"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." ~Joseph Campbell
"A hero's strength is measured by his heart." ~Michael Bolton
"Every man is a hero and an oracle to somebody, and to that person, whatever he says has an enhanced value." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
"Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the hero within us is revealed." ~Bob Riley
"Heroes do extraordinary things. What I did was not an extraordinary thing. It was normal." ~Irena Sendlerowa
"It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.” ~H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.
"It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” ~Robert F. Kennedy
"Our enemy today may be faceless. But we are undaunted even in the face of the unknown. We are a race of people with a long history underlined by our heroes' bravery, strength and determination to be free." ~Mayor Sarah Duterte, on Philippine Independence Day, June 12, 2020
"Patriot is a person who serves his motherland. And motherland is first of all the nation." ~from Status Mind
"The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.” ~Patrick Henry
“The hero’s journey always begins with the call. One way or another, a guide must come to say, 'Look, you’re in Sleepy Land. Wake. Come on a trip. There is a whole aspect of your consciousness, your being, that’s not been touched. So you’re at home here? Well, there’s not enough of you there.' And so it starts.” ~Joseph Campbell
“The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die.” ~George R. R. Martin
"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” ~Douglas MacArthur
"The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country.” ~George S. Patton Jr
"This world scarcely raise rare HEROES who died defending the Law of the Land and the Law above it. A man of principles is the enemy of those without." ~Selma Palacio Alara
"We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us”. ~Winston Churchill
"Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
“What sets heroes aside from the rest of humanity is the willingness to assume a personal responsibility for public problems.” ~Earl Babbie from Inspiration Line
"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.” ~Douglas MacArthur
"You can be a better hero when you live, prosper, and contribute to our society." ~Rado Gatchalian, Letter to the Filipino Youth
RELATED QUOTES
"A man is a patriot if his heart beats true to his country." ~Charles E. Jefferson
“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.” ~Billy Graham
“Human history is work history. The heroes of the people are work heroes.” ~Meridel Le Sueur
“Live for something rather than die for nothing.” ~George Patton “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
"Patriotism knows no boundaries. True patriotism lingers in the heart. This is also a testament that there is no monopoly in loving our country." ~Rado Gatchalian, Letter to the Filipino Youth
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THE LONGEST DAY
(D-Day 6th June 1944)
Upon the 6th of June
Remember them with pride
Men from many nations
Fighting together side by side
Let us never forget
Their bravery and sacrifice
We may have our freedom
But they paid the price.
By John F. Connor
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