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"He thought of that heroic Colonel Pontmercy . . . who had left upon every field of victory in Europe drops of that same blood which he, Marius, had in his veins, who had grown grey before his time in discipline and in command, who had lived with his sword-belt buckled, his epaulets falling on his breast, his cockade blackened by powder, his forehead wrinkled by the cap, in the barracks, in the camp, in the bivouac, in the ambulance, and who after twenty years had returned from the great wars with his cheek scarred, his face smiling, simple, tranquil, admirable, pure as a child, having done everything for France and nothing against her."
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"The most powerful and courageous heroes I know are those who bite their tongues when justification, validation, temptation, or vengeance would have them strike with truthful, hurtful words."
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"Stretch yourself a bit to know the difference between humans and heroes."
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"Ah my friend, if you and I could escape this fray and live forever, never a trace of age, immortal, I would never fight on the front lines again or command you to the field where men win fame."
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"One captain, seizing the line-knife from his broken prow, had dashed at the whale, as an Arkansas duelist at his foe, blindly seeking with a six-inch blade to reach the fathom-deep life of the whale. That captain was Ahab."
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"Timothy McVeigh was a coward. Violence is the stupid way out. It'll discredit any real legitmate movement."
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"Heroes can be sweet."
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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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"Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the 'hero' within us is revealed."
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"I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older."
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"The eyes of some of the fans at Davis Cup matches scare me. There's no light in them. Fixed emotions. Blind worship. Horror. It makes me think of what happened to us long ago."
Idolatry
"I lost in the second round of the French Open and had 10 days off. I went to the Hard Rock Cafe. It was exciting to be away from my parents, to stay in a hotel. Hotels at 17 meant freedom."
Freedom
"When I was a child, I had posters of James Dean in my room. I was a big admirer of his work and was fascinated by him living on the edge. Looking back, my life was kind of the same."
Life
"I'm not a God, I make mistakes."
God
"I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I Love to play."
Love
"I can't change history, I don't want to change history. I can only change the future. I'm working on that."
Change
"A few years after my first son was born, he wanted to know how we chose his name, so I began reading him the story of Noah's Ark."
Family
"I don't really care what the man on the street thinks. I never did anything to please him in the first place, and I'm not going to start now."
Care
"Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing."
Sports
"Does anyone ask their parents how they are conceived?"
Parenting
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