Quotes on Sacrifice

The noble title of "dissident" must be earned rather than claimed; it connotes sacrifice and risk rather than mere disagreement.

People sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil.

Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love.

My father had many, many veterans over to the house, and the older I got the more I appreciated their sacrifice.

Bathtub falls and police officers kill more Americans than terrorism, yet we've been asked to sacrifice our most sacred rights for fear of falling victim to it.

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.

Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.

We ought to live sacrificing, and singing, and dancing.

There is no convenient Messiah. Salvation comes only through discipline and sacrifice.

Now, we have inscribed a new memory alongside those others. It's a memory of tragedy and shock, of loss and mourning. But not only of loss and mourning. It's also a memory of bravery and self-sacrifice, and the love that lays down its life for a friend-even a friend whose name it never knew.

Temples are more than stone and mortar. They are filled with faith and fasting. They are built of trials and testimonies. They are sanctified by sacrifice and service.

To you, Mom and Dad, and to all the moms and dads and _x000D_ families and faithful people everywhere, I thank you for sacrificing for your _x000D_ children, and for other people's children, for wanting so much to give them _x000D_ advantages you never had, for wanting so much to give them the happiest life _x000D_ you could provide

Collectivism requires self-sacrifice, the subordination of one's interests to those of others.

[Altruism] is a moral system which holds that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that service to others is the sole justification of his existence, and that self-sacrifice is his highest moral duty, value and virtue. This is the moral base of collectivism, of all dictatorships.

We gave up everything just to sit at your table.

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable . . .

To me an Indian is one who has got a Vedantic brain which probes deep and soars high; an Islamic body that is vibrant and valiant; a Buddhistic heart overflowing with compassion and kindness and Christian limbs of service and sacrifice.

The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness.

Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it.