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- Nov 07, 2020
Hero Quotes
On heroes, idols, and who we choose to look up to.
These quotes look at what it means to have a hero, whether that's a musician admired from the audience or a childhood icon like Mickey Mouse who fits several roles at once. Explore more in Inspiration quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was always good at video games like 'Guitar Hero,' which require the player to press buttons at precise times.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
By the age of 11, I was no longer going to Sunday Mass, and going on birdwatching walks with my father. So early on, I heard of Charles Darwin. I guess, you know, he was the big hero. And, you know, you understand life as it now exists through evolution.
- Heroes
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- Nov 07, 2020
Heroes aren't born, they' re cornered. Oh, I was cornered. And I found out that I was no hero.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad's a hero in a lot of ways. He was a 1960s and 1970s hippie and a member of the protest crowd.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom is a hero in a lot of ways because she's the most empathetic and kind person I've ever met.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everywhere I go, people embrace me and treat me like a national hero. The people in the streets are asking for the return of the military. They ask, 'When are you coming back?'
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Man, in the collective sense, is the hero of science. Man, in the collective sense, is the hero of Earth.
- Chef
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to be a chef; I became a hero.
- Nov 07, 2020
My mother is my hero.
- Mustache
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- Nov 07, 2020
My understanding, from what I've learned so far about Commissioner Gordon, is that he's the older guy with the mustache who relates with our hero in a certain way.
- Adversity
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- Nov 07, 2020
For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I thought, 'Oh, this is great,' because maybe someone who does look like me will watch 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and realize that they can be an actor if they want to be, or they can be a superhero. They can have a hero that looks like them as well.
- Cool Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
The cool thing for me is, I go to a lot of conventions - a lot of science fiction conventions like Comic-Con - and there are always a lot of attendants of color. And I think some people believe that black people or people of color are not into science fiction or hero shows or genre shows.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020