We will never forget the passengers of Flight 93, who courageously confronted the terrorists, defeating another planned attack on America. They are the heroes for our times.

In every man the memory of the struggles and the heroes of the past is alive. But these memories are not incompatible with the desire for peace in the future.

When we contemplate the heroes of Christianity, and compare our feeble efforts with their astonishing performance and self devotion, we should fall into despair, were there not a few softening features, by which they are brought back to the ranks of humanity.

But as I grew up as a child, falling in love with the theater and Shakespeare, my heroes were Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud.

Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.

I believe that interest in heroes is universal and eternal.

See, heroes never die. John Wayne isn't dead, Elvis isn't dead. Otherwise you don't have a hero. You can't kill a hero. That's why I never let him get older.

We thank thee for this opportunity to show our love for these heroes who have accomplished such wonders for the beloved United States, which was founded by noble and inspired men.

There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.

I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older.

I'm too shy, really to be able to hang out with my heroes for too long.

I try to give both my heroes and villains an emotional dimensionality which provides the motivation for their actions.

My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place - police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.

I'm quite influenced in this by one of my heroes, Montaigne, who thought a man's real task was to render as honest an account of himself as he could.

I was never able to write seriously about heroes because I was very aware that I was not one and that in my background there was not this heroic thing.