Heroic Endeavor Quotes

I make the solemn vow, and take God to witness, who made me and rules over all things, that never shall I clip or comb my hair until I have subdued the whole of Norway, … or if not, have died in the attempt

One does not simply walk into Mordor.

... the Don Quixote of legitimacy.

For all may have, If they dare to try, a glorious life, or grave.

Heroes in drama are people who try hard to reach a virtuous ideal. And whether they succeed or fail really doesn't matter - it's the trying that counts.

If we can't stay here alive, then let us stay here dead.

The idea of sacrifice is integral to the John Henry myth. Heroic figures have to die in order for us to have our stories; we live and stand on their bones.

I like nothing more than a character sacrificing himself or herself for the sake of others. That's drama at its finest for me.

Sinbad is a great character for any actor to be able to play: impulsive, adventurous, passionate, loyal, and brave - a true hero.

One hears of the mechanical equivalent of heat. What we now need to discover in the social realm is the moral equivalent of war: something heroic that will speak to men as universally as war does, and yet will be as compatible with their spiritual selves as war has proved itself to be incompatible.

I fear we have shot our bolt - but we have been to Pole and done the longest journey on record.

We can identify with Frodo and Sam, setting off not knowing quite where they are going and what they are to do.

Everybody's life has some mythical quality. You struggle against obstacles, you fight to get to a higher level and there are great loves.

A hero could be anyone who does something heroic, irrespective of the gender.