Hasan Minhaj 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.

Transcend political correctness and strive for human righteousness.

All the screen cowboys behaved like real gentlemen. They didn't drink, they didn't smoke. When they knocked the bad guy down, they always stood with their fists up, waiting for the heavy to get back on his feet. I decided I was going to drag the bad guy to his feet and keep hitting him.

I was obsessed with the character Atticus Finch. I really liked the idea of having a voice for the voiceless, getting someone justice against the odds. That really resonated with me.

I must fight with my weapons. Not his. Not selfishness and brutality and shame and resentment.

A hero is someone we can admire without apology.

A child, from the time he can think, should think about all he sees, should suffer for all who cannot live with honesty, should work so that all men can be honest, and should be honest himself.

When people ask what were the qualities of Bobby Kennedy that they most admired, it was first that he was tough. Second, he told the truth and third, he stood up for the little guy.

We have these rules, the 'hero rules.' Like, a hero doesn't slouch. A hero walks proudly with his head up. A hero walks with a purpose. A hero's always a gentleman.

Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others.

And the spirit of Superman is great to have around.

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

Part of the beauty of the show in a way is that he's not perfect, but you can always count on him to do the right thing in a pinch. That's why he inspires people and inspires me.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

My father never was and isn't a mean man. You know, he never was ruthless. And he succeeded in life without sticking it to anybody. And that's a great example for a man, a strong man, a man's man, to give to his children. You can succeed, you can be successful, without walking over somebody.

What is character? It is that quality of man which is going to make a man, in an hour of strain, do the just and, if possible, the generous thing.

You can see how he changed on the surface. But at the core of it all, I think Superman has remained the same - a character with incredible powers but almost superhuman humility and restraint.

What's special about Superman is that he will always make the right choice.

Anyone can be heroic from time to time, but a gentleman is something you have to be all the time.

The sturdiest pillars of human morality are compassion and a sense of justice.

A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.

The best way for someone to govern is to set an example.

The place of justice is a hallowed place.

Atticus Finch. That's who I want to be when I grow up. He's the greatest guy ever - a good dad, a good lawyer, doing the right thing. And he knows he's not supposed to win, but he's doing it anyway.