Hampton Sides Quotes

I've always written about heroes and wondered who they are.

There are a lot of people who can be classified as heroes and do great things and inspire me.

A lot of people... kind of make heroes that are separate from us, people who are, you know, like... John Wayne and Errol Flynn and, you know, Denzel Washington... people who are different, who are larger than life.

You know, heroes are ordinary people that have achieved extraordinary things in life.

Nations need heroes, for heroes make the nation believe that the impossible is possible.

Let the world admire the supposed wisdom and valor of our great men, Perhaps they may adopt the qualities that have been ascribed to them, and thus good may be done.

It's an interesting thing to play the heroes of our society, like cops and firefighters. They're the basic heroes that, as little boys and little girls, you look up to as the first heroes of your small, specific community.

I like heroes, and would like to be a hero myself. I suppose we all want that.

My great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, was my biggest hero in life, my biggest inspiration behind everything I do.

I was pretty much the government's poster boy for what I had done.

Athletes as role models and heroes is a hoax, a sick hoax. The men and women who are fighting in Iraq, they are the true heroes.

Our athletes are our heroes.

I think I'm a fan of people who were brave, my aunt, my grandmother, those are my heroes.

Everyone should take their hats off to Neil Armstrong. He is a humble guy who doesn't wave his own flag.

I think what we're lacking in society, not only in the U.S. but also around the world, is to find heroes once again and to celebrate these kind of people.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

We thank thee for this opportunity to show our love for these heroes who have accomplished such wonders for the beloved United States, which was founded by noble and inspired men.

People need heroes, in music and every aspect of life.

People watch the Olympics because they want to believe in heroes; I know I did.

My dad was my hero when I was a young boy. And then it's a toss-up between Han Solo, the New Zealand All Blacks Rugby team, and Marlon Brando.

Nobody should come to the movies unless he believes in heroes.

Here's to the red of it, There's not a thread of it, No, not a shred of it, In all the spread of it, From foot to head, But heroes bled for it, Faced steel and lead for it, Precious blood shed for it, Bathing in red.

The greatest gift the hero leaves his race, is to have been a hero.

A glorious death is his Who for his country falls.

What we usually do to great men and women is relegate them to homogenised heroism. Their words and actions become soundbites and images in a way that gives us an excuse not to act bravely in our own lives.