“Whatever excites the spirit of contradiction is capable of producing the last effects of heroism; which is only the highest pitch of obstinacy, in a good or bad cause, in wisdom or folly.” LastsSpiritCausesEffectsHighestCapableFollyContradictionHeroismObstinacy Book:Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)
“We bow our heads in respect for those Soviet women who displayed exceptional courage in the severe time of war. Never before but during the days of the war the grandeur of spirit and the invincible will of our Soviet women, their selfless dedication, loyalty and affection to their Homeland, their boundless persistence in work and their heroism on the front manifested themselves with such strength.” WarSpiritFrontsAffectionLoyaltyPersistenceSovietDedicationSelflessBowsHeroismSevereExceptionalHomelandGrandeurBoundlessInvincible Author:Leonid Brezhnev
“If in heroic conduct, whether of warriors, philosophers or scientists, we see what is of essential nature, then we know that all heroism groups itself around a supreme value. This has always been the idea of honour, spiritual and mental. But the idea of honour, like its corporeal representatives, was involved in a war of soul and spirit against the values represented by alien races or the offspring of racial chaos.” IfsKnowsIdeasWarSoulSpiritualSpiritValuesRaceGroupsInvolvedEssentialsScientistChaosPhilosopherSupremeWarriorAliensHonourHeroicHeroismRepresentativesOffspring Author:Alfred Rosenberg
“Grit is the grain of character. It may generally be described as heroism materialized,--spirit and will thrust into heart, brain, and backbone, so as to form part of the physical substance of the man.” MenHeartMayCharacterFormSpiritBrainHe ManSubstanceGrainHeroismThrustGritBackbone Book:Success and Its Conditions Source: Success and Its Conditions
“Heroism is not fighting some big battle. It is not standing up to some fearsome foe ... Heroism is every day getting up with a mission to show this world that you are going to light it up with your spirit, to make the best out of yourself.” WorldShowsBigsLightSpiritFightingThis WorldBattleStandingMissionsHeroismFoe Author:Cory Booker