It is impossible to strive for the heroic life. The title of hero is bestowed by the survivors upon the fallen, who themselves know nothing of heroism.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.
I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
In the film world, we can all be heroes. In the real world, where heroism can cost you your life or the life of the ones you love, people aren't so willing to make those sacrifices. When they do, they are set apart from the rest of us.
The opportunities for heroism are limited in this kind of world: the most people can do is sometimes not to be as weak as they've been at other times.
The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.
You have to do bad things in order to become a hero. You have to make sacrifices.
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
I was never able to write seriously about heroes because I was very aware that I was not one and that in my background there was not this heroic thing.
A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway.
A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.