#heroes

See, heroes never die. John Wayne isn't dead, Elvis isn't dead. Otherwise you don't have a hero. You can't kill a hero. That's why I never let him get older. ↗

— Mickey Spillane

#die #elvis #get #hero #heroes

I believe that interest in heroes is universal and eternal. ↗

— Norman Spinrad

#eternal #heroes #i #i believe #i believe that

Our athletes are our heroes. ↗

— Cathy Rigby

#heroes #our

My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can't take that away from me. ↗

— Derek Jeter

#dreams #future #heroes #lay #me

The world's made up of individuals who don't want to be heroes. ↗

— Brian Moore

#individuals #made #up #want #who

In short, superheroes balance the forces of light and dark, rage and serenity, and the sacred and the profane within themselves and from it forge an identity that is powerful and purposeful. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#empowerment #inspirational #purpose #superheroes #change

He turned one of his death rays into an ice cream maker, except he said I shouldn’t eat too much of it at once.” I nodded slowly. “Right,” I said. “That’s…sweet, I think. ↗

— Acacia Ackles

#odd-childhood #scott #strange-parents #villains #death

Now, where do I bring this thing down?" I asked. There was a hesitation, then, "You don't. We didn't design it to return. It was a redundancy we had no need for. Too costly, in terms of resources." "So what do I do? I just saved the Earth. And now I suffocate out here? ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#design

What’s the difference? Fill a hundred pits with dead Northmen, congratulations, have a parade! Kill one man in the same uniform as you? A crime. A murder. Worse than despicable. Are we not all men? All blood and bone and dreams? ↗

— Joe Abercrombie

#heroes #military #war #dreams

I also had to come tonight to apologize. If you need to go to Mexico to finish this process off, then I understand. I was wrong to criticize you for it or even imply that I had some kind of say in it. One of the greatest things about you is that in the end, you always make smart decisions. Can’t always say the same for myself. Whatever you need to do, I’ll support you. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#agency #equals #free-will #heroes-done-right #respect