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It hurts. It hurts whenever one of our heroes comes home, but not alive. This is the first one (soldier) from the Raymondville area.

It is in this spirit of community that we have decided to forego this traditional celebration at this time. We trust that the generous sponsors and underwriters of the Hometown Heroes Gala will also affirm their commitments and support by helping Interfaith fund its ongoing programs as well as continuing to provide Hurricane relief as long as it is needed.

Pennsylvania is tired of villains. We need heroes. I'm proud to bring you some of those heroes today.

Pat Tillman exemplified the sacrifice, selflessness, and service of the U.S. military. Nowadays, genuine role models in professional sports are few and far between, but Tillman proved that there are still heroes in sports.

People love to be scared because it's a cathartic experience, because you get to experience all those emotions, all those fears you have ... and a hero or heroes take you through it, they make sense of it, and they emerge victorious at the end of the hour. By the end of the hour, you feel better and you feel safer.

People look at Marvel movies as epic in scope, but if you look back at the comics, you realise that Marvel heroes were often a reaction to the square-jawed DC characters like Superman, who were flawless and beyond reproach.

My officers, as I have said before, acted like heroes in the face of the worst public disorder this police service has ever witnessed,

I think our ski patrol, I think they're heroes ... getting there as fast as they did absolutely saved her.

I think showing heroes as fallible helps us and reminds us that we are ourselves fallible and no man is perfect but we can still achieve great things.

I think I was told later that people mentioned that they were heroes for what was done. I might be mistaken, but I thought the charter mandated that we investigate possible misconduct.

Most important to me is not having the process of honoring heroes turn into a partisan process. History is too important.

While the African-American community liked the fact that they now had black heroes on the screen, ... a few years later, the same community was tiring of the image of the black man as a pimp.

We're delighted to have Val Kilmer join our Volvo for life Awards judging team. His genuine interest in honoring our nation's heroes makes him a wonderful addition to the initiative.

You all are heroes of mine, and I ain't got many heroes.

We had just about everything people who had lost their home and personal possessions would need. And it all came from the people in Payson; they are the real heroes in all this, not us.

You and your (Kurdish) brothers are the heroes of liberating Iraq,

We have a need for heroes as a species, you know. That is one of the distinguishing traits of humans. We have a need to have an idealized sense of who we are at our best.

We negotiated a separation, but the writing was on the wall. The feeling of the group was that Mike was overly aggressive. People have heroes in our industry, and David Boggs is one of those. When he got thrown out for five years, it upset people.

We got to make sure the money is there without having the veterans go back to Congress year after year after to make sure our heroes are being taken care of.

We are devastated by the loss of our friends, ... They were true American patriots and heroes who were performing a mission that is critical to the success of the coalition efforts to secure peace and freedom in Iraq.

Those of us who portrayed cowboys I would imagine had heroes of our own as kids.

You do not want to make a hero out of him. Some of these kids' heroes are not good models.

We have learned who our true role models and heroes are in our society.

To me, those are the heroes of the story. It was government that failed. It was people who stood up.

Volunteering is an act of heroism, ... I hope that you will continue to be heroes during your time at Yale.

Volunteer fire departments operate on very limited budgets. We wanted to help these local heroes and decided to donate some of our equipment. We are also involved with local ministry programs, donating washers and dryers to help the homeless and unfortunate.

We used to always complain that the Italians were actors. But they were heroes compared to our league now.

There are many, many heroes that have come out this. People talking about what I did. I didn't do nothing. Everybody did something.

When I wrote 'The Pregnant Widow' three or four years ago, I tried to reread my first novel, 'The Rachel Papers,' because their young heroes are the same age. I couldn't finish it. It seemed to me so technically slapdash and weak.

While no one is expected to leap tall buildings in a single bound, our aspiring heroes will be tested on their courage, integrity, self-sacrifice, compassion and resourcefulness - the stuff of all true superheroes.

Though best remembered for creating one of the great film heroes of all time, his talents transcend typecasting, ... His body of work not only stands the test of time, but illuminates a career more extraordinary than James Bond himself.

When I was growing up, yearning with my pals to be a track star, one of our heroes was Bruce Jenner. He won a gold medal at the 1976 Olympics in the decathlon, and he adorned our Wheaties boxes. We all wanted to be Bruce Jenner.

There has been a general consensus among us in editorial ... (that) we feel that after 40 years of publishing our heroes have become way to chummy with each other. In earlier times, there was a certain element of danger and mistrust within the Marvel Universe, both from the human populace and its heroes. Heroes would meet and not instantly know or even like each other. Spider-Man used to get shot at, he was considered creepy, dangerous and - as J. Jonah Jameson was fond of saying - 'a masked menace!' 'Civil War' puts us back in that place. Where it leaves us? Well, you'll have to read to find out.

