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Endurance is a much better test of character than any single act of heroism, however noble. -- John Lubbock
Since time out of mind, a considered act of heroism has been the cure for stultifying ambivalence. -- Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Freedom of a nation cannot be won by solitary acts of heroism though they may be of the true type, never by heroism so called. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the odds; it changes the odds. -- William J. Clinton
To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform. -- Theodore White
The suicide bomber's imagination leads him to believe in a brilliant act of heroism, when in fact he is simply blowing himself up pointlessly and taking other people's lives. -- Salman Rushdie
A hero is someone who stands in the community and speaks their hopes and speaks their passion. That's almost an act of heroism nowadays because higher consciousness is so trivialized. -- Marianne Williamson
Rosa Parks was the queen mother of a movement whose single act of heroism sparked the movement for freedom, justice and equality. Her greatest contribution is that she told us a regular person can make a difference. -- Marc Morial
In the context of September 11, there were so many that lost their lives that - how do you single out one person? There were so many acts of heroism that day from so many people, whether it be firemen and police officers in New York and our agents also. -- Robert Mueller
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. -- Alexander Hamilton

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