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
Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful. – William Hurt
Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful – unless one was striving for mediocrity. – William Hurt
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
I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction. Its a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through. – King Abdullah II