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

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

Heroism is a matter of choice.

Scared is the price brave people pay to enjoy lives that make history.

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

Courage is generosity of the highest order, for the brave are prodigal of the most precious things.

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.

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 say I'm not a hero.

I am not a hero.

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

Woman and men of retiring timidity are cowardly only in dangers which affect themselves, but the first to rescue when others are in danger.

A hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown.

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

I'm not a hero.

I've always seen first responders as unsung heroes and very special people because, when everyone else is running away from danger, they run into it.

I mean, I'm no superhero.

The men and women of our emergency services are the very best of us.

We need to redefine what a hero looks like.

Valor' is a word we don't commonly hear. People can show courage and bravery confronting many different challenges in life. But 'valor' connotes willingly putting oneself in mortal danger to protect others.

I don't think I am hero material.

God himself favors the brave.

None but the brave deserve the fair.

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.