The hero, in living her own life, in being true to herself; radiates a light by which others may see their own way. ~ Laurence G. Boldt

It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes. ~ Louis Kossuth

Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes. ~ Benjamin Disraeli

One must think like a hero to behave like a merely decent human being. ~ May Sarton

You never have to wait long, or look far, to be reminded of how thin the line is between being a hero or a goat. ~ Mickey Mantle

The hero is strangely akin to those who die young. ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

The history of the world is but the biography of heroes. ~ Thomas Carlyle

Villains are undone by what is worst in them, heroes by what is best. ~ Voltaire

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. ~ Kevin Costner

We all live in suspense from day to day, from hour to hour, in other words, we are the hero of our own story. ~ Mary McCarthy, Daily Word For Women

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! ~ Maya Angelou

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes. ~ Bertolt Brecht

The hero is the one with ideas. ~ Jack Welch

We don't need heroes so much as recognizing ourselves as heroes. ~ Joss Whedon, What Would Buffy Do

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