Heroic Individuals Quotes

There are more heroes than cops, FBI agents, and lawyers.

The men and women that I've worked with on the police force are some of the most honest, heroic, and pure human beings I've ever met.

History, in [Nietzsche's] view, belongs to him who is fighting a great fight, and who needs examples, teachers and comforters, but cannot find them among his contemporaries. Without history the mountain chain of great men's great moments, which runs through millennia, could not stand clearly and vividly before me.

The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they've been given. I believe you must live honestly and develop your abilities to the full. People who do this are the real heroes.

I have come to think that great men are characterized precisely by the extreme position which they take, and that their heroism consists in holding to that extremity throughout their lives.

I never thought of London in terms of possible heroes - of course, there are thousands. It's a very talented city.

It is essential to resist the depiction of history as the work of heroic individuals