hero quotes

Bertolt Brecht: 

Unhappy the land that needs heroes.

Felix Adler: 

The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.

Margaret J. Wheatley: 

When leaders take back power, when they act as heroes and saviors, they end up exhausted, overwhelmed, and deeply stressed.

Nathaniel Hawthorne: 

A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.