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“I did 'Deathly Hallows' so my kids could get on the 'Harry Potter' set. They met Daniel Radcliffe, who was a darling and couldn't have been nicer to them so I'm a hero right now.”

Has Beens Kids Hero Mets Right Now Harry Potter Darling Potters Deathly Hallows

Author:Peter Mullan

“I have been primarily interested in how and why ordinary people do unusual things, things that seem alien to their natures. Why do good people sometimes act evil? Why do smart people sometimes do dumb or irrational things?”

People Has Beens Sometimes Seems Evil Hero Smart Ordinary Aliens Dumb Good People Unusual Heroic Irrational Ordinary People Social Psychology Smart People Unusual Things

Author:Philip Zimbardo

“When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion.”

Thinking Men Long Has Beens Names Society Crime Acceptance Hero Committed Obedience Rebellion Heroic Discernment Hideous Gloomy

Book:The Physicists

Source: The Physicists

“Oh, this faithless world! Someone must deliver them. You. If not you, who? You have been saved for a reason. Show them the old demons. Remind them of their fear. Apathy is death. Without darkness, there is no light. Without evil, there is no good. Make them choose. Dark or light. Where is the fear? Where are the heroes? If not now, when?”

Ifs World Has Beens Reason Shows Light Evil Dark Darkness Hero Saved Demon Apathy Faithless

Book:Angels & Demons - Movie Tie-In: A Novel

Source: Angels & Demons - Movie Tie-In: A Novel

“The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been superseded by a cult of specialization. We have no more giants; only obedient ants.”

Way Has Beens Age Spirit Given Modern Hero Giants Cult Ants Spontaneity Cautious Obedient Specialization Hesitant Legalism

Book:Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist

Source: Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist

“I'm not the hero, Mac. Never have been. Never will be. Let us be perfectly clear: I'm not the antihero, either, so quit waiting to discover my hidden potential. There's nothing to redeem me.”

Has Beens Waiting Clear Hero Quitting Macs Shadowfever Antiheroes

Book:The Fever Series 7-Book Bundle: Darkfever, Bloodfever, Faefever, Dreamfever, Shadowfever, Iced, Burned

Source: The Fever Series 7-Book Bundle: Darkfever, Bloodfever, Faefever, Dreamfever, Shadowfever, Iced, Burned

“So many misconceptions surround the notion of heroism. Far too many categorize a hero as a champion on the battlefield, a commander of legions, a master of rare talent or ability. Granted, there have been heroes who fit those descriptions. But many men of great evil as well. Heed me. A hero sacrifices for the greater good. A hero is true to his or her conscience. In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences. Although any person could fit that description, very few do. Choose this day to be one of them." (Beyonders - A World Without Heroes)”

Source: Brandon Mull's Beyonders Trilogy: A World Without Heroes; Seeds of Rebellion; Chasing the Prophecy

“It has been said that terror is the principle of despotic government. Does your government therefore resemble despotism? Yes, as the sword that gleams in the hands of the heroes of liberty resembles that with which the henchmen of tyranny are armed ... The government of the revolution is liberty's despotism against tyranny.”

Doe Has Beens Made Said Hands Government Force Liberty Principles Crime Revolution Hero Protect Terror Tyranny Despotism Gleam Henchmen

Author:Maximilien Robespierre

“Once upon a time... a long time ago... things that happened once perhaps but have been talked about for so long that nobody really knows. And underneath all the bits that people have added the magic swords and lamps they're all about one thing - the good hero fighting the giant or the witch or the wicked uncle. Good against bad. Good against evil.”

Source: The Dark Is Rising: The Complete Sequence

“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. To begin my life with the beginning of my life, I record that I was born (as I have been informed and believe) on a Friday, at twelve o’clock at night. It was remarked that the clock began to strike, and I began to cry, simultaneously.”

Believe Has Beens Shows Night Turns Born My Own Records Cry Hero Pages Strikes Clock Stations Twelve Friday My Own Life

Author:Charles Dickens