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David Hume Philosopher, Historian
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"The heroes in paganism correspond exactly to the saints in popery, and holy dervises in MAHOMETANISM. The place of, HERCULES, THESEUS, HECTOR, ROMULUS, is now supplied by DOMINIC, FRANCIS, ANTHONY, and BENEDICT. Instead of the destruction of monsters, the subduing of tyrants, the defence of our native country; whippings and fastings, cowardice and humility, abject submission and slavish obedience, are become the means of obtaining celestial honours among mankind."

Mean Country Hero
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Drake Rapper, singer, songwriter
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"Lil Wayne, who is actually responsible for my career has always been a huge influence to me and one of my heroes."

Careers Hero Influence
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Ali Larter Actress
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"Each character I play I approach differently and separately. I think Marigold is a simpler character for a sweet little movie, and I'm excited to be part of it. In terms of Heroes it's been such an amazing journey on that show. I love working on it and at this point I know I'm coming to Asia and some of the other cast are going to Europe for the world tour to release the DVD."

Character Sweet Hero
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Ursula K. Le Guin Author, Poet, Essayist
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"If I had to pick a hero, it would be Charles Darwin--the size of his mind, which included all that scientific curiosity and knowledge seeking, and the ability to put it all together. There is a genuine spirituality about Darwin's thinking."

Thinking Hero Curiosity
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Teju Cole Author, Photographer
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"Perhaps this is what we mean by sanity: that, whatever our self-admitted eccentricities might be, we are not the villains of our own stories. In fact, it is quite the contrary: we play, and only play, the hero, and in the swirl of other people's stories, insofar as these stories concern us at all, we are never less than heroic."

Mean Self Hero
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Thomas Frank Author
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"The revival of the Right is as extraordinary as it would be if the public had demanded dozens of new nuclear plants in the days after the Three Mile Island disaster; if we had reacted to Watergate by making Richard Nixon a national hero."

Would Be Hero Islands
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Mao Zedong Politician, Revolutionary
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"The masses are the real heroes, while we ourselves are often childish and ignorant, and without this understanding, it is impossible to acquire even the most rudimentary knowledge."

Real Understanding Hero
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"[After playing Indiana Jones and Han Solo] hero image concerns me a little, though not for my sake. All it means to me is that I have a responsibility not to get caught doing anything terrible and thereby jeopardise my credentials. Not that I do terrible things, like running over dogs or anything like that. It just makes you think twice before you say or do things in public."

Running Dog Hero
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Noam Chomsky Linguist, Philosopher, Activist
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"Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered it, forever."

Imagination Forever Hero
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Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher
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"Others - as most legislators, politicians, lawyers, ministers, and office-holders - serve the state chiefly with their heads; and, as they rarely make any moral distinctions, they are as likely to serve the devil, without intending it, as God. A very few - as heroes, patriots, martyrs, reformers in the great sense, and men - serve the state with their consciences also, and so necessarily resist it for the most part."

Men God Hero
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John Adams Founding Father, Politician
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"As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children."

Children Love Hero
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Joseph Campbell Mythologist, Writer, Lecturer
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"A hero is not a champion of things become, but of things becoming; the dragon to be slain by him is precisely the monster of the status quo."

Hero Champion Dragons
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