Top 1200 Real Heroes Quotes & Sayings - Page 17

We relate comics to the main super-heroes, but it's a great medium through which all sorts of stories are told.

I like grey characters; fantasy for too long has been focused on very stereotypical heroes and villains.

Audiences aren't fools - their judgement really is important. And the true heroes of films are the investors. They take the risk, after all.

Listen, I'm a proud Democrat. My heroes are the Kennedy brothers and Martin Luther King. And I don't apologize for that and never will.

It is said the boundless steppes of Asia gave flight to tales of heroes and heroines because the conditions there are so harsh.

'George' exploits John Kennedy Jr.'s cult of celebrity at a time when Americans are hungry for icons, not heroes.

I ended up being friends with all my heroes. Lefty Frizzell, George Jones, Johnny Cash - it was incredible.

I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.

These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.

Women can't be afraid to look like action heroes. It's not always pretty, but when it's on the screen, it translates well to the audience.

All of the stunt men - these are the unsung heroes. They really are. Nobody is giving them any credibility. They're risking their necks.

I met the Gallagher brothers, and Noel was quoting my 'Fonejacker' catchphrases. Hearing your heroes quote you is incredible.

Joe Sample was one of my heroes. I met him at the Curacao Jazz festival, and I fanned out like he was the Beatles!

Heroes like you always have a weak spot. We just have to find it, and then we can kill you. Won't that be lovely? Have a cheese 'n' Wiener!

Sam, there comes a time when the world no longer needs heroes. And then the true hero knows to walk away.

The vision of a culture lies in what becomes its major institutions, in what it remembers as its most impacting events, in who it sees as its heroes.

There are so many people out there working with great grassroots and global and national organizations that are unsung heroes to me.

The whole country was tied together by radio. We all experienced the same heroes and comedians and singers. They were giants.

I think a lot of people try to time the market when it comes to buying or selling a property or investing in real estate, but the real secret to real estate is not timing the market, but time in the market.

democracy produces both heroes and villains, but it differs from a fascist state in that it does not produce a hero who is a villain.

Our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes - and I see many of them in the audience here today.

Surveys of thousands of gamers have shown that they're more likely to play real music if they play a music videogame. So it's an interesting relationship where the games aren't replacing something we do in real life, they're serving as a springboard to a goal we might have in real life, like learning to play an instrument.

I have lots of heroes: anyone and everyone who does whatever they can to leave the natural world better than they found it.

Nostalgia for dead tyrants and the longing for heroes are unhealthy, and they can result in the deification of a Saddam as easily as a Havel or Mandela.

Honestly, I was watching Marvel films and was always crestfallen: Where are the super-Asians? People are looking to be represented by their heroes.

Some men are heroes by nature in that they will give all that is in them without regard to the effort or to the personal returns.

When I started supporting Man United, Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole were my heroes growing up.

Athletes tend to have less of a sense of humor than most people. They are heroes to so many. That might be part of it.

I don't see many people as heroes and, though I love sport, I believe athletes rarely deserve that praise.

You can't have real pain without real love. You can't feel grief and loss and hurt without real love. Love is the only way you can ever be really hurt deep down.

Our national myths often exaggerate the role of the individual heroes and understate the importance of collective effort.

Cinema immortalizes ordinary people. Not just the ones we watch on the silver screens, but also the behind the scene heroes.

I love women being the heroes of the piece. There is just something so dramatic and important about this story [The Nightingale ].

My heroes have always been the hardworking and unflappable. Those who light a candle rather than curse the darkness.

I've done stuff in the past and followed in the footsteps of my heroes, and each time, it felt a little bit surreal.

I was seeking a real love, a real deal, and I have been seeking it for a lot of years. And in that seeking, I found that God's love is real

We continually want to unmask our heroes as if there were more to be learned from their nakedness than from their choice of clothing.

I am box-set girl; I buy into those big American series like 'The Sopranos' and 'Heroes.'

I have a private theory, Sir, that there are no heroes and no monsters in this world. Only children should be allowed to use these words

Look for the contradictions in every character, especially in your heroes and villains. No one should be what they first seem to be. Surprise the audience.

We were both sort of bowled over by the fact that we were married. It wasn't a question of 'Have we done the right thing?' It was all perfectly natural that we should be together. But John didn't get a real chance to be first a real husband or later, a real father. Once he got on the Beatles bangwagon he couldn't get off, even if he wanted to.

Fans want real songs, they want real experiences, and they want real instruments.

I was seeking a real love, a real deal, and I have been seeking it for a lot of years. And in that seeking, I found that God's love is real.

The Love Undercover series features two cops, a street rat, and a construction worker as the lead heroes.

One of my heroes growing up was Darren Gough, he always made things happen and I wanted to be like him.

Once the state has been founded, there can no longer be any heroes. They come on the scene only in uncivilized conditions.

Democracy means despair of finding any heroes to govern you, and contented putting up with the want of them.

If God cared only about religious activities, then the Pharisees would have been heroes of the faith.

Every time I met any of my heroes I was disappointed - the exception was Joe Strummer, who was like an uncle to me.

I love heroes that really go through ordeals, and they come out the other end completely changed.

We find heroes, not on battlefields, but in hospitals that tend the injured. Sometimes I think it’s easier to fight than it is to heal.

We invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take time to thank them individually.

I like to believe I play tragic heroes - characters that are torn between the good and bad, the black and the white.

I kind of wish I'd been to these sci-fi conventions before I was on Heroes just so I could experience it from that side.

The 'Love Undercover' series features two cops, a street rat, and a construction worker as the lead heroes.

Everyone can be the heroes of their own story. And it's really important to find community and strength within the people around you.

There will always be haters. Small heroes can change society every day. It just takes time.

King Arthur was one of my heroes - I played with a trash can lid for a knightly shield and my uncle's cane for the sword Excalibur.

Kids are wandering around the streets today that will become tomorrow's criminals that were yesterday's heroes.

Allen [ Ginsberg] was a particular friend, one of my heroes, really. I knew him almost as long as I've been writing.