“Neil Young is my hero, and such a great example. You know what that guy has been doing for the past 40 years? Making music. That's what that guy does. Sometimes you pay attention, sometimes you don't. Sometimes he hands it to you, sometimes he keeps it to himself. He's a good man with a beautiful family and wonderful life.” KnowsMenYearsDoeHas BeensSometimesHandsPastBeautifulYoungGuyPayAttentionWonderfulExampleHeroPay AttentionGood ManThat GuyMy HeroWonderful LifeBeautiful Family Author:Dave Grohl
“I am giving you examples of the fact that this creature man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero. . . . I tell you, gentlemen, if you can shew a man a piece of what he now calls God's work to do, and what he will later call by many new names, you can make him entirely reckless of the consequences to himself personally.” IfsMenGivingIdeasFactsFightingNamesWorkPiecesExampleHeroCreaturesConsequenceAffairSelfishGentlemanCowardRecklessBackbone Author:George Bernard Shaw
“This is the way we win over our enemies, not with bigger weapons, or faster ships, but with human courage, ingenuity, and sacrifice. Don't lose hope. We've faced the darkness before-it has nothing new to teach us. As we go about our lives, let us remember the example Dr. Navarro set for us. At the right time, anyone can be a hero.” WayHumansRememberWinningLosesEnemyTeachDarknessOur LivesSacrificeExampleHeroWeaponsBiggerShipsFasterDrsRight TimeIngenuityNothing NewDon't Lose Hope Author:Ann Aguirre
“What passes for identity in America is a series of myths about one's heroic ancestors. It's astounding to me, for example, that so many people really seem to believe that the country was founded by a band of heroes who wanted to be free.” PeopleBelieveCountrySeemsWantedAmericaExampleIdentityHeroBandSeriesMythHeroicAncestor Author:James A. Baldwin
“The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. The saint is the man who walks through the dark paths of the world, himself a light.” MenWorldLightDarkWalksPathStreetsExampleHe ManHeroSaintBeing YourselfRole ModelsTorchesKindlesBlazingSetting An ExampleGreat Hero Author:Felix Adler
“So many times after a catastrophe like 9/11, Estonia in Sweden, the Holocaust or whatever, we are so fond of lifting up the hero examples, but actually 99 percent of survivors have done something that they feel very guilty about.” FeelsDoneExampleHeroPercentGuiltySurvivorHolocaustCatastropheLiftingSwedenLifting UpEstonia Author:Ruben Ostlund
“I do think we need heroes. It gives people hope and an example to follow.” PeopleThinkingNeedsGivingExampleHero Author:Riley Keough
“I think my biggest musical hero growing up was probably Ian MacKaye he set a great example for all of us local musicians. Still to this day I see him as the best example of a right-on musician.” ThinkingStillsGrowing UpGrowingExampleHeroMusicianMusicalLocalsThis Day Author:Dave Grohl
“Alan Menken, for example, is one of my heroes for all of the music he's written for Disney.” WrittenExampleHeroMy Hero Author:Dave Koz
“I think heroes are important in the lives of kids because it shows a child what to become, it shows a child what's possible; it shows a child not just by theory but by active example.” ThinkingChildrenImportantShowsKidsExampleTheoryHeroActive Author:John Assaraf
“You don't become a hero by choosing to become a hero. You become a hero by becoming an example, by being an example for what's possible, for being an example for one person.” PersonsExampleBecomingHero Author:John Assaraf
“I would say George Mitchell was like Clark Kent sometimes with his horn rimmed glasses and his very quiet manner. People say, well, he's just a quiet leader, but then he emerges as super hero and begins to move this legislation. He led by example.” PeopleWellsSometimesMovingLeaderExampleHeroQuietGlassesLegislationHornsKentSuper Hero Author:Barbara Mikulski