Quotes about Sacrificing

Sacrificing minions: is there any problem it CAN'T solve? Votes: 3

Sacrificing the earth for paradise is giving up the substance for the shadow. Votes: 3

Sacrificing myself to kill Hilary Clinton was the best thing I could possibly do for humanity Votes: 3

Sacrificing American soldiers or innocent civilians in an unprecedented preemptive attack on a separate sovereign nation may well prove itself a most temporary medicine. Votes: 3

Which would prove I'm a monster, Arnie? Sacrificing the people I love for the fight? Or walking away from the fight to save the people i love? Votes: 3

Sacrificing one's life on the altar of literature is in some ways like sacrificing a goat to some malicious spirit. It's not always a humane or necessary decision. Votes: 3

Courage is......following your conscience instead of "following the crowd." Sacrificing personal gain for the benefit of others. Speaking your mind even though others don't agree. Taking complete responsibility for your actions and your mistakes. Doing what you know is right, regardless of the consequence. Votes: 3

Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose. Votes: 1

The trick to balance is to not make sacrificing important things become the norm. Votes: 1

There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made. Votes: 1

It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good. Votes: 1

When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship. Votes: 1

Gold medals are made out of your sweat, blood and tears, and effort in the gym every day, and sacrificing a lot. Votes: 1

Many schools today are sacrificing social studies, the arts and physical education so children can cover basic subjects like math, English and science. Votes: 1

The real artist has no idea that he is sacrificing himself for art. He does what he does for one reason and one reason only-he can't help doing it. Votes: 1

I do think that my Indian classical audiences thought I was sacrificing them through working with George; I became known as the 'fifth Beatle.' In India, they thought I was mad. Votes: 1

As leakers take great risks in releasing information, assuring them that they are not sacrificing themselves in vain and that their leaks would have public consequences would most likely encourage more people to leak. Votes: 1

When your country is in a costly war, with our soldiers sacrificing abroad and our nation facing a debt crisis at home, being asked to pay your fair share isn't class warfare - it's patriotism. Votes: 1

I've been sacrificing my life for my work for 30 years, and now I want it the other way around. I want to find work that fits into my life and that would be based here. Votes: 1

My mother's no dummy. She taught the lesson about sacrificing for your kids, but also that if your kids hit it big, they better make it up to you for those years. She's gotten her sacrifices back with interest. Votes: 1

We can all be proud of our men and women in the military who are following their orders, carrying out their missions and sacrificing so much to give the Iraqi people a chance for a more peaceful and prosperous future. Votes: 1

What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient but restless mind, of sacrificing one's ease or vanity, or uniting a love of detail to foresight, and of passing through hard times bravely and cheerfully. Votes: 1

There's always going to be a ball up in the air, and what I try to do is make sure that ball is never the kids. If that means sacrificing a social event or having fewer work commitments, it's worth it. Votes: 1

One of the great issues in biology is the origin of altruism - of why you would do something for someone else that could hurt you - and Darwin posited that it might be rooted in maternal instinct, in sacrificing yourself for your children. Votes: 1

When you're rich and famous you are the dominant force in a relationship, even if you try hard not to be. I've talked of sacrificing everything for Fleetwood Mac, but I realize now that it is simply the only thing I've ever wanted to do. Votes: 1

I think 'The Hunger Games' has a really powerful message about survival, and sacrificing for the ones you love. It's almost like a warning for us to not lose touch of our humanity. We live in a world in which we watch other's misfortunes for entertainment. Votes: 1

I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There's an insanity that goes with writing - a mad scientist thing that you have to go through - and sacrificing a kid's upbringing to do that is not an option. Votes: 1

You're not just going out there, maybe sacrificing your own life. There's also sacrifices still going on at home. You can serve in the military and have a good marriage, but you just need to be aware of it so you can take those steps to take care of it. Votes: 1

I have always known that I wanted to be a singer and I knew that meant sacrificing some things for my dream. When I am home I hang out with my friends and go to dances, so I try and partake in some of the activities that I miss out on. Votes: 1

Our platform calls for a balanced deficit reduction plan where the wealthy pay their fair share. And when your country is in a costly war, with our soldiers sacrificing abroad and our nation facing a debt crisis at home, being asked to pay your fair share isn't class warfare - it's patriotism. Votes: 1

