Sacrifice Quotes - page 8

It is as the father of the Encyclopedia that Denis Diderot merits eternal recognition. Guilty as he was in almost every relation of life towards the individual, for mankind, in the teeth of danger and of infidelity, at the ill-paid sacrifice of the best years of his exuberant life, he produced that book which first levelled a free path to knowledge and enfranchised the soul of his generation. (Evelyn Beatrice Hall)
It's natural to overlook and even sacrifice the things that belong to us most easily most gracefully. So here's me asking you to please not make that mistake. View quote
Ann Brashares
The most alarming sign of the state of our society now is that our leaders have the courage to sacrifice the lives of young people in war, but have not the courage to tell us that we must be less greedy and less wasteful. View quote
Wendell Berry
And we will cause it to be well-made, this Sacrifice. You, young and never loving; I, old and never loved. Such a Song the Sea will never have seen. View quote
Diane Duane
Our state is in crisis. Our people are hurting. Now is the time when we all must resist the traditional, selfish call to protect your own turf at the cost of our state. It is time to leave the corner, join the sacrifice, come to the center of the room and be part of the solution. View quote
Chris Christie
Every holy Mass, heard with devotion, produces in our souls marvelous effects, abundant spiritual and material graces which we, ourselves, do not know. It is easier for the earth to exist without the sun than without the holy Sacrifice of the Mass. View quote
Padre Pio
The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in darkness, in sacrifice, and with extreme effort. View quote
Padre Pio
I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion. View quote
Mia Hamm
Reason, I sacrifice you to the evening breeze. View quote
Aime Cesaire
America's fighting men and women sacrifice much to ensure that our great nation stays free. We owe a debt of gratitude to the soldiers that have paid the ultimate price for this cause, as well as for those who are blessed enough to return from the battlefield unscathed. View quote
Allen Boyd
Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of. (Bethany Hamilton)
To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice. View quote
Brandi Chastain
Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom. View quote
Bernadette Devlin
I have already given two cousins to the war and I stand ready to sacrifice my wife's brother. View quote
Charles Farrar Browne
Freedom does not come without a price. We may sometimes take for granted the many liberties we enjoy in America, but they have all been earned through the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many of the members of our armed forces. View quote
Charlie Dent
I don't think that artists of any kind would or could sacrifice their artistic freedom by being more responsible with their influence on people, especially young people. View quote
Christy Turlington
If we have been brought up with the idea that life is for suffering and sacrifice, then of course we would seek death to escape this 'vale of tears'. View quote
Claude Vorilhon
If I have nothing to sacrifice, I have nothing to gain. View quote
Catherine Ndereba
If I don't have anything to sacrifice, I don't have anything to gain. From the Bible I have learned if you want something good, you must sacrifice. View quote
Catherine Ndereba
The entrepreneurial life is one of challenge, work, dedication, perseverance, exhilaration, agony, accomplishment, failure, sacrifice, control, powerlessness...but ultimately, extraordinary satisfaction. View quote
David S. Rose
We're going to need to absorb some pain. The Republicans want to pile all the pain on people who can least afford it and the middle class and Democrats under his leadership want to make sure that we can address deficit reduction and continue to make investments and shared sacrifice is going to be imperative in order to be able to do that. (Debbie Wasserman Schultz)
I am very proud of my mom and consider her the most courageous woman I know. With perseverance, sacrifice and hard work, she raised a family of Olympic athletes and gave us the tools and the spirit to succeed. That is something that my brothers and I will always be thankful for. View quote
Diana Lopez
With courage and character, American soldiers continue to put themselves on the line to defend our freedom, and so many have paid the ultimate sacrifice. View quote
Dan Lipinski
Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams. View quote
Donovan Bailey
Where do you learn how to act? Not at church. America is a lot more like pagan Rome than we think. We still sacrifice to objects to gain our social goals. View quote
Dave Hickey