American Hero Quotes

Dr. Martin Luther King is not a black hero. He is an American hero.

Joe DiMaggio was the greatest all-around player I ever saw. His career can not be summed up in numbers and awards. It might sound corny, but he had a profound and lasting impact on the country.

He knew he was Joe DiMaggio, and he knew what that meant to the country.

One of my American heroes is the great former U.S. diplomat George Kennan.

When McCarthy attacked General Ralph Zwicker, it was a turning point in President Eisehnower’s approach to dealing with McCarthy. During the Battle of the Bulge of WWII, then Colonel Ralph Zwicker’s unit was particularly heroic and successful against superior forces while holding the North of The Bulge. Eisenhower had personally and publicly expressed his thanks to Zwicker and his outfit. When McCarthy went after such an American Hero, the President started a serious of actions that would contribute to McCarthy’s Senate censure and downfall.

Probably we'll think of Bush in years to come as an American hero.

The Rough Riders brought honor to San Antonio by winning battles in Cuba throughout the summer of 1898, and Roosevelt became a Texas folk hero overnight.

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

John Wayne never ever disappointed his fans, because he was a cowboy.

… one of the most meritorious men in America

Joe Louis was one of my first heroes.

I always liked 'The Last American Hero,' the one about Junior Johnson with Jeff Bridges in it.

I'm the first Simone Biles.

He was a humanist then, he's a humanist now, and to my mind John Carlos is an authentic American hero.

General David Petraeus is an American patriot and hero.

I grew up in Canada and was a huge Spider-Man fan, and never thought of Spider-Man as an American hero.

She was in a difficult position being the widow of a great American hero, a role that carried high expectations but she did a credible job of continuing Dr King's dream especially in the face of a changing and often hostile American public.

I did a film on Muhammad Ali before he was champion. I was there when he became champion in 1964. I was happy to be able to document the development of a real American hero.

America’s last hero is dead.

Who wants to shake the hand of the first man to put it to America's sweetheart.

Petraeus is the finest general I have ever worked for; Holly Petraeus is a great American hero.

Pat Tillman is a hero of mine.

John Glenn's life will long be remembered for his time in space, his courage, and his service to all Americans.

For most of the twentieth century, a Minnesotan abroad could fix his home state in the cosmos by invoking for his hosts the name Charles Lindbergh or Bob Dylan, native sons who were claimed by the world and never really returned to the Gopher State.

John Wayne was one of the greatest ambassadors for the United States that ever lived.