We recognize the chicken as another conscious being. It's different from us, but it has a life, and if something is really important for that chicken, if it would work hard to try to get it, and if we can give it without sacrificing something that's really important to us, then we should. Votes: 1

I'm trying to take more nothing time - and that means sacrificing doing. It's partly to do with age, partly to do with the fact that writing takes up a lot of space in your head. My ideal is to go back to when I was a child. My life is quieter than it used to be. More and more I don't really want to talk to people. I'd make a good nun, actually. Votes: 1

I'm not really the sacrificing type. Votes: 0

Love is nothing but giving, tolerating and sacrificing. Votes: 0

The world is perishing from an orgy of self-sacrificing. Votes: 0

We ought to live sacrificing, and singing, and dancing... Votes: 0

True biblical love is sacrificing, purifying, nurturing, and enduring. Votes: 0

That's love, giving everything, sacrificing all without hope of return. Votes: 0

I want her to be happy. It's worth sacrificing myself." -Eddie Votes: 0

Leaders exude courage by sacrificing their popularity for their values and beliefs. Votes: 0

The self-sacrificing, servant aspect of the Christian life has many parallels to parenthood. Votes: 0

I just don't think any job is worth sacrificing your private life for. Votes: 0

Bad debt is sacrificing your future day needs for your present day desires. Votes: 0

I would not flinch from sacrificing even a million lives for India's liberty. Votes: 0

I'm proud, I've been working with this kind of self-sacrificing people like you. Votes: 0

With existing technology, we can enforce airport security without sacrificing our personal privacy. Votes: 0

Today, society is sacrificing love, values and dharma in its pursuit of materialistic gains. Votes: 0

When a man becomes a conformist, he is sacrificing the richness of independent thinking. Votes: 0

Surrender . . .sacrificing my life or suffering in order to change what needs to be changed Votes: 0

The stronger must dominate and not blend with the weaker, thus sacrificing his own greatness. Votes: 0

When you are faced with choices, you can achieve your dreams without sacrificing your integrity. Votes: 0

The old approach of sacrificing the needs of one group to benefit another just won't work. Votes: 0

Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace. Votes: 0

A lesson without pain is meaningless. For you cannot gain something without sacrificing something in return... Votes: 0

Lent is a good time for sacrificing. Let us deny ourselves something every day to help others, Votes: 0

Being a mother has been my greatest teacher and also the most self-sacrificing thing I've ever done. Votes: 0

Nothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering. Votes: 0

In marriage you are not sacrificing yourself to the other person. You are sacrificing yourself to the relationship. Votes: 0

Risk the stuff. It's worthless anyway. But don't make the insane choice of sacrificing your happiness for stuff. Votes: 0

The body is amazingly stubborn when it comes to sacrificing itself to the annihilating directions of the mind. Votes: 0

The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in darkness, in sacrificing, and with extreme effort. Votes: 0

The cause of most of man's unhappiness is sacrificing what he wants most for what he wants now. Votes: 0

I see the necessity of sacrificing our opinions sometimes to the opinions of others for the sake of harmony. Votes: 0

Not everyone is capable of sacrificing his own life. So it is, always has been and always will be. Votes: 0

Many a friendship, long, loyal, and self-sacrificing, rested at first on no thicker a foundation than a kind word. Votes: 0

Love was worth sacrificing for, he thought as he left his room. Even if it wasn't yours. -Phury's thoughts Votes: 0

All the money needed to send and support an army of self-sacrificing, joy-spreading ambassadors is already in the church. Votes: 0

Peace will never be entirely secure until men everywhere have learned to conquer poverty without sacrificing liberty or security. Votes: 0

Meditation is the ultimate selfless act, because when you meditate you are sacrificing your puny personality for the universal reality. Votes: 0

It's possible to love without sacrificing-but who would notice? For love is demonstrated only through sacrifice-without it, love is invisible. Votes: 0

The old question still remains: Can a free people restrain crime without sacrificing fundamental liberties and a heritage of compassion? Votes: 0

Love is more than a noun-it is a verb; it is more than a feeling-it is caring, sharing, helping, sacrificing. Votes: 0

To be a socialist is to submit the I to the thou; socialism is sacrificing the individual to the whole. Votes: 0

