"To have no heroes is to have no aspiration, to live on the momentum of the past, to be thrown back upon routine, sensuality, and the narrow self."

Charles Horton Cooley, American Sociologist

Heroism, Heroes, Past, Routine, Self

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"To have no heroes is to have no aspiration, to live on the momentum of the past, to be thrown back upon routine, sensuality, and the narrow self."

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"And so the Wolf of the West rose from the stone! And so he will rise again if ever the folk of the Six Duchies call to him in need."

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"I stare at him, trying to comprehend what he's done. He saved Magiano from falling overboard. He saved me. He is taking this mission seriously, however much he loathes us."Maybe next time, he says to me with that smile, "you won't be so lucky."

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"A hero is a person who, without a second thought, simply does the right thing because his conscience cannot live with any other choice."

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"But I am the real Strider, fortunately. I am Aragorn son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can save you, I will."

J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist

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"Like all real heroes, Charley had a fatal flaw. He refused to believe that he had gonorrhea, whereas the truth was that he did."

Kurt Vonnegut, American Author

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"He did what heroes do after their work is accomplished, he died."

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"If monkey became a man, then a man can become a hero."

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