904 – “When kids look up to great scientists the way they do to great musicians and actors, civilization will jump to the next level.”

-Brian Greene

167 – “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”

– Joseph Campbell [See Source Note for important context]

65 – “If you are not the hero of your own story, then you’re missing the whole point of your humanity.”

– Steve Maraboli

61 – “We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say ‘It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.”

– Mister Rodgers

16 – “Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter, but darker.”

– C S Lewis