Too many pupils at schools in the U.K. want to have careers as footballers or TV hosts, or models, because that's what they're constantly exposed to as the heroes of our time.

Yet it is not my blood that has been shed -- it is the bleeding tears from the numerous, nameless, heroes in both the official and underground churches who have suffered for being faithful to the church.

The passengers and crew are an emblem of America's great glory: freedom and patriotism demonstrated at its highest regard, ... Here upon this field of honor, lives were saved and heroes were made.

When someone can, on a worldwide level, make someone laugh, that's power. A lot my heroes - Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, the Wayans, Adam Sandler - they get it. And I've always felt that Andy Samberg is the future of comedy.

Figure skating is always a huge deal. Winter Olympics frequently create new heroes in America, even in rather obscure events ... or at least some unforgettable characters, like (British ski jumper) Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards who managed, quite flamboyantly, to not get himself killed when flying off a ramp 18 years ago at Calgary.

We send our condolences to Nokia's family and friends, and extend our solidarity to the heroes and heroines of JFLAG who are campaigning for gay human rights in conditions of great danger and adversity.

Up until September 11, we did live in an antiheroic age. Heroes were there to be debunked, criticized, made human, brought down to earth.

Up until September 11, we did live in an antiheroic age, ... Heroes were there to be debunked, criticized, made human, brought down to earth.

This was a chapter of our military history that has not been given sufficient attention, and there are some real genuine heroes here who deserve recognition.

You have become role models for teams all around the world, ... and you are heroes in our community.

The public sees actors as heroes who give wonderful performances and then can't give a good speech.

We do not need to be heroes to save the world; all we need is humility, a critical view of the commercial and political interests of those who would mislead us into wrongdoing, and a sense of wonder.

Even though they are such fantastical characters and situations, it's still a man trying to figure it out. These motifs of messiahs and heroes and anti-heroes, these journeys are things that we deal with in our day to day.

Every time a new edition of Naming Names comes out, his introductions get worse and worse, ... The blacklist was unnecessary, and unwarranted, but what Navasky does is that he makes everyone who was blacklisted into major moral heroes just because they were blacklisted ... This is all a holdover from Navasky's roots in the old left. He defends and identifies with the communist left and the fellow-travelling left. It's the post-Soviet era, but the Nation continues to identify the world in terms of the United States being an evil force. So they will say 'we were against Saddam Hussein', but it's still the US that is the evil power.

As the unsung heroes of New York City, security officers should be rewarded, not penalized for keeping our buildings secure, our neighborhoods protected and everyone safe. As one of the signature landmarks in New York City, the Empire State Building should be a leader in setting standards for the private security industry.

At 3 A.M., I'm still up watching videos of jazz heroes I never saw live. It's so thrilling. And not just the music. The Internet is changing the future of fund-raising. I'm thrilled by the potential.

And we took the term 'impact player' from the sports field and moved it into the sports and military field. And it's to honor our wounded heroes and connect them with heroes from the sports world.

The Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year award recognizes teachers who often are the unsung heroes of our society and who now, more than ever, have the daunting challenge of positioning children and families to succeed.

They all died in the line of duty, ... They are heroes ... I have lost not just a co-worker, but a close friend, Ramon.

These are the heroes of the Northern Police District.

The Scarlet Pimpernel' became a kind of archetype for many comic book heroes that are popular today,

'The Scarlet Pimpernel' became a kind of archetype for many comic book heroes that are popular today,

I've said for years, ... that my biggest heroes are school teachers. A good school teacher is like another parent.

I've never written a character that wasn't burdened by years of pain and trauma. Let's face it: Most comic-book heroes have some serious baggage. Not Green Arrow. He's a healthy guy - imagine that? Carrying your hero around in your head, imagining the world through his eyes, is just a hoot.

It was true of Anzac Day. And our crowd would have been proud to see our club play that way, under that stress when one of our team went down early. Unlikely heroes stood up.

These men are also heroes of the races. Some weekends we can't even see what was done the week before, but they keep coming back.

The selfless actions of these heroes have removed them from their families, businesses and homeland to fight, so that others may experience the liberty awaiting our troops upon safe return to America.

These cops - these heroes in training - can barely make ends meet when they are in Police Academy. It is disgraceful.

The soldiers fight, and the kings are heroes

The Supreme Court judges, they are real heroes today,

I've always had an idealistic streak about storytelling in that I believe we owe more to audiences than repeatedly bludgeoning them over the head while stealing their lunch money. We owe them inspiration. That's why I'm more interested now in creating new heroes than hooking up jumper cables to old ones.

I used to feel so proud to be there with what I thought at the time were where the legends and heroes has stood and had sung. And I've been in the business so long, I've almost become one of them. So it's like I'm standing in my own footsteps.

Thank you for that very very good picture but you know heroes only thrive when they are dead.

