"King Arthur was one of my heroes - I played with a trash can lid for a knightly shield and my uncle's cane for the sword Excalibur."

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"A hero is someone we can admire without apology."

Kitty Kelley, American Journalist

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"Stretch yourself a bit to know the difference between humans and heroes."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

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"Don't dare try to be heroes."

S. A. Tawks, British Author

Heroism, Courage, Responsibility, Warning

"A hero must hero."

Robert A. Heinlein, American Writer

Heroism, Identity, Strength, Responsibility

"Why do we love heroes? Because life is a fight."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Heroism, Love, Heroes, Fight, Life

"You have worked too long in the life, now its time for heroism."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Heroism, Life, Work, Time

"Once the state has been founded, there can no longer be any heroes. They come on the scene only in uncivilized conditions."

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German Philosopher

Heroism, Heroes, State

"My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes."

Michael Jordan, American Athlete

Heroism, Heroes, Parents

"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."

Homer, Greek Poet

Heroism, War, Immortality, Desire, Fate

"I have never accepted what many people have kindly said namely that I have inspired the nation. It was the nation and the race dwelling all around the globe that had the lion heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Heroism, Inspirational, Leadership, Courage, Society

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"All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts."

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"I loved all the world's mythologies."

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"After I saved some money, I quit work and went to a local college."

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"We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself."

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"If writers learn more from their books than do readers, perhaps I may have begun to learn."

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"My concern is how we learn to be genuine human beings."

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"When I was discharged, I attended the University of Paris and met a beautiful Parisian girl, Janine. We soon married and eventually returned to the States."

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"Stretch yourself a bit to know the difference between humans and heroes."

"Don't dare try to be heroes."

"A hero must hero."

"Why do we love heroes? Because life is a fight."

"You have worked too long in the life, now its time for heroism."

"Once the state has been founded, there can no longer be any heroes. They come on the scene only in uncivilized conditions."

"My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes."

"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."

"I have never accepted what many people have kindly said namely that I have inspired the nation. It was the nation and the race dwelling all around the globe that had the lion heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar."

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"All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts."

"I loved all the world's mythologies."

"After I saved some money, I quit work and went to a local college."

"We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself."

"If writers learn more from their books than do readers, perhaps I may have begun to learn."

"My concern is how we learn to be genuine human beings."

"When I was discharged, I attended the University of Paris and met a beautiful Parisian girl, Janine. We soon married and eventually returned to the States."

"Eventually, I was sent to Wales and Germany, and after the war, to Paris."

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