I need help with deciphering the meanings of four quotes for an essay I have to write for my finals. Here are the quotes, any help on what they mean would be highly appreciated.
First Quote:
Christopher Reeve: "I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles"

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I need help with deciphering the meanings of four quotes for an essay I have to write for my finals. Here are the quotes, any help on what they mean would be highly appreciated. 
First Quote:
Christopher Reeve: "I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles"

anonymous · Answer

@icecreamman

anonymous · Answer

ok do you have to like write an essay on each of the quotes or like write a body paragraph about each quote?

anonymous · Answer

no on the day of the test, we'll be given one of the four quotes at random to write about and each body paragraph has to be about one of the book/movies we learned about this marking period

anonymous · Answer

Aww that would suck if it had to be an essay on each quote....i would die

anonymous · Answer

i can't decipher what was in the toilet a minute ago.

anonymous · Answer

is there any context to what the quote is about?

anonymous · Answer

this is just the first quote though, I will post the next three quotes

anonymous · Answer

@icecreamman nope, my review sheet just gives me the quotes. that's it. studying is so hard!

anonymous · Answer

ok i dont know what else there is to provide meaning to. this quote literally just explains itself...

anonymous · Answer

ok the second quote:
Charles R. Swindle: "We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations"

anonymous · Answer

oh and by the way, the three things that we have to write about for our three body paragraphs are "A Raisin in the Sun", "I am Sam", and "House on Mango Street"

anonymous · Answer

Okay first quote meaning (to me) I would think they were saying that a hero is a ordinary guy who can become strong no matter what situation he is given......idk but that's how i see it

anonymous · Answer

did you look at the 2nd quote yet?

anonymous · Answer

Yep i'll help you when you get back

anonymous · Answer

I'm back so what did you come to conclude?

anonymous · Answer

2nd quote i think means that you have a whole bunch of opportunities lined up for you but they may be in the most unexpected places and you must have quick thinking and sharp wits to thoroughly percieve your opportunites