The only way to abolish war is to make peace heroic. —James Hinton More about this quote Tags: war peace heroism Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
More quotations tagged with “heroism” It has become a common feeling, I believe, as we have watched our heroes falling over the years, that our own small stone of activism, which might not seem to measure up to the rugged boulders of heroism we have so admired, is a paltry offering toward the building of an edifice of hope. Many who believe this choose to withhold their offerings out of shame. This is the tragedy of the world. For we can do nothing substantial toward changing our course on the planet, a destructive one, without rousing ourselves, individual by individual, and bringing our small, imperfect stones to the pile. —Alice Walker More about this quote Tags: hope heroism tragedy shame heroes the world Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email Every hero becomes a bore at last. —Ralph Waldo Emerson More about this quote Tags: heroism perception boredom Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer. —Ralph Waldo Emerson More about this quote Tags: heroism bravery Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email Everyone's a hero in their own way, in their own not that heroic way. —Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon More about this quote Tags: heroism Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email We all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour; in other words, we are the hero of our own story. —Mary McCarthy More about this quote Tags: heroism anticipation suspense Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It has become a common feeling, I believe, as we have watched our heroes falling over the years, that our own small stone of activism, which might not seem to measure up to the rugged boulders of heroism we have so admired, is a paltry offering toward the building of an edifice of hope. Many who believe this choose to withhold their offerings out of shame. This is the tragedy of the world. For we can do nothing substantial toward changing our course on the planet, a destructive one, without rousing ourselves, individual by individual, and bringing our small, imperfect stones to the pile. —Alice Walker More about this quote Tags: hope heroism tragedy shame heroes the world Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Every hero becomes a bore at last. —Ralph Waldo Emerson More about this quote Tags: heroism perception boredom Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer. —Ralph Waldo Emerson More about this quote Tags: heroism bravery Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Everyone's a hero in their own way, in their own not that heroic way. —Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon More about this quote Tags: heroism Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
We all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour; in other words, we are the hero of our own story. —Mary McCarthy More about this quote Tags: heroism anticipation suspense Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email