“The most powerful drive in the ascent of man is his pleasure in his own skill. He loves to do what he does well and, having done it well, he loves to do it better. You see it in his science. You see it in the magnificence with which he carves and builds, the loving care, the gaiety, the effrontery. The monuments are supposed to commemorate kings and religions, heroes, dogmas, but in the end the man they commemorate is the builder.” MenWellsDoeEndsDoneCarePleasurePowerfulHe ManKingsHeroSkillsMost PowerfulDogmaMonumentBuilderAscentMagnificenceGaiety Book:The Ascent of Man Source: The Ascent of Man
“My idol was always Romario. He was playing in Holland at the time and I loved him. His skills, technique, I loved him he was my hero. I liked his whole game. One moment it would be like he was sleeping and then another moment he would change the game.” WholeMomentsWould BeGamesSleepHeroSkillsTechniqueIdolsMy HeroHolland Author:Rafael van der Vaart
“I'm sick of over-trained heroes. I'm really bored with that. Guys that are just ripped to shreds and full of skills. That's boring me. Give me the mechanic that picks up a weapon. Now I'm interested. That's my hero.” GivingGuyHeroSkillsWeaponsPicksSickGive MeBoringBoredMechanicThat GuyRippedMy Hero Author:Bruce Campbell
“Even the Westerns that I grew up with, the Sergio Leone's and all that, there was always a sort of anti-hero, a guy reluctant to shame even, to pick up the gun again because he wants to help other people, and he does, he uses his skills for that.” PeopleWantDoeHelpingUseGuyGrewHeroSkillsGrew UpPicksGunShameHelping OthersReluctantAnti HeroSergio Leone Author:Antoine Fuqua
“The outsider hero is hero riding into town, he's the gunslinger, shame - the same thing, he didn't want to do it anymore, he wanted to live a different life but part of who you are sort of haunts you and you can't run away from evil and if you have special skills, and most people are mistreated, which is unfortunately in our world, we always need an equalizer, that type of character to come to our rescue.” PeopleIfsWorldWantNeedsDifferentCharacterRunningWantedEvilSpecialTypeHeroSkillsTownsShameWho You AreOur WorldRunning AwayRidingRescueOutsidersDifferent LifeEqualizerMistreatedGunslinger Author:Antoine Fuqua
“For me, I believe that just seeing women be strong and tough is not answering the question of what a female hero looks like. Women have their own set of skills that are worth exploring and seeing on screen.” BelieveLooksStrongI BelieveSeeingHeroSkillsToughFemaleScreensExploring Author:Brie Larson
“Today's action hero, his skills are through technology. He can fly, he can throw a bolt of lightning, he can freeze people.” PeopleTodayActionTechnologyHeroSkillsLightningFreezeBoltsAction Heroes Author:Sylvester Stallone
“Wherever they went the Irish brought with them their books, many unseen in Europe for centuries and tied to their waists as signs of triumph, just as Irish heroes had once tied to their waists their enemies' heads. Where they went they brought their love of learning and their skills in bookmaking. In the bays and valleys of their exile, they reestablished literacy and breathed new life into the exhausted literary culture of Europe. And that is how the Irish saved civilization.” BookCultureEnemyCenturyHeroCivilizationSkillsEuropeSavedTriumphValleysTiedExhaustedUnseenNew LifeLiteracyExileLove Of Learning Author:Thomas Cahill
“...where's the skill in being a hero if you were always destined to do it?” IfsHeroSkillsDestinedBeing A Hero Author:China Mieville