“The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.”
Helen Keller
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”
Christopher Reeve
“A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -how passionately I hate them!”
Albert Einstein
“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes.”
Michael Jordan
“Heroism ... is endurance for one moment more.”
George F. Kennan