“ Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist — it reduces him to his fighting weight. ”
- Josh Billings- Copy
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“ In listening mood she seemed to stand,The guardian Naiad of the strand. ”
- Sir Walter Scott- Copy
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“ Heroes became heroes flaws and all. You don't have to be perfect to fulfill your dream. ”
- Peter McWilliams- Copy
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“ Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers. ”
- William Penn- Copy
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“ As you get older it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary. ”
- Ernest Hemingway- Copy
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“ I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards becoming a champion. ”
- Billie Jean King- Copy
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“ Once a newspaper touches a story, the facts are lost forever, even to the protagonists. ”
- Norman Mailer- Copy
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“ I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom. ”
- Bob Dylan- Copy
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“ What with making their way and enjoying what they have won, heroes have no time to think. But the sons of heroes — ah, they have all the necessary leisure. ”
- Aldous Huxley- Copy
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“ Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields which have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes, greater than the illustrious heroes. ”
- Victor Hugo- Copy
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“ The hand of the aggressor is stayed by strength — and strength alone. ”
- Dwight D. Eisenhower- Copy
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“ I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler. ”
- Socrates- Copy
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“ So I think rather than being attracted so much now to working with my heroes, I'm sort of more attracted to working with completely unlikely strangers because it's more exciting really. ”
- Neil Finn- Copy
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“ It isn't everybody who is the hero of his own romance, and when we meet one he is likely to be a fascinating monster. ”
- Robertson Davies- Copy
- 1.7K
“ Human history is work history. The heroes of the people are work heroes. ”
- Meridel Le Sueur- Copy
- 3.3K
“ The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed. ”
- Carl von Clausewitz- Copy
- 2.1K
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