Philip Zimbardo Quotes

I don't think of myself as offbeat and weird. As a kid, I saw myself as the type of guy who would run into a burning building to save the baby.

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

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.

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

I'd gladly take a grenade, if it meant saving Newark.

The people who have really made history are the martyrs.

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

There is nothing more noble than putting yourself in the line of fire to save a life.

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.

Saviors don’t have policies. They have energy.

My wife Lorrie actually looked in the dictionary to see what the definition was of heroism because it had been used so much. She found at least one definition is someone who chooses to put themselves at risk to save another.

Bravery is the engine of change.

It's not easy to be a hero. You do it because of what you believe, not because of what other people deserve.

At first, I had this huge desire to play a superhero, that little kid in me. Then I realized it wasn't actually a superhero I wanted to play: it was someone fighting for a cause that's bigger than themselves, which can go into all sorts of things.

I don't think I am hero material.

Superheroes are the best of us. Never mind all those powers or the crazy costumes. The heart of a superhero is meant to inspire.

I jumped on the grenade that was thrown at myself and my friend. I don't recommend it.

What makes a heroine? I think I can answer that. A heroine is a woman who risks going too far in order to find out how far one can go for a cause greater than herself.

Heroism is the divine relation which, in all times, unites a great man to other men.

Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away.

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.

It was men who stopped slavery. It was men who ran up the stairs in the Twin Towers to rescue people. It was men who gave up their seats on the lifeboats of the Titanic. Men are made to take risks and live passionately on behalf of others.

A hero is a man who does what he can.