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You can find heroism everyday, like guys working terrible jobs because they've got to support their families. Or as far as humor, the things I see on the job, on the street, are far funnier than anything you'll ever see on TV. ↗

— Harvey Pekar

#as far as #because #ever #everyday #families

In most films - especially in regards to the protagonist - really from the get-go they set up some scenario that endears that character to the audience. Or imbues him with some nobility or heroism or something. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

#character #endears #especially #films #get-go

As a rule, all heroism is due to a lack of reflection, and thus it is necessary to maintain a mass of imbeciles. If they once understand themselves the ruling men will be lost. ↗

— Ernest Renan

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Any film is about heroism: the triumph of good over evil. If you look back at my films, you will see that as a recurring theme. ↗

— Salman Khan

#any #back #evil #film #films

Long ago I yearned to be a hero without knowing, in truth, what a hero was. Now, perhaps, I understand it a little better. A grower of turnips or a shaper of clay, a Commot farmer or a king--every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone. Once you told me that the seeking counts more than the finding. So, too, must the striving count more than the gain. ↗

— Lloyd Alexander

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when you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong and you'll finally see the truth- that hero lies in you. ↗

— Mariah Carey

#heroism #hope #strength #truth #heroism

In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences. ↗

— Brandon Mull

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There has seldom if ever a shortage of eager young males prepared to kill and die to preserve the security, comfort and prejudices of their elders, and what you call heroism is just an expression of this simple fact; there is never a scarcity of idiots. ↗

— Iain Banks

#soldiers #war #heroism

To be a true hero you must be a true Christian. To sum up then, heroism is largely based on two qualities- truthfulness and unselfishness, a readiness to put one's own pleasures aside for that of others, to be courteous to all, kind to those younger than yourself, helpful to your parents, even if helpfulness demands some slight sacrifice of your own pleasure. . .you must remember that these two qualities are the signs of Christian heroism. ↗

— G.A. Henty

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Self trust is the essence of heroism. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

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