Sometimes heroes are born, and sometimes heroes are made. People get to show what they're made of in critical situations. You saw people demonstrate their values in this tragedy.

Seeing these heroes is inspiring. T.I. has authority.

Ron Cranford is trying to make heroes out of people who have done some really evil things. The whole conference needs to be opposed. It's a morbid and sadistic thing they're promoting.

Presidents seem to fall into two positive categories: they're one of us, or they're heroes. Both McCain and Obama probably see themselves as potential heroes - presidents who will be looked up to, not presidents everyday people will remark are 'just like me.'

The Olympics unite sports enthusiasts around the world with everyone cheering on their hometown heroes and admiring the skills of the top ranked athletes. Everybody bets and with some really high profile and sometimes controversial athletes like Bode Miller, there's a lot of hype and interest in the Games. We're happy to offer our fans a chance to wager on the outcome of their favorite events.

Now is the time to honor heroes on two and four legs.

Coaches like Denis are certainly the unsung heroes in modern sport and that's what carrying the baton is all about, recognising people who play such a valuable role.

Cody and Luther were kids in high school who used to come to the juke joint and sit in the corner, petrified of interacting. But I didn't look at Junior and R.L. as giant heroes of the blues. I looked at them as living continuations of Fred McDowell and John Lee Hooker and guys like that. It was a cultural experience for me.

A new hero is created when a spaceflight is launched. I want to create more private-space-travel heroes in China.

A new hero is created when a spaceflight is launched, ... I want to create more private-space-travel heroes in China.

As a successful romantic novelist - one of my publishers is Mills & Boon - I create the sort of male heroes that no woman could fail to adore and few real men could hope to emulate.

As a person navigating the waters of public scrutiny, you are often unable to hold on to personal heroes or villains. Inevitably you will meet your hero, and he may turn out to be less than impressive, while your villain turns out to be the coolest cat you've ever met.

The Boys of Summer were heroes in Brooklyn for a full postwar decade partly because the players could not entertain higher offers.

Automation Alley shares the RARE Foundation's passion for the youth of America, their role models and mentors. This is a great way to recognize the Everyday Heroes in our State who are truly making a difference for others.

Your husband was a hometown hero, ... And all the people identified with this island are hometown heroes for the good work they've been doing that will benefit everyone. This is what makes us one of the greatest areas in the country.

You need heroes like that for a sport to surge the way basketball did with Michael Jordan. Now he's gone and that sport is having problems.

This isn't representative of our department. We had a lot of heroes that stepped up after the storm.

This event is designed to let all of our military families, active service people, veterans and other everyday heroes know how much they mean to our country and community,

They think the Fifteen were protecting Islam. Most of the guys here want to become heroes protecting Islam.

They've always been recognized as the heroes going into the flaming building and pulling people out.

This movie is a tribute to the scores of health care workers who stood fast and weathered one of the most compelling events in recent Canadian medical history. These men and woman are heroes for sacrificing so much in the face of a potential medical catastrophe.

There were a lot of heroes in this operation.

There was such a hodgepodge of emotion. We're dealing with Woody's death, and all our heroes are showing up. It was sadness mixed with joy.

There was such a hodgepodge of emotion, ... We're dealing with Woody's death, and all our heroes are showing up. It was sadness mixed with joy.

There's a long history of anthropomorphic animals in Japanese literature. The so-called 'funny animal scrolls' were the first narratives in Japanese history, and the heroes of many folk tales have animals as their companions.

There was a lot of unsung heroes for us. It was a team effort. Sometimes people get lost in the shuffle. But it takes an entire group. They earned it and there was nothing given to them.

It motivated the players to have women role models. They could go to the Target Center and watch the (WNBA's Minnesota) Lynx play, ... They could have heroes like Rebecca Lobo and those other great UConn players. They wanted to be like them. As a coach you just give them the skills needed for the opportunity to make it some day.

It's an interesting piece of Canadian history. Terry's one of our great heroes and it's important to keep his legacy alive and continue to support cancer research.

It really establishes the fact that there were no one or two heroes on Flight 93. There were 40 people, and I think each contributed what they could contribute that day. And because of that, they are all heroes.

For heroes have the whole earth for their tomb.

For me it's more about trying not to sing like someone, like Robyn Hitchcock , or affect my voice in any way that might make people think of other bands. Thom and I have similar musician heroes that we were trying not to sound like.

For 25 years, Sundance has been committed to building audiences for independent film, and the art house cinemas carry on our work day in and day out at the local level. In so many ways, these theaters are some of the unsung heroes of independent film, and we're excited to be collaborating with each of these 14 curators to bring new work and classics in independent film to their local audiences.

It is time for all the heroes to go homeif they have any, time for all of us common onesto locate ourselves by the real thingswe live by.

It is time for all the heroes to go home if they have any, time for all of us common ones to locate ourselves by the real things we live by.