effort, but Patton was not one of them. Michael Korda
People Fire Heroism Seemingly Without Effort Patton Them Naturally Whom
Susan Burton's life story - filled with trauma, struggle, and true heroism - is precisely the kind of story that has the potential to change the way we view our world. Michelle Alexander
Life Change Struggle World Heroism Our Way Our World Kind Potential Life Story True Susan Precisely Story View Trauma Filled
Most travel disasters turn into something else: a story of survival, a story of bravery, of heroism, sometimes villainy. You just don't know when it starts where it's going to go because they are unexpected events. Mitchell Zuckoff
You Travel Survival Events Sometimes Starts Heroism Else Something Something Else Disasters Know Most Because Go Unexpected Going Bravery Just Where Story Turn Villainy
On a normal day, we value heroism because it is uncommon. On Sept. 11, we valued heroism because it was everywhere. Nancy Gibbs
Day Value Heroism Everywhere Valued Uncommon Because Normal Sept
Heroism is a matter of choice. Richard Cohen
Matter Heroism Choice
When I was ten years old, I had great pride in myself, which sometimes even took the form of boasting and self-praise; although I myself did not want to, I used to assume the air of someone undertaking some great work and mighty act of heroism. Said Nursi
Work Myself Great Sometimes Pride Old Assume Heroism Took Air Some Someone Ten Ten Years Great Pride Had Great Work Although Undertaking Years Did Want Form Which Boasting Mighty Act Used Even
Any film is about heroism: the triumph of good over evil. If you look back at my films, you will see that as a recurring theme. Salman Khan
Good You Will Evil Films Heroism Back See About Triumph Recurring Over Look Any Theme Film
The system of heroism depends on women to be weak so men can be strong. Susan Faludi
Women Strong Men Be Strong Heroism Weak System Depends
At Nike, designers both created and communicated the brand, transforming a company that made shoes into a purveyor of athletic heroism. Tahl Raz
Made Shoes Nike Heroism Athletic Both Brand Transforming Created Company Designers
There are no more heroes in America. Because of the Internet, heroism has become momentary and within seconds someone who we should be thinking about will be replaced in people's minds with news that Beyonce lip-synched at the inauguration. Tommy Mottola
News People Internet Heroes Will Become Thinking Heroism Seconds Minds About Someone More Beyonce Because Within Replaced America Inauguration Should Who Momentary
There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have their altars and their religion. William Hazlitt
Religion Crime Heroism Virtue Altar Well Infamy Vice
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