Top 1200 Unlikely Heroes Quotes & Sayings - Page 19

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

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

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

Not being white has never prevented me from enjoying Luke Skywalker or Han Solo. These are heroes of mine.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

I always wanted to work with Betty White, because she is one of my heroes of all time, and I just love her.

Superficially it's a problem if homosexuality is genetic - if the difference between people's sexual preferences is genetic - because at least a pure homosexual would be unlikely to reproduce and therefore pass on the genes. So the first question you ask is, is it actually genetic, and the answer is probably to some extent yes.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, singers of songs.

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

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

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

I was never able to write seriously about heroes because I was very aware that I was not one and that in my background there was not this heroic thing.

In every man the memory of the struggles and the heroes of the past is alive. But these memories are not incompatible with the desire for peace in the future.

I would like to acquire a document autographed by John Witherspoon, who signed the Declaration of Independence and is one of my American heroes.

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.

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

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

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!

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

He's the real deal. Eric Taylor was one of my heroes and teachers when I started playing around Houston in the early 1970s.

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

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