Virginia Madsen Quotes

The most heroic thing you can do is tell someone that you love them.

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.

My mission is to get on the stage and say, 'Listen, I'm a woman, I'm free, I'm a mother, I'm a lover, I'm a friend; I'm shattered by men most of the time, but I'll keep falling in love with them because it's the most thrilling thing in the world; that's what makes me human.'

Where a man's strength and courage is tested most is in the way that he treats women - the way that he loves.

Manly deeds; womanly words

Sometimes, in the midst of a tragedy like the Newton massacre, we witness incredible acts of valor, tenderness, grace, and decency. We saw it from Sandy Hook Elementary School's teachers, students, and parents, as well as from their community and country. The outpouring of sympathy and help has been touching and, at times, inspiring.

Women deeply want men who are competent and powerful. And I don't mean power in that they can exert tyrannical control over others. That's not power. That's just corruption.

A man is seldom more manly than when he is what you call unmanned,--the source of his emotion is championship, pity, and courage; the instinctive desire to cherish those who are innocent and unhappy, and defend those who are tender and weak.

Men want a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue. That is what is written in their hearts. That is what little boys play at. That is what men's movies are about. You just see it. It is undeniable.

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.

I hold doors open for all the women. Men can open the doors for themselves.

You can believe that he was taught to love and respect all mankind - but to fear no man.

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'm tough, but I have a heart.

My mother was the most amazing person. She taught me to be kind to other women. She believed in family. She was with my father from the first day they met. All that I am, she taught me.

The last thing a woman will consent to discover in a man whom she loves, or on whom she simply depends, is want of courage.

Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.

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

Not a day passes over the earth, but men and women of no note do great deeds, speak great words and suffer noble sorrows.

The greater good is achieved by not only telling people what they need to know, but also filling them with a sense of empathy and love.

My wife is one of the best wimin on this Continent, altho' she isn't always gentle as a lamb with mint sauce.

I like men to be men and I like them to care about me and to take care of me. I'm willing to let them do that.

I know, I know - men have that extra hero gene in their foolish makeup; it's part of our charm. But I happen to know some women who have their inner sports hero, too.

Someone who has experienced trauma also has gifts to offer all of us - in their depth, their knowledge of our universal vulnerability, and their experience of the power of compassion.

Linda Hamilton is my hero. She was so tough and so strong and so vulnerable at the same time. I think that's what woman action figures are allowed to be: vulnerable, in a way that women are.