Quotes by Heroism Mankind's common instinct for reality has always held the world to be essentially a theatre for heroism. William James heroism theatre reality Whatever excites the spirit of contradiction is capable of producing the last effects of heroism; which is only the highest pitch of obstinacy, in a good or bad cause, in wisdom or folly. William Hazlitt heroism lasts causes His [Gen. Douglas MacArthur's] own heroes were Lincoln and Washington, and in some ways he resembled them. Like them, he was slandered and misunderstood. William Manchester heroism hero way 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 heroism internet people thinking John Wells and Christopher Chulack were pretty honest from the get-go in our first meeting about 'Southland.' They were looking to create characters that were believable in the environment of the LAPD - multi-dimensional, layered characters with real flaws; good-hearted cops mixed with the perfect amount of heroism and irony. Shawn Hatosy meeting looking heroism flaws Heroism is a matter of choice. Richard Cohen choice heroism matter September 11th has produced only miniature heroes because our culture has freed itself from many of the old, dangerous, elitist fantasies of heroism... But in so doing, we have not only tamed and diminished heroes. We have risked taming and diminishing ourselves. Rory Stewart doing heroism dangerous culture 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 deep you heroism want There are people to whom heroism under fire comes naturally and seemingly without effort, but Patton was not one of them. Michael Korda heroism effort fire people Heroism is heroism, regardless of the timeframe or the backdrop. Mark Waid regardless backdrop heroism I'm not a vindictive person. But I do want to shine a light on human frailty and heroism in equal measure. Peter Morgan shine person heroism light I have decorated soldiers for heroism before, and it was always such an honor to do it. Jack Keane soldiers always heroism honor Mandela's heroism is the heroism of a man who suffered so badly for what he thought of as freedom. And yet when he had the upper hand he has this incredible self-control and these incredible leadership qualities. Bono man heroism freedom leadership At Nike, designers both created and communicated the brand, transforming a company that made shoes into a purveyor of athletic heroism. Tahl Raz brand company heroism shoes Heroism in a bad cause. Karel Reisz cause bad heroism I don't concentrate on any one period of history; I like to locate my stories in wildly different eras and places. I seem to be drawn to large, sprawling, uncomfortable swaths of American history, finding embedded within them a tight narrative that involves strife, heroism, and survival under difficult circumstances. Hampton Sides finding heroism survival history My wife Lorrie actually looked in the dictionary to see what the definition was of heroism because it had been used so much. She found at least one definition is someone who chooses to put themselves at risk to save another. Chesley Sullenberger someone see heroism wife «1234567
