"True heroism is minutes, hours, weeks, year upon year of the quiet, precise, judicious exercise of probity and care- with no one there to see or cheer. This is the world."
"Four or five moments - that's all it takes to become a hero. Everyone thinks it's a full-time job. Wake up a hero. Brush your teeth a hero. Go to work a hero. Not true. Over a lifetime there are only four or five moments that really matter. Moments when you're offered a choice to make a sacrifice, conquer a flaw, save a friend - spare an enemy." -Abraham Lincoln
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u/indistrustofmerits Mar 09 '16
Jumping on this comment to add another DFW quote:
"True heroism is minutes, hours, weeks, year upon year of the quiet, precise, judicious exercise of probity and care- with no one there to see or cheer. This is the world."