Heroism Quotes

"The one who has conquered himself is a far greater hero than he who has defeated a thousand times a thousand men." "No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause." "I think that we all do heroic things, but hero is not a noun, it's a verb" "While anonymity can be used to protect heroes, it is far more commonly used as a way to escape responsibility." "Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life." "Be the hero of your own story." "Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability." "There is nothing more majestic than the determined courage of individuals willing to suffer and sacrifice for their freedom and dignity." "I'm not a hero. I really don't think I am." "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" "Four or five moments - that's all it takes to be a hero" "A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world" "He who is brave is free" "The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool" "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done" "A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself" "The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else" "The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity." "I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete. It's so fucking heroic" "It is not society that is to guide and save the creative hero, but precisely the reverse"