Wael Ghonim Quotes

A hero could be anyone who does something heroic, irrespective of the gender.

Are you hero enough to unite yourself to one whom you know to be suspected and despised by all around you, and identify your interests and your honor with hers?

Heroism is the divine relation which, in all times, unites a great man to other men.

Superheroes are the best of us. Never mind all those powers or the crazy costumes. The heart of a superhero is meant to inspire.

I was in the Navy when the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked and Flight 93 went down in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. I remember the selflessness of our first responders, including brave New Jerseyans, who were there when our country needed them most.

In so many ways, World War II was one of the lowest lows imaginable, yet some of my most treasured memories come from that time. Communities came together, people displayed a wonderful generosity of spirit and I saw the bravery of our boys on the front line as they fought for our freedom.

Being a hero, the man had observed, is largely a matter of knowing one’s cues.

It is a worthy thing to fight for one's freedom; it is another sight finer to fight for another man's.

When you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone.

True leadership is when you are willing to risk your power and voice so that all of ours can be heard.

My reason for coming out isn't to be some sort of hero.

The struggle for justice should never be abandoned because of the apparent overwhelming power of those who seem invincible in their determination to hold on to it. That apparent power has, again and again, proved vulnerable to human qualities less measurable than bombs and dollars: moral fervor, determination, unity, organization, sacrifice, wit, ingenuity, courage, patience.

Heroes are Ordinary People whose social action is Extra-Ordinary/ who ACT when others are passive, who give up EGO-centrism for SOCIO-centrism.

We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.

What makes a hero? Courage, strength, morality, withstanding adversity? Are these the traits that truly show and create a hero? Is the light truly the source of darkness or vice versa? Is the soul a source of hope or despair? Who are these so called heroes and where do they come from? Are their origins in obscurity or in plain sight?

Being a hero doesn’t mean you’re invincible. It just means that you’re brave enough to stand up and do what’s needed.

You want to be a hero. That is why you do such silly things.

What we dedicate today is not a memorial to war, rather it's a tribute to the physical and moral courage that makes heroes out of farm and city boys and that inspires Americans in every generation to lay down their lives for people they will never meet, for ideals that make life itself worth living.

The title of hero is bestowed by the survivors upon the fallen, who themselves know nothing of heroism.

I don't mind being disliked - I will be the one to step up and say what needs to be said if it helps one woman who comes after me.

Heroes aren't athletes who set new sports records, or Hollywood actors who make 'daring' films or politicians who make bold promises. Heroes are people who place themselves at risk for the benefit of others.

Become someone's hero.

Some men are heroes by nature in that they will give all that is in them without regard to the effort or to the personal returns.

If we could be heroes, if just for one day.