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Sacrifice Quotes

"Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow."

"Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow."

Abdul Kalam, Indian Statesman

Sacrifice, Children, Today, Tomorrow

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"The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude."

"The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude."

Jeff Miller, American Politician

Sacrifice, Gratitude, America, Country

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"Now I ask you to make your sacrifice. Take a gamble. I took the plunge and I'm glad of it."

"Now I ask you to make your sacrifice. Take a gamble. I took the plunge and I'm glad of it."

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Filipino Statesman

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"We are ready to sacrifice our souls, our children and our families so as not to give up Iraq. We say this so no one will think that America is capable of breaking the will of the Iraqis with its weapons."

"We are ready to sacrifice our souls, our children and our families so as not to give up Iraq. We say this so no one will think that America is capable of breaking the will of the Iraqis with its weapons."

Saddam Hussein, Iraqi Criminal

Sacrifice, America, Children, Iraq

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"NATO believes it can pick on a small nation and force us to surrender our independence. And that is where NATO miscalculated. You are not willing to sacrifice lives to achieve our surrender. But we are willing to die to defend our rights as an independent sovereign nation."

"NATO believes it can pick on a small nation and force us to surrender our independence. And that is where NATO miscalculated. You are not willing to sacrifice lives to achieve our surrender. But we are willing to die to defend our rights as an independent sovereign nation."

Slobodan Milosevic, Yugoslavian Criminal

Sacrifice, Force, Independence, Rights

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"Man is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance."

"Man is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance."

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

Sacrifice, Soul, Compassion, Endurance

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"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."

"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."

Mia Hamm, American Athlete

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"Sacrifice is nothing other than the production of sacred things."

"Sacrifice is nothing other than the production of sacred things."

Georges Bataille, French Writer

Sacrifice, Nothing, Production

47

"The State is the altar of political freedom and, like the religious altar, it is maintained for the purpose of human sacrifice."

"The State is the altar of political freedom and, like the religious altar, it is maintained for the purpose of human sacrifice."

Emma Goldman, Lithuanian Activist

Sacrifice, Purpose, Freedom, Religious

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"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."

"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."

Steve Prefontaine, American Athlete

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"I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice."

"I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete

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"Suffering so someone else didn't have to suffer. Sacrificing your body for someone else's well being."

"Suffering so someone else didn't have to suffer. Sacrificing your body for someone else's well being."

Jodi Picoult, American Novelist

Sacrifice, Suffering, Compassion, Selflessness

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"After so much suffering, after enduring so much sacrifice, sanctioned and embraced by our people, what is it that the people of East Timor expect as a result of independence?"

"After so much suffering, after enduring so much sacrifice, sanctioned and embraced by our people, what is it that the people of East Timor expect as a result of independence?"

Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, East Timorese Politician

Sacrifice, People, Independence, Result

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"A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it."

"A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it."

Wilhelm Steinitz, American Celebrity

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"There is no sense to a sacrifice after you come to feel that it is a sacrifice."

"There is no sense to a sacrifice after you come to feel that it is a sacrifice."

Stefan Zweig, Austrian Writer

Sacrifice, Sense

28

"But only if I believe that my directing talents will improve the material I'd be working on. I want to make sure I don't sacrifice beautiful material on the altar of my direction."

"But only if I believe that my directing talents will improve the material I'd be working on. I want to make sure I don't sacrifice beautiful material on the altar of my direction."

Andre Braugher, American Actor

Sacrifice, Direction, Want, Will

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"I really believe deep in my soul that we're going to have to step up and face these challenges and be tough and pull together and unify and be creative and be willing to sacrifice."

"I really believe deep in my soul that we're going to have to step up and face these challenges and be tough and pull together and unify and be creative and be willing to sacrifice."

Zach Wamp, American Politician

Sacrifice, Soul, Deep

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"That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this subcontinent."

"That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this subcontinent."

Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistani Politician

Sacrifice, Freedom, Nation, Suffering

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"But the thing we do know is whatever it costs to save and protect American lives in this conflict, we're going to spend."

"But the thing we do know is whatever it costs to save and protect American lives in this conflict, we're going to spend."

Saxby Chambliss, American Politician

Sacrifice, Conflict

26

"I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn't occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea."

"I was in uniform for four years, and I know that heroism doesn't occur from taking orders, but rather from people who through their own willpower and strength are willing to sacrifice their lives for an idea."

Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian Explorer

Sacrifice, People, Idea, Strength

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"The port is near the bells I hear the people all exulting While follow eyes the steady keel the vessel grim and daring But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red Where on the deck my captain lies Fallen cold and dead."

"The port is near the bells I hear the people all exulting While follow eyes the steady keel the vessel grim and daring But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red Where on the deck my captain lies Fallen cold and dead."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

Sacrifice, Loss, Grief, Emotion, Death

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"A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act."

"A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Sacrifice, Act, Enemies, Man

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"The treason of which I stand convicted loses all its guilt, has been sanctified as a duty, and will be ennobled as a sacrifice."

"The treason of which I stand convicted loses all its guilt, has been sanctified as a duty, and will be ennobled as a sacrifice."

Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish Soldier

Sacrifice, Duty, Guilt, Treason

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"No anguish I have had to bear on your account has been too heavy a price to pay for the new life into which I have entered in loving you."

"No anguish I have had to bear on your account has been too heavy a price to pay for the new life into which I have entered in loving you."

George Eliot, British Author

Sacrifice, Love, Life, Emotion

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"A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group."

"A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete

Sacrifice, Will

25

"Every war, every revolution, demands the sacrifice of a generation, of a collectivity, by those who undertake it."

"Every war, every revolution, demands the sacrifice of a generation, of a collectivity, by those who undertake it."

Simone de Beauvoir, French Writer

Sacrifice, Responsibility, Truth, Life

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"Poor boy! I never knew you, Yet I think I could not refuse this moment to die for you, if that would save you."

"Poor boy! I never knew you, Yet I think I could not refuse this moment to die for you, if that would save you."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

Sacrifice, Love, Compassion, Emotion

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"I'm in this band to give volume to various struggles throughout the world. To me, the tension in this band is a minimal sacrifice."

"I'm in this band to give volume to various struggles throughout the world. To me, the tension in this band is a minimal sacrifice."

Zack de la Rocha, American Musician

Sacrifice, Tension, World

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"Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both."

"Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both."

Tryon Edwards, American Theologian

Sacrifice, Hope, Compromise, Ending

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"I think there is choice possible to us at any moment, as long as we live. But there is no sacrifice. There is a choice, and the rest falls away. Second choice does not exist. Beware of those who talk about sacrifice."

"I think there is choice possible to us at any moment, as long as we live. But there is no sacrifice. There is a choice, and the rest falls away. Second choice does not exist. Beware of those who talk about sacrifice."

Muriel Rukeyser, American Poet

Sacrifice, Choice, Rest, Talk

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"Love is donating a chunk of your life to patch up holes in the life of another."

"Love is donating a chunk of your life to patch up holes in the life of another."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Sacrifice, Love, Support, Truth, Wisdom

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"If you can't stand a little sacrifice and you can't stand a trip across the desert with limited water, we're never going to straighten this country out."

"If you can't stand a little sacrifice and you can't stand a trip across the desert with limited water, we're never going to straighten this country out."

Ross Perot, American Businessman

Sacrifice, Country, Water

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"We don't have to sacrifice a strong economy for a healthy environment."

"We don't have to sacrifice a strong economy for a healthy environment."

Dennis Weaver, American Actor

Sacrifice, Economy, Environment

23

"The problem that faces our country today, the last 30 years we have lived off the future, and the bill is coming due. So there cannot be anything that is not put on the table. There will not be one American that will not be called to sacrifice. Those that are more well-to-do will be called to sacrifice to a greater extent."

