#heroism

Launching a turnaround takes courage. I cannot measure that and so it is not going to be included in my analysis, but behind the moments of change there are always a few people within these societies who have decided to try to make a difference. ↗

— Paul Collier

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In my opinion, actual heroism, like actual love, is a messy, painful, vulnerable business—and I wanted to try to reflect that. ↗

— John Green

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Become major, Paul. Live like a hero. That's what the classics teach us. Be a main character. Otherwise what is life for? ↗

— J.M. Coetzee

#heroism #live-life #courage

Words of the hero: "I am my fate. ↗

— Marty Rubin

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To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something; to be inspirational is to be crazy enough to live a little. ↗

— Criss Jami

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There are so many unsung heroines and heroes at this broken moment in our collective story, so many courageous persons who, unbeknownst to themselves, are holding together the world by their resolute love or contagious joy. Although I do not know your names, I can feel you out there. ↗

— David Abram

#joy #love #nature #courage

Long ago I yearned to be a hero without knowing, in truth, what a hero was. Now, perhaps, I understand it a little better. A grower of turnips or a shaper of clay, a Commot farmer or a king--every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone. Once you told me that the seeking counts more than the finding. So, too, must the striving count more than the gain. ↗

— Lloyd Alexander

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when you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong and you'll finally see the truth- that hero lies in you. ↗

— Mariah Carey

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In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences. ↗

— Brandon Mull

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There has seldom if ever a shortage of eager young males prepared to kill and die to preserve the security, comfort and prejudices of their elders, and what you call heroism is just an expression of this simple fact; there is never a scarcity of idiots. ↗

— Iain Banks

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