Famous quotes containing the word heroes:
“They wouldnt be heroes if they were infallible, in fact they wouldnt be heroes if they werent miserable wretched dogs, the pariahs of the earth, besides which the only reason to build up an idol is to tear it down again.”
—Lester Bangs (19481982)
“The heroes and discoverers have found true more than was previously believed, only when they were expecting and dreaming of something more than their contemporaries dreamed of, or even themselves discovered, that is, when they were in a frame of mind fitted to behold the truth. Referred to the worlds standard, they are always insane. Even savages have indirectly surmised as much.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
“The world doesnt make any heroes anymore.”
—Graham Greene (19041991)
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