I am the hero of Africa.
I am the hero of Africa.
It's pretty amazing to get a chance to play with some of your living heroes. Playing with Trey, Warren and Bob Weir was a thrill for all of us. You hear all the bull -- out there about these supposedly crazed, egomaniacal rock stars, but that's not the case at all. They were all totally sweet. It was cool to realize that you could look up to them and that your idealized vision of these people, our heroes, wasn't shattered. I think that's pretty rare.
He's a war hero, and we really wanted a hometown guy to be our parade marshal.
Those are real heroes. Hilton Smith, guys that played in the Negro Leagues, never got a chance in the Major Leagues. But you kept on playing.
But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is the hero of his own story. Each has a justification for his actions that is convincing to him. It's fun to give these people voices.
For men, the stereotypical image has been that gay men are not competitive, not tough enough. It's important for people to see that these stereotypes are not true. Women athletes who come out become instant heroes, because lesbians want strong heroes.
A green old age, unconscious of decay That proves the hero born in better days.
It really establishes the fact that there were no one or two heroes on Flight 93. There were 40 people, and I think each contributed what they could contribute that day. And because of that, they are all heroes.
I don't have any influences, any heroes, it's just me.
The real heroes were my good buddies who died during the battles.
It is the mixture of great bravery and humanity that made him a hero when he was alive and has ensured his lasting reputation. In the end people just love him.
I cannot understand when a girl comes and tricks a hero such as this coach and says she's older than she is and then sells the story for hundreds of thousands.
For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced.
Vince Young is a hometown hero. He's an icon.
A warrior is free to be a hero and pull off daring do and the soldier is irresponsible if he does it.
The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow.
Eli got the big two-out hit to tie the game and for a few innings he is the hero in the dugout. But the tough part of baseball is you are only remembered for what you did in your last at-bat or even your next at-bat.
It's the blue-ribbon event. The Olympic downhill champion is a hero.
It seemed like the appropriate time to do this. We've lost so many heroes.
Every one of them is a patriot. Every one is a warrior. Every one is a hero.
The regime is after his head. We cannot afford to have a dead hero.
So I think rather than being attracted so much now to working with my heroes, I'm sort of more attracted to working with completely unlikely strangers because it's more exciting really.
Sometimes in movies, I still have to be the hero, but it's not all that important to me anymore.
Life is easy to live for a man who is without shame, a crow hero, a mischief-maker, an insulting, bold, and wretched fellow.
We send our condolences to Nokia's family and friends, and extend our solidarity to the heroes and heroines of JFLAG who are campaigning for gay human rights in conditions of great danger and adversity.
Simon was a lion of a man, a survivor and a conqueror, a hero in every sense of the word.
The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.
I wanted the world to know that my country Ethiopia has always won with determination and heroism.
If you want a hero, don't look any further. You had one walking in these halls with you. Some night when you look in the sky and see a bright star, it will be the only one there, and you'll see his No. 22 in the middle.
Those four games were just awful, ... I remember going to practice every day, thinking, 'What is it' I was always on the losing team in training, I wasn't playing well, and the guys I were playing with weren't playing well. It bummed me out. It really did. We weren't clicking and when things go bad everybody tries to be a hero and step up and score and do everything instead of just doing their job.
You know, in my hometown of Hope, Arkansas, the three sacred heroes were Jesus, Elvis, and FDR, not necessarily in that order.
The generative energy, which, when we are loose, dissipates and makes us unclean, when we are continent invigorates and inspires us. Chastity is the flowering of man and what are called Genius, Heroism, Holiness, and the like, are but various fruits which succeed it.
Oklahomans value our children and our seniors. Oklahomans value traditions of faith. Oklahomans value our heroes, our veterans. Oklahomans value innovation and the creative arts.
I wouldn't suddenly decide to go for a 10-mile run or do sprint intervals on the track at this point, ... If I'm playing sports, I would be conscious of my need to be some kind of hero or need to show off.
When I was a child, ladies and gentleman, I was a dreamer. I read comic books, and I was the hero in the movie. So every dream I ever dreamed has come true a hundred times...I learned very early in life that Without a song, the day would never end without a song, a man ain't got a friend without a song, the road would never bed -- without a song. So I keep singing my song.
A hero is born among a hundred, A wise man is found among a thousand, But an accomplished one might not be found Even among a hundred thousand men.
A hero is one who does what he can. The others don't.
People love to be scared because it's a cathartic experience, because you get to experience all those emotions, all those fears you have ... and a hero or heroes take you through it, they make sense of it, and they emerge victorious at the end of the hour. By the end of the hour, you feel better and you feel safer.
Sgt. Vick was an honorable man, but heroes are people and people make mistakes. Sgt. Vick had a lapse of judgment to allow himself to get to a .20 blood alcohol level.
Heroes always make the right decision; I find that seldom happens in my life.
My belt holds my pants up, but the belt loops hold my belt up. I don't really know what's happening down there. Who is the real hero?
It is impossible to put into words the quiet strength and incredible courage Dana Reeve demonstrated in the way she lived her life. With Chris, she gave voice to a movement to find life-saving cures and promote medical research, and when she lost her inspiration and love she didnt stop the fight. Only days after Chris death she continued to give hope to millions of Americans. She was an inspiration to me and to us all. Chris was Americas superhero, and Dana became our hero, too.
Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.
The dynamic is extremely similar to Gremlins and the hero is very similar, plus the small town atmosphere. It really is in a way the third Gremlins movie.
I happened to be listening to David Bowie's 'Heroes,' ... That, and a colleague in Austria was teaching heroism to Americans - how we spend lots of time discussing heroism.
When I got into it I realized that it needed Jake Grafton to give it an American center of focus that wouldn't be there without a strong American hero,
I had both male and female heroes.
We know you want to do the smart money thing, ... We hope you want to be heroes, and we'll help you do that.
My hero was Tom Merry, and I tried to mould my way of life according to his tenets.
His heroism, patriotism and service to the country are something we all need to see as a role model.
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