Quote by William Hurt
Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge

Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the risks they take are calculated on the basis of the courage it took to become replete with knowledge. – William Hurt

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Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful. – William Hurt

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Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful – unless one was striving for mediocrity. – William Hurt

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The thing is, I dont believe in most of whats done. The amount of financial and imaginative energy thats put into mediocrity is just amazing which I find to be fundamentally offensive as a human being. – William Hurt

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Audacity augments courage hesitation, fear. – Publilius Syrus

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People talk about the courage of condemned men walking to the place of execution: sometimes it needs as much courage to walk with any kind of bearing towards another persons habitual misery. – Graham Greene

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