We'll organize workers in this movement as long as we're willing to sacrifice. The moment we stop sacrificing, we stop organizing. Votes: 0

I think one of the dangers of humor is becoming seduced by it and sacrificing the story for a few laughs. Votes: 0

All artists are self-sacrificing human beings, and to become an artist is nothing but to devote oneself to the subterranean gods. Votes: 0

Your love should be so far reaching, earnest, biblical, Christ-centered, pure, and self-sacrificing that the world may hate you for it. Votes: 0

At the end of the day, anything I think I'm sacrificing I'm just giving up because it makes me feel better. Votes: 0

Many a friendship - long, loyal, and self-sacrificing - rested at first upon no thicker a foundation than a kind word. Votes: 0

If you begin by sacrificing yourself to those you love, you will end by hating those to whom you have sacrificed yourself. Votes: 0

The pain of sacrificing our old selves is nothing compared to the joy of Christ living in us in our transformed lives. Votes: 0

Jesus died as He had lived-praying, forgiving, loving, sacrificing, trusting, quoting Scripture. If I die as I have lived, how will I die? Votes: 0

Basketball is a game of sacrificing yourself for the next guy, being a team that takes good shots, and taking the right shots Votes: 0

It's a great opportunity to lower costs without sacrificing quality. If a retailer is not leveraging this capability, they are certainly missing something. Votes: 0

A gentleman of one of the first fortunes upon the continent...sacrificing his ease, and hazarding all in the cause of his country. Votes: 0

Excesses are essentially gestures. It is easy to be extremely cruel, magnanimous, humble or self-sacrificing when we see ourselves as actors in a performance. Votes: 0

Lust is about satisfaction. Love is about sacrificing, serving, surrendering, sharing, supporting, and even suffering for others. Most love songs are actually lust songs. Votes: 0

Well, you know, I think the American people are sacrificing now. I think they're waiting in airport lines longer than they've ever had before. Votes: 0

For it is one thing to declare one's love for someone and quite another to accept that loving that person requires sacrificing one's dreams. Votes: 0

There has to be a way to live the life you're accustomed to and not sacrifice things. Americans are not very good about sacrificing. Votes: 0

It so often happens that, after sacrificing a pawn, a player aims not to obtain the initiative for it, but to regain sacrificed material. Votes: 0

We are sacrificing ourselves for our ready-made goods; we are consumers and live in such a way that the means may consume the end. Votes: 0

Napoleon affords us an example of the danger of elevating one's self to the absolute, and sacrificing everything to the carrying out of an idea. Votes: 0

Usually, in romantic comedies, you end up sacrificing a great deal of the complexity - you know, just two attractive people and a good soundtrack. Votes: 0

Our culture has created two almost irreconcilable descriptions of a 'good woman.' The first is the individual achiever; the second, the self-sacrificing domestic goddess. Votes: 0

Well, there was a time when we used to sacrifice goats, but then we all became vegans, so we've been sacrificing tofu before the shows! Votes: 0

[T]he more one is conscious of one's political bias, the more chance one has of acting politically without sacrificing one's aesthetic and intellectual integrity. Votes: 0

I have a personal belief that you never have to give up liberty for security. You can still provide security without sacrificing our Bill of Rights. Votes: 0

Reality has taught us that no woman can build an honest life without sacrificing something along the way. Deciding what will be sacrificed is not easy. Votes: 0

The morrow of this day will be eternity; then Jesus will return you a hundred fold the lovely, rightful joys that you are sacrificing for him. Votes: 0

If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it. Votes: 0

Chesterton spoke of 'the modern and morbid habit of always sacrificing the normal to the abnormal.' It would be hard to sum up liberalism for succinctly. Votes: 0

The TV's the altar. I'm what people are sacrificing to.' 'What do they sacrifice?' asked Shadow. 'Their time, mostly,' said Lucy. 'Sometimes each other. Votes: 0

The cross solved our problem by first revealing our real problem, our universal pattern of scapegoating and sacrificing others. The cross exposes forever the scene of our crime. Votes: 0

Morality is standing by your friends, standing by people when it's not popular. It's sacrificing things on a big international stage, and sometimes it's sacrificing your basic comforts. Votes: 0

