“In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one.”
John Gay
“when the world gives you a hero you turn him into a zero”
mark ibrahim
“They were called grunts, and many of them, however grudgingly, were proud of the name. They were the infantrymen, the foot soldiers of the war.”
Bernard Edelman
“Shape, shine, shadow, silhouette, smell, sound and movement - Niner said, repeating the basic rules of camouflage. - Shame they couldn't find something beginning with S to complete the set.”
RC-1309 Niner (in Star Wars- Republic Commando: Hard Contact by Karen Traviss)
“Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -how passionately I hate them!”
Albert Einstein
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”
Christopher Reeve
“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.”
Benjamin Disraeli