James Dashner Quotes

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.

I like to put my characters through a lot, so, in 'Talon,' my fans will find familiar themes of bravery and sacrifice, and what it means to be human... even if you're not human.

Heroes represent the best of ourselves, respecting that we are human beings. A hero can be anyone from Gandhi to your classroom teacher, anyone who can show courage when faced with a problem. A hero is someone who is willing to help others in his or her best capacity.

It takes lives to save lives.

Courage without compassion can wreak havoc on our civilization.

A hero is a man who does what he can.

The brave love mercy, and delight to save.

One must think like a hero to behave like a merely decent human being.

There is no glory in war, yet from the blackness of its history, there emerge vivid colours of human character and courage. Those who risked their lives to help their friends.

When you give, give from the place of the heart because it is the right thing to do, not the easy thing to do.

But on the other hand, in the midst of the chaos, you find normal people. You find people who are willing to risk their lives to tell you what they saw, even though they have no dog in the fight.

People aren't universally heroic.

Give me a character that has an heroic quality, and I'll go there.

The simple act of caring is heroic.

Both Marx and Christ agree that in this life, a right action is consideration for the welfare of others.

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

Do you want to feel good, or do you want to do good?

People who put themselves on the line and sacrifice their own safety for the greater good and for others, and anyone in any profession whose concern is the welfare for other people instead of the individual, are inspiring and important.

What is a hero without love for mankind.

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

The bravery shown by Azza Suleiman who dared to stand up for another woman who was being beaten, and paid a heavy price in doing so, is both awe-inspiring and humbling.

I should be trading on the blood of my men.

What would Jesus have done in precisely similar situations?

Reason perhaps teaches certain bourgeois virtues, but it does not make either heroes or saints.

When were the good and the brave ever in a majority?