Hero Quotes
On heroes, idols, and who we choose to look up to.
These quotes look at what it means to have a hero, whether that's a musician admired from the audience or a childhood icon like Mickey Mouse who fits several roles at once. Explore more in Inspiration quotes.
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My dad is now an incredibly important ally of mine. I'm so impressed with him. He's a hero to me because he put love and his family first.
I write novels with a lawyer as the hero, no matter how oxymoronic that might sound.
Petraeus is the finest general I have ever worked for; Holly Petraeus is a great American hero.
Will Rogers was an American hero - someone you could get your teeth into and love.
Muhammad Ali is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around the world than any other. He became a great hero.
When I discovered Gil Scott-Heron, I discovered a musical hero, a man who spoke baritone truth to power over jazzy funk at a time when funky music was primarily about shake, shake, shaking your booty.
Herbert, my father, was born in Britain but went out to Africa in his teens to join his father and built up an 18,000-acre ranch in what was then Northern Rhodesia, providing work for the locals. He was my hero...
One night I went to see Bobby at the Flamingo. Because he was my hero, I would visit him for inspiration.
The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow.
My biggest hero was Roman Gabriel, who was the QB of the Rams, and Roger Staubach. Those were the two guys I tired to emulate when I was little.
Whether it's as the hero of an adventure story, as teacher and friend, as icon on watch, shirt or hat - everyone knows Mickey Mouse.
I remember seeing war hero Jimmy Doolittle fly a Gee Bee racer there. He was my childhood hero. Many years later, I was lucky enough to go hunting with him.
