Heroism Quotes

You must not kill your neighbor, whom perhaps you genuinely hate, but by a little propaganda this hate can be transferred to some foreign nation, against whom all your murderous impulses become patriotic heroism. - Bertrand Russell

You cannot reduce to dollars and cents the losses New Yorkers have suffered from the vicious World Trade Center attack, just as there is no way to put a dollar value on the heroism and determination of our response... But to obtain the resources we will need to rebuild and create a better and stronger New York City, we must try to understand in dollar terms, what the attack cost our economy. - Alan Hevesi

Worship your heroes from afar; contact withers them. - Susanne Curchod Necker

When those who didn't serve attack the heroism of those who did, I find it particularly offensive. - Frank Lautenberg

When the will defies fear, when duty throws the gauntlet down to fate, when honor scorns to compromise with death - that is heroism. - Robert Green Ingersoll

What is a hero? Is it someone who is willing to sacrifice their life for another? Is it someone who prevents the downfall of another human being? Is it someone who defends our way of life? None of these questions can sum up to what a hero is. A hero is someone who will stand tall infont of the weak. A hero is someone who can stand against a majority. A hero is someone who voluntarily gives up their dreams to give that same chance of dreaming to someone less fortunate. - Unknown

We're going to try it here, because I don't think red states necessarily have a corner on heroism. - Maj. Michael Samarov

We're going to hear of a thousand more acts of heroism. But the bottom line is that having a response plan that relies on heroism is not tenable. - Joe Cappiello

Well, my thoughts about California are kind of mythological. To me, as well as being a real place, it's a place where people go to find something - to find happiness or to realize their dreams. So it has that kind of quality of heroism and heartache, and Australia has that, as well. - Colin Hay

We'll probably never know if the plane ultimately was headed toward the White House or the Capitol. But no matter where it was ultimately headed, the act of heroism that took place on that aircraft stands out as one of the most amazing feats of heroism in our country's long history of heroes. - Ari Fleischer