Quotes about Heroic
I answer the heroic question, 'Death, where is thy sting?' with 'It is in my heart and mind and memories.
— Maya Angelou
Friends, comrades and fellow South Africans. I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all! I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you, the people. Your tireless and heroic sacrifices have made it possible for me to be here today. I therefore place the remaining years of my life in your hands.
— Nelson Mandela
He just stared at her. "That was stupid." "Well, thank you. Thank you very much. I sort of thought it was heroic.
— Susan May Warren
Christian obedience, by its very nature, has a heroic character.
— Hans Urs von Balthasar
Why is it that no matter how many strong, heroic ezer stories we find in our Bibles...we are never called to this kind of bold proactive living?
— Carolyn Custis James
What a grand thing it is to be loved! What a far grander thing it is to love! The heart becomes heroic, by dint of passion.
— Victor Hugo
The ordinary is not good enough for us; our hubris wants something grandiose. But the ordinary done in obedience to Christ is beautiful, inspired, and oftentimes heroic.
— Edward Welch
Christ's invitation to the priesthood is an invitation to a way of life that is athletic in its intensity and heroic in its form.
— Robert Barron
Simply turning our focus to the customer and offering them a heroic role in a meaningful story is enough to radically change the way we talk about, and even do, business.
— Donald Miller
The crucified Christ is not merely a heroic example to the church: He is the power and wisdom of God, a living force in His present risenness, transforming our lives and enabling us to extend the hand of reconciliation to our enemies.
— Brennan Manning
The men that have been the most heroic for God have had the greatest devotional lives.
— Leonard Ravenhill
A godly man will forgive those who have wronged him Revenge is sweet to nature. A gracious spirit passes by affronts, forgets injuries and counts it a greater victory to conquer an enemy by patience than by power. It is truly heroic "to overcome evil with good" (Romans 12:21). Though I would not trust an enemy—yet I would endeavor to love him. I would exclude him from my creed—but not from my prayer (Matt. 5:44).
— Thomas Watson