Orhan Pamuk Quotes

My Dad is my hero. He's 85 now and he is in great health. He is handsome and strong. He has an incredible moral and ethical backbone. I couldn't have been luckier with my parents.

My heroes are just everyday people who work hard, are honest and have integrity.

I do want to play characters that have redeeming qualities, that are likable, for sure, and I have in the past, and I will again.

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.

The highest ideals are human intelligence, creativity and love. Respect these above all.

Remarkable contributions are typically spawned by a passionate commitment to transcendent values such as beauty, truth, wisdom, justice, charity, fidelity, joy, courage and honor.

My grandfather was an amazing man. You talk about character and integrity, everyone who knew him, whether they agreed with him or not, said, 'George Romney is a good man, and he sticks to his principles: a man of honesty and hard work, integrity.'

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

Amongst the qualities a hero should have, I would include determination, loyalty, courage, perseverance, patience, focus, intrepidity and selflessness.

You can be the greatest guy in the world but if you ain't got no heart, you ain't gonna survive.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

It's all about humanity, humility, and integrity.

A modern hero should … think as well as act and should inspire Americans with a forward-looking set of values.

This beautiful, messy, wonderful and volatile world of ours needs more heroes.

I admire traits in people. I 'respect' certain things about them but I think that word gets thrown around too much.

A mentor is someone with a willingness to help others, who has a capacity to inspire, a determination to work hard, a clear sense of vision, an inspiring purpose, a deep sense of integrity and an appreciation for joy.

My father has lived a remarkable life and has lived it with great humility.

A hero is someone we can admire without apology.

The brave love mercy, and delight to save.

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.

The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility.

At the end of the day, we need a leader who thinks with his head but leads with his heart.

I don't see why it should be remarkable that you can acquire a reputation for fairness and decency. Those are qualities shared by so many people. And the great majority of people I meet are decent people, just trying to navigate their way through the world without causing too much trouble.

I know what real courage is, and I understand true compassion.

If someone is genuine, compassionate and kind, that is a turn-on. A sense of humor is a huge turn on, and that goes hand in hand with intelligence.