"The problem that faces our country today, the last 30 years we have lived off the future, and the bill is coming due. So there cannot be anything that is not put on the table. There will not be one American that will not be called to sacrifice. Those that are more well-to-do will be called to sacrifice to a greater extent."

Tom Coburn, American Politician

Sacrifice, Country, Faces

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"There is pain and sacrifice in everyone's world. That's why, when I was dancing, I had no pain."

"There is pain and sacrifice in everyone's world. That's why, when I was dancing, I had no pain."

Suzanne Farrell, American Dancer

Sacrifice, Dancing, Pain, World

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"I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it."

"I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it."

Lee Iacocca, American Businessman

Sacrifice, People, Being, Right

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"A common creation demands a common sacrifice, and perhaps not the least potent argument in favour of a constructed international language is the fact that it is equally foreign, or apparently so, to the traditions of all nationalities."

"A common creation demands a common sacrifice, and perhaps not the least potent argument in favour of a constructed international language is the fact that it is equally foreign, or apparently so, to the traditions of all nationalities."

Edward Sapir, American Scientist

Sacrifice, Argument, Creation, Fact

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"Writers sometimes give up what is most strange and wonderful about their writing - soften their roughest edges - to accommodate themselves toward a group response."

"Writers sometimes give up what is most strange and wonderful about their writing - soften their roughest edges - to accommodate themselves toward a group response."

Mary Oliver, American Poet

Sacrifice, Writers, Writing

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"Let us lose none of their humble words, let us note their slightest gestures, and tell me, tell me that we will think of them together, now and later, when we realise the misery of the times and the magnitude of their sacrifice."

"Let us lose none of their humble words, let us note their slightest gestures, and tell me, tell me that we will think of them together, now and later, when we realise the misery of the times and the magnitude of their sacrifice."

Georges Duhamel, French Novelist

Sacrifice, Misery, Now, Will

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"There is no moral authority like that of sacrifice."

"There is no moral authority like that of sacrifice."

Nadine Gordimer, South African Novelist

Sacrifice, Authority

22

"In everyday things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive duty."

"In everyday things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive duty."

James Anthony Froude, English Historian

Sacrifice, Positive, Duty, Law

22

"A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale."

"A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale."

Jalal Talabani, Iraqi Politician

Sacrifice, Courage, Army, Military

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"It is far more difficult to be simple than to be complicated; far more difficult to sacrifice skill and easy execution in the proper place, than to expand both indiscriminately."

"It is far more difficult to be simple than to be complicated; far more difficult to sacrifice skill and easy execution in the proper place, than to expand both indiscriminately."

John Ruskin, English Writer

Sacrifice, Execution, Skill

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"It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master."

"It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

Sacrifice, Being, Man, Reason

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"In the lexicon of the political class, the word "sacrifice" means that the citizens are supposed to mail even more of their income to Washington so that the political class will not have to sacrifice the pleasure of spending it."

"In the lexicon of the political class, the word "sacrifice" means that the citizens are supposed to mail even more of their income to Washington so that the political class will not have to sacrifice the pleasure of spending it."

George Will, American Journalist

Sacrifice, Class, Income, Mail

21

"When I'm working on a movie, I will make any sacrifice to finish it."

"When I'm working on a movie, I will make any sacrifice to finish it."

Richard King, American Director

Sacrifice, Will

21

"Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation of the rest."

"Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation of the rest."

Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss Philosopher

Sacrifice, Rest, Salvation

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"Day, the champion of the people, the one who can't bear to see those around him suffer on his behalf, who would gladly give his life for those he loves."

"Day, the champion of the people, the one who can't bear to see those around him suffer on his behalf, who would gladly give his life for those he loves."

Marie Lu, American Author

Sacrifice, Love, Protection, Responsibility

21

"Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames."

"Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Sacrifice, Humor, Truth, Choice, Wisdom

21

"Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation."

"Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation."

Boris Spassky, Russian Celebrity

Sacrifice, Chess

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