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HERO
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The
hero is one who kindles a great light in the world,
who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of
life for men to see by. The saint is the man who walks
through the dark paths of the world, himself a light.
-- Felix
Adler
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How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate
our heroes and she-roes!
-- Maya
Angelou
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The
beauty
of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure
one heavy mischance after another, not because he does
not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic
temper
-- Aristotle
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We
shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking
for good ideas.
-- Noam
Chomsky
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is achievable without public recognition, and the world
has many unsung heroes. The teacher who inspires you
to pursue your education to your ultimate ability is
a success. The parents who taught you the noblest human
principles are a success. The coach who shows you the
importance of teamwork is a success. The spiritual leader
who instills in you spiritual values and faith is a
success. The relatives, friends, and neighbors with
whom you develop a reciprocal relationship of respect
and support--they, too, are successes. The most menial
workers can properly consider themselves successful
if they perform their best and if the product of their
work is of service to humanity.--Michael DeBakey, M.D.
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A hero is someone who understands the responsibility
that comes with his freedom.
-- Bob
Dylan
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The
characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency.
All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of
generosity. But when you have resolved to be great,
abide by yourself, and do not weakly try to reconcile
yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be the
common, nor the common the heroic.
~ Ralph
Waldo Emerson
A
hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is
brave five minutes longer.
~ Ralph
Waldo Emerson
“The
youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero,
fails to see, that it is only a projection of his
own soul, which he admires”
~ Ralph
Waldo Emerson
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If
you're an underdog, mentally disabled, physically
disabled, if you don't fit in, if you're not as pretty
as the others, you can still be a hero.
-- Steve Guttenberg
Our
admiration is so given to dead martyrs that we have
little time for living heroes.
-- Elbert Green Hubbard
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The
world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the
heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes
of each honest worker.
-- Helen
Keller
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...the
greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the
daily grind of domestic affairs whilst the world whirls
as a maddening dreidel.
-- Florence
Nightingale
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I
think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds the
strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming
obstacles. They are the real heroes, and so are the
families and friends who have stood by them.
-- Christopher
Reeve
When
the first Superman movie came out I was frequently
asked "What is a hero?" …My answer was that a hero
is someone who commits a courageous action without
considering the consequences… Now my definition is
completely different. I think a hero is an ordinary
individual who finds strength to persevere and endure
in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
-- Christopher
Reeve
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Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the
long run it is easier. We do not have to become
heroes over night. Just a step at a time, meeting
each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful
as it appeared, discovering we have the strength
to stare it down.
-- Eleanor
Roosevelt
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Who
is a hero? He who turns his enemy into a friend.
--The Talmud
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"Heroes
are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They
are people who say: This is my community, and it is
my responsibility to make it better. Interweave all
these communities and you really have an America that
is back on its feet again. I really think we are gonna
have to reassess what constitutes a 'hero'."
-- Studs
Terkel
I
want to praise activists through the years. I praise
those of the past as well, to have them honored.
-- Studs
Terkel
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Studs Terkel To be a hero or a heroine, one must give
an order to oneself.
-- Simone
Weil
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