Lester Bangs
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Mean nothing more than meow to an animal THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS this sounds a little simple, but I think if we didnt know illness we wouldnt really feel the exhilir... PRISCILLA WARNER A.W. TOZER Only heroes get stereotyped. As they do the same kind of roles again and again. NAWAZUDDIN SIDDIQUI LEONARDO DICAPRIO LEONARDO DICAPRIO TIM O'BRIEN Heroes don't exist. And if they did, I wouldn't be one of them. BRODI ASHTON DEYTH BANGER RYAN GOSLING JEANETTE WINTERSON JEANETTE WINTERSON Up until September 11, we did live in an antiheroic age. Heroes were there to be debunked, criticize... DAVID BLANKENHORN Up until September 11, we did live in an antiheroic age, ... Heroes were there to be debunked, criti... DAVID BLANKENHORN GERMANY KENT GERMANY KENT DEYTH BANGER DEYTH BANGER DEYTH BANGER DEYTH BANGER It really establishes the fact that there were no one or two heroes on Flight 93. There were 40 peop... GORDON FELT Our forefathers were heroes. But why were they heroes? Because they fought for democracy. They fough... YANAN MELO DEYTH BANGER They want to be heroes; they want to bring back that championship. JUDI OVERBEY CHRIS HEMSWORTH ANONYMOUS TIM O'BRIEN ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH GERMANY KENT ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH RICK RIORDAN GEORGE LUCAS OMARI HARDWICK SPIKE LEE RICHIE NORTON KIERA CASS CRAIG GROESCHEL SANTOSH KALWAR FIDEL CASTRO CASSANDRA CLARE JOHN LENNON This new one is 5 feet - higher and brighter than the other. We vowed if they tear this one down, we... VERN ANASTASIO You better Praise Him in your storm because they build you up, not to tear you down! тαмιℓιαηρσηηυ They wanted to serve their country, become heroes, see the world. But they were expendable, discarde... MARK PIOTROWSKI They are the real heroes. LEE WOODLAND JODI PICOULT ROBERT JORDAN SAMUEL BUTLER Those who invalidate reason ought seriously to consider whether they argue against reason with or wi... ETHAN ALLEN GEORG WILHELM FRIEDRICH HEGEL G. W. F. HEGEL Who cares what THEY think, what do YOU think? You can't control others' perception of you, so just b... DAN O'DONNELL Yes, it's a prequel. It tells the story about how the girls were born with superpowers, but they... CRAIG MCCRACKEN Millions of people acknowledge today that they do not know the meaning of life. JAMES C. DOBSON ALDOUS HUXLEY ALDOUS HUXLEY ALDOUS HUXLEY If religion & science were to be persons,they would certainly be worser enemies than cats & dogs. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The greatest in heroes in life are the anonymous. That's what I believe. Your neighbours are her... BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE MARK TWAIN True heroes don't fall. They only encounter temporary setbacks as they forge ahead towards progress. JANVIER CHOUTEU-CHANDO Movies are the most influential medium in the entire world. They shape our dreams and our hopes, the... ANDERSON JONES JOHN HUGHES Fact is not to be worshipped. The life which is devoid of imagination is dead; it is tied to the ear... LIBERTY HYDE BAILEY JIM RAMSTAD AMIT KALANTRI RALPH BAKSHI WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE "Always love people for who they are, not for whom you like them to be." ~ Tom Baker TOM BAKER AKA THE PONDERING MAN DEYTH BANGER CHARLES OLSON GUY KAWASAKI CLINT EASTWOOD PIERCE BROSNAN If only the world were full of truth, things would be better. JOSH CHILDERS GLOZELL Both villains and heroes are a bit boring, really, unless they're flawed and broken somehow. If ... BEN PEEK JAMES JONES VERONICA ROTH GEORGE FOREMAN BE AN INSPIRATION TO OTHERS; BE THE REASON THEY DON'T GIVE UP IN LIFE. JOB LAZARUS OKELLO. Terrorism is a biological consequence of the multinationals, just as a day of fever is the reasonabl... UMBERTO ECO But if they were intended to drive down the sugar price, it is misleading and will be largely in vai... YU MENGGUO SIMON HOGGART JIM LEE One minute before or after and it wouldnt of happend, is it random or fate? MISS HANNAH HOWITT BRANDON SANDERSON KATHARINE LEE BATES This is the most stupid ... most asinine thing I've ever heard of doing. If this was just some dirt ... HILL DENSON MOHAMMED SAEED AL-SAHAF WILL ROGERS WILL ROGERS WILL ROGERS WILL ROGERS All my girlfriends were learning musical instruments - forced to learn musical instruments because i... JOAN CHEN STEVEN MOFFAT CASSANDRA CLARE Everyone likes a bit of variety. I'm sure none of my readers only want to read about anti-heroes... MARK LAWRENCE Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with. BRODI ASHTON If someone said they were going to beat you up in a non-serious manner, it wouldn't be assault, ... ... ARTHUR MITCHELL
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We can be in our day what the heroes of faith were in their day - but remember at the time they didn... 
People want you to be a crazy, out-of-control teen brat. They want you miserable, just like them. Th... 
People want you to be a crazy, out-of-control teen brat. They want you miserable, just like them. Th... 
But this too is true: stories can save us. 
Who are "THEY", you are one of "They" and they are the people/humans. 
They say never meet your heroes. But the addendum to that is 'unless they're Harrison Ford.&... 
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It's true that heroes are inspiring, but mustn't they also do some rescuing if they are to be wort... 
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Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circ... 
I was a victim of violence... No reason for vileonce just few sucirity guards came... we were 3... t... 
And what do they want!? 
Growing up, my parents were my heroes, in the way they conducted their lives. 
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A world without heroes is just an empty world! A world without heroes is just a world without great ... 
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A hero takes steps with the vision of bringing what is beyond the eyes of mere men into reality for ... 
To a degree, the Greek and Roman mythological heroes are just the first superheroes. They appeal to ... 
They were at the wrong place at the wrong time naturally they became heroes 
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She wanted to be herself at all costs. 
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The deadline is set and they think I am their pet. 
The unyielding resistance of the Cuban patriots is symbolized by our 5 Heroes. They shall never back... 
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They say I'm a revolutionary, but they're all wrong. 
They say miracles are past. 
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We can't all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by. 
We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by. 
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The ultimate sin of any performer is contempt for the audience. 
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The one thing I don't consume during 'Today' - which surprises many people - is coffee. ... 
When we run out of them upstairs, I've been known to appropriate some from our greenroom, pocket... 
I've been embarrassing myself since about birth. 
Eating's going to be a whole new ball game. I may even have to buy a new pair of trousers. 
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The two biggest things that translate from the pitching mound to hunting and fishing are patience an... 
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Their bottoms are the wrong shape