Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is much more courageous than someone who is merely fulfilling the role.

I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it.

You know, I'm no different from a fireman. You got to run into a fire no matter how big the blaze is.

We remember the heroes who ran into the burning buildings to rescue those trapped inside, and the dauntless passengers on Flight 93 who laid down their lives to save others, including almost certainly those of us in the U.S. Capitol.

Only a few act - the rest of us reap the benefits of their risk.

Real heroes are those who face death for a principle - say, to save the lives of others - without any promise of reward.

One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.

Heroism is heroism, regardless of the timeframe or the backdrop.

I don't think I am hero material.

None but the brave deserve the fair.

There is salvation only for the brave.

I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different.

Courage is inseparable from love and leads to what may arguably be the noblest of all warrior virtues: selflessness.

Being selfless is not that different from being brave. It is when you are selfless that you are the bravest.

You have to be afraid for it to count as bravery.

It's when you're acting selflessly that you are at your bravest." --Four in Divergent

In the film world, we can all be heroes. In the real world, where heroism can cost you your life or the life of the ones you love, people aren't so willing to make those sacrifices. When they do, they are set apart from the rest of us.

Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.

Better to have beasts that let themselves be killed than men who run away.

I'm fascinated how often and with what whole-heartedness people will risk their lives to perform acts of courage, sacrifice, and compassion for total strangers.

To save all we must risk all.

True heroics, obviously, is not the absence of fear, but having that fear and doing something anyway.

I'd like to think that I'm brave. That's a really wonderful personality trait to have. I would love to think I'm the type of person to go rescue someone.

You can't make accommodations in crucial situations and be heroic.