“Dizzee's just my childhood hero. He's definitely the inspiration. He's got himself to a very good place. He's defied the expectations of what British black urban music was like. He was the first person who made the rest of Britain realise it wasn't just a one-album-type situation. You've got to take your hat off to somebody like that.” FirstsPersonsMadeInspirationBlackSituationChildhoodTypeHeroExpectationsVery GoodAlbumsBritishBritainHatsRealisingUrbanFirst PersonGood PlaceHats OffUrban Music Author:Tinie Tempah
“We should be writing more great roles for women, period. Another problem is that movies are generally made for 14-year-old boys, and 14-year-old boys want to watch 25-year-old action heroes.” WantShouldWritingYearsMadeProblemActionBoysRolesWatchesHeroPeriodsAction Heroes Author:James Mangold
“Comeback records always worry me, especially when they're made by one of my heroes, and I'd heard stories about Gil Scott-Heron recently, about drug arrests and prison terms and other troubles. I wasn't prepared for the ravaged shakiness of his voice on this record or the raw spoken word pieces or the dark electronic backgrounds.” MadeStoriesVoiceTermDarkWorryRecordsPiecesTroubleHeardHeroDrugPrisonPreparedBackgroundsComebackMy HeroSpoken WordHerons Author:Will Hermes
“A man I admire and respect - Congressman John Lewis, an American hero, made allegations that Sarah Palin and I were somehow associated with the worst chapter in American history, segregation, deaths of children in church bombings, George Wallace. That, to me, was so hurtful.” MenChildrenMadeChurchWorstHeroAdmireChaptersAmerican HistorySegregationBombingPalinHurtfulCongressmanAllegationsAmerican HeroGeorge Wallace Author:John McCain
“In ancient shadows and twilightsWhere childhood had strayed,The world's great sorrows were bornAnd its heroes were made.In the lost boyhood of JudasChrist was betrayed.” WorldMadeLostChildhoodHeroSorrowShadowAncientBetrayedBoyhoodLost Boys Author:George William Russell
“Small business is the gateway to opportunity for those who want a piece of the American dream... Well, wouldn't it be nice to hear a little more about the forgotten heroes of America - those who create most of our new jobs, like the owners of stores down the street; the faithfuls who support our churches, synagogues, schools, and communities; the brave men and women everywhere who produce our goods, feed a hungry world, and keep our families warm while they invest in the future to build a better America? That's where miracles are made, not in Washington, D.C.” MenWorldWantWellsLittlesMadeDreamSchoolJobsAmericaOpportunityCommunityChurchSupportPiecesNiceStreetsProduceHeroMen And WomenMiracleBraveForgottenWarmStoresHungryFaithfulOur FamilyOwnersGoodsAmerican DreamBeing NiceSmall BusinessBrave ManNew JobGatewaysSynagogueContribution To SocietySchools And Community Author:Ronald Reagan
“Cleverly assorted scraps of spurious science are inculcated upon the children to prove necessity of law; obedience to the law is made a religion; moral goodness and the law of the masters are fused into one and the same divinity. The historical hero of the schoolroom is the man who obeys the law, and defends it against rebels.” MenChildrenMadeLawMoralHe ManMastersHeroProveGoodnessHistoricalObedienceDivinityRebelScrapAssortedMoral Goodness Book:Anarchism: A Collection of Revolutionary Writings Source: Anarchism: A Collection of Revolutionary Writings
“Mankind has always made too much of its saints and heroes, and how the latter handle the fuss might be called their final test.” MadeMightToo MuchMankindHeroTestsFinalsSaintHandleLatter Author:Wilfrid Sheed
“Men of real talents in Arms have commonly approved themselves patrons of the liberal arts and friends to the poets, of their own as well as former times. In some instances by acting reciprocally, heroes have made poets, and poets heroes.” MenWellsArtMadeRealPoetryActingTalentPoetArmsHeroInstanceFormerApprovedPatronLiberal ArtsReal Talent Book:George Washington Remembers: Reflections on the French and Indian War Source: George Washington Remembers: Reflections on the French and Indian War