Favorite Quotes on Heroism
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"The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. But when you have resolved to be great, abide by yourself, and do not weakly try to reconcile yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be the common, nor the common the heroic."
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“A hero is simply someone who rises above his own human weaknesses, for an hour, a day, a year, to do something stirring.”
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“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”
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“A true champion is someone who wants to make a difference, who never gives up, and who gives everything she has no matter what the circumstances are. A true champion works hard and never loses sight of her dreams.”
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“Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.”
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“Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.”
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“I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.”
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“Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes.”
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“Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they've stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments.”
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“That's what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you that makes you want to believe that there still exists a right and wrong, that decency will somehow triumph in the end”
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“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.”
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“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.”
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“What is a hero without love for mankind?”
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“When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that is heroism.”