Sacrifice Quotes - page 27

As we continue to work to overturn Roe v. Wade, we must also continue to lay the groundwork for a society in which abortion is not the accepted answer to unwanted pregnancy. Pro-life people have already taken heroic steps, often at great personal sacrifice, to provide for unwed mothers. (Ronald Reagan)
No mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for ideology. View quote
Ronald Reagan
Let me be as the Prophet Jonah! I was responsible for the storm, but I would sacrifice myself for the salvation of the ship. Seize me and throw me... I was not happy when I ascended the throne, and gladly would I descend it. View quote
Gregory of Nazianzus
The fact that he was willing to sacrifice his own face in order to keep mine from getting bashed in. View quote
Meg Cabot
These people have history and I crave history. I crave someone knowing me so well that they can tell what I'm thinking. Jonah Griggs takes my hand under the table and links my fingers with his and I know that I would sacrifice almost anything just to keep this state of mind, for the rest of the week at least. View quote
Melina Marchetta
We're used to a story in modern terms as an information delivery device. Certainly on television and even with the studio films, there's really only one note that you get, and that's clarity. And people will sacrifice everything for clarity. They'll sacrifice the joke. They'll sacrifice the moment, or the romance. View quote
Noah Hawley
Sacrifice is the ecstasy of giving the best we have to the One we love most. View quote
J. Oswald Sanders
You do the easy thing, the appealing thing, the peaceful thing, mostly it turns sour in the end. But if you take the hard path - ah, that's how you reap the sweet rewards. Duty. Sacrifice. They mean something. View quote
Rick Riordan
We establish a connection with the unknown through the act of giving something and, paradoxically, the act of destroying something. That is what is behind sacrifice. What you offer and what you destroy, it is that surplus which is life itself. View quote
Roberto Calasso
Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers. View quote
Simon Sinek
In the military, they give medals for people who are willing to sacrifice themselves so that others may survive. In business, we give bonuses to people who sacrifice others. (Simon Sinek)
"You're different,” he said, touching my face. Of course I was. The man I loved had killed for me. A lot of things became inconsequential after a sacrifice like that. View quote
Sylvia Day
Landscape is more than flat land covered by floodwater, the seeping of peat bogs, a river of liquid pewter viewed from a sentry tower. It's an influence on what a person values, what she is willing to sacrifice or argue for. View quote
Susan Vreeland
Then as now, evil begins its courtship cloaked in light. And the heart embraces what is should flee. Forgetting it once had a true lover. Love will prove greater than lust. Sacrifice will overcome seduction. And blood will flow. View quote
Ted Dekker
While the willingness of the ancient Greeks to sacrifice their lives for glory brings tears to my eyes, I cannot ultimately condone the choice of Achilles. View quote
Tim O'Reilly
Get rid of the idea that God wants you to sacrifice yourself for others, and that you can secure his favor by doing so; God requires nothing of the kind from you. What He wants is that you should make the most of yourself, for yourself, and for others; and you can help others more by making the most of yourself than in any other way. View quote
Wallace D. Wattles
Every job will demand some sacrifice. The key is to avoid unnecessary sacrifice. View quote
Sheryl Sandberg
If we might be able to save this world, how can we walk away? Too many people around here have given up! Galloran said heroes sacrifice for causes; they do things that others hide from. I may not be some great hero, but I won't hide from this. I would never live with myself. View quote
Brandon Mull
To have a successful writing career, you must be willing to sacrifice a great deal. The book, the deadline come first before anything else. Writing is not a job; it is a lifestyle, and it is a roller-coaster ride of highs and lows. You need self-confidence and an iron carapace. View quote
Virginia Henley
He knew that he had screwed up but he was the kind of guy who, after he shoots his mouth off, cannot back down or admit any failing. The world is full of those people. All of us would be better off if their fathers would strangle them as soon as they showed signs of being that way. This particular fool was willing to sacrifice an army rather than admit his error. View quote
Glen Cook
Without whining and without making myself a tragic figure, there is no replacement for the loss of your privacy. It's a huge sacrifice. (David Duchovny)
We often forget that growth requires sacrifice. View quote
Alberto Villoldo
Most things worth having require some sacrifice, usually more than you expect. View quote
Albert Ellis
I kill a sofa for you and you go and sit in a chair?” Skulduggery asked. "I don't think you appreciate the sacrifice that has been made for you. View quote
Derek Landy
That's beautiful,' Valkyrie said, looking at it. Isn't it? This necklace has cost two very fine men their lives. At times, I wear it in tribute to their sacrifice. Other times, I wear it because it goes with this skirt. View quote
Derek Landy