Han?" "Yeah, sweetie." "How do you teach a man not to be a noble, long-suffering, self-sacrificing idiot?" "I don't know, sweetie. Mostly I shoot them." "I'll consider that. Votes: 0

Beneath the dingy uniformity of international fashions in dress, man remains what he has always been; a splendid fighting animal, a self-sacrificing hero, and a blood thirsty savage. Votes: 0

We become converted and spiritually self-reliant as we prayerfully live our covenants-through worthily partaking of the sacrament, being worthy of a temple recommend, and sacrificing to serve others. Votes: 0

I fight for the man next to me. It don't matter about me, what matters about me is sacrificing for you; for the ultimate goal which is us. Votes: 0

In my fantasies, I was always caught up in heroic struggles, and I saw myself saving lives, sacrificing myself for others. I had far loftier ambitions than mere romance. Votes: 0

The people are urged to be patriotic ... by sacrificing their own children. Patriotism requires allegience to the flag, which means obedience and readiness to kill father, mother, brother, sister. Votes: 0

Fear is the State's psychological weapon of choice to frighten citizens into sacrificing their basic freedoms and rule-of-law protections in exchange for the security promised by their all-powerful government. Votes: 0

Societies need self sacrificing ignorant crowd;Religions need fearful followers;Systems need obedient slaves;Corporate world needs compulsive consumers,andI NEED THE COURAGE TO RISE ABOVE THESE FOUR PARASITES. Votes: 0

Liberty is inseparable from social justice, and those who dissociate them, sacrificing the first with the purpose of attaining the second more quickly, are the true barbarians of our time. Votes: 0

We should also give students more flexibility in the courses they take in high school to prepare them for whatever their goals may be, without sacrificing our rigorous academic standards. Votes: 0

Even if you fulfill your hearts desire, by sacrificing something important, you may not necessarily be happy. Happiness doesn’t come in one form, it determined by your own heart. Votes: 0

The temple of Ceres should be in a solitary spot out of the city, to which the public are not necessarily led but for the purpose of sacrificing to her. Votes: 0

Greed can be very dangerous because you sacrifice your soul for the sake of something material, and then you start sacrificing people in order to keep that which is material. Votes: 0

I wasn't afraid of being poor; I rather took it for granted. I was good at getting by with very little. I couldn't imagine sacrificing my writing to anything else. Votes: 0

The artist who gives up an hour of work for an hour of conversation with a friend knows that he is sacrificing a reality for something that does not exist. Votes: 0

Luke warm people are continually concerned with playing it safe; they are slaves to the god of control. This focus on safe living keeps them from sacrificing and risking for God. Votes: 0

Is she not more self-sacrificing, has she not greater courage? Without her, man would not be. If nonviolence is to be the law of our being, the future is with women. Votes: 0

The real artist has no idea that he is sacrificing himself for art. He does “what he does for one reason and one reason only-he can't help doing it” Votes: 0

If it came to saving the life of one priest or sacrificing the life of an entire congregation, the church would save the life of the priest. Which is backwards, of course. Votes: 0

Communists should be the most farsighted, the most self-sacrificing, the most resolute, and the least prejudiced in sizing up situations, and should rely on the majority of the masses and win their support. Votes: 0

I doubt if we nuns are really as self-sacrificing as we must seem to be to you who live in the world. We don't give everything for nothing, you know. The mystery plays fair. Votes: 0

ultimately, the long-term goal is to have a critically informed public vote out of office representatives that are sacrificing children to the corporate bottom line with prepackaged teacher-proof curricula, standardized tests, and accountability schemes. Votes: 0

Every time that we try to lift a problem from our own shoulders, and shift that problem to the hands of the government, to the same extent we are sacrificing the liberties of our people. Votes: 0

I think that you sign a sort of unwritten contract when you become a public figure, when you become an actor, that you're sacrificing a certain amount of privacy and parts of your life change. Votes: 0

Altars should face the east, and should always be placed on a lower level than are the statues in the temples, so that those who are praying and sacrificing may look upwards towards the divinity. Votes: 0

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider what it is that they are sacrificing when they follow in a herd, or when they cater for their establishment. Votes: 0

A lesson without pain is meaningless. For you cannot gain anything without sacrificing something else in return, but once you have overcome it and made it your own...you will gain an irreplaceable fullmetal heart. Votes: 0