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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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"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

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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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"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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"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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"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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"This bloody past suggests to us that enemies cease hostilities only when they are battered enough to acknowledge that there is no hope in victory - and thus that further resistance means only useless sacrifice."

"This bloody past suggests to us that enemies cease hostilities only when they are battered enough to acknowledge that there is no hope in victory - and thus that further resistance means only useless sacrifice."

Victor Davis Hanson, American Historian

Sacrifice, Hope, Victory, Enemies

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"The First Amendment is not an altar on which we must sacrifice our children, families, and community standards. Obscene material that is not protected by the First Amendment can and must be prohibited."

"The First Amendment is not an altar on which we must sacrifice our children, families, and community standards. Obscene material that is not protected by the First Amendment can and must be prohibited."

Orrin Hatch, American Politician

Sacrifice, Children, Community, First

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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

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"The unworthy successor of Peter who desires to benefit from the immeasurable wealth of Christ feels the great need of your assistance, your prayers, your sacrifice, and he most humbly asks this of you."

"The unworthy successor of Peter who desires to benefit from the immeasurable wealth of Christ feels the great need of your assistance, your prayers, your sacrifice, and he most humbly asks this of you."

Pope John Paul II, Polish Clergyman

Sacrifice, Wealth, Christ, Unworthy

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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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"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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"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

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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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"The martyr sacrifices themselves entirely in vain. Or rather not in vain; for they make the selfish more selfish, the lazy more lazy, the narrow narrower."

"The martyr sacrifices themselves entirely in vain. Or rather not in vain; for they make the selfish more selfish, the lazy more lazy, the narrow narrower."

Florence Nightingale, English Activist

Sacrifice, Martyr

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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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"Sometimes you have to sacrifice your performance for high heels."

"Sometimes you have to sacrifice your performance for high heels."

Gwen Stefani, American Musician

Sacrifice, Performance

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"Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart. O when may it suffice?"

"Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart. O when may it suffice?"

William Butler Yeats, Irish Poet

Sacrifice, Heart, May

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"In saving Tamlin, I was to damn myself."

"In saving Tamlin, I was to damn myself."

Sarah J. Maas, American Novelist

Sacrifice, Love, Despair, Choice

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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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"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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"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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"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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"It is important for me that a certain depth and variety of both exist next to each other. I am very careful not to sacrifice the one for the other."

"It is important for me that a certain depth and variety of both exist next to each other. I am very careful not to sacrifice the one for the other."

Alva Noto, German Artist

Sacrifice, Variety

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"Reason, I sacrifice you to the evening breeze."

"Reason, I sacrifice you to the evening breeze."

Aime Cesaire, French Poet

Sacrifice, Evening, Reason

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"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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"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."

"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."

Dan Lipinski, American Politician

Sacrifice, Character, Courage

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"He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly."

"He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly."

James Allen, British Author

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"There is no rank in sacrifice."

"There is no rank in sacrifice."

Josephus Daniels, American Politician

Sacrifice, Rank

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"We can never fully repay the debt of our proud nation to those who have laid down their lives for our country. The best we can do is honor their memory, ensure that their sacrifice is not in vain, and help provide for their families."

"We can never fully repay the debt of our proud nation to those who have laid down their lives for our country. The best we can do is honor their memory, ensure that their sacrifice is not in vain, and help provide for their families."

Susan Collins, American Politician

Sacrifice, Country, Debt, Help

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"Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea. If I'd known what was coming, I would've called in sick. I could've avoided an army of demons, a fight with a Titan, and a trick that almost got my friends and me cast into eternal darkness. But no, I had to take my stupid English exam."

"Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea. If I'd known what was coming, I would've called in sick. I could've avoided an army of demons, a fight with a Titan, and a trick that almost got my friends and me cast into eternal darkness. But no, I had to take my stupid English exam."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Sacrifice, Truth, Happiness, Regret, Power

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"Across the country, people are willing to tighten their belts and sacrifice. The president should ask the oil industry to do the same."

"Across the country, people are willing to tighten their belts and sacrifice. The president should ask the oil industry to do the same."

John Salazar, American Politician

Sacrifice, People, Country, Oil

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"Sometimes the band can't fully hear your fill, so they come in differently. So I've also learned not to really step out too much, because you sacrifice the band when you do that."

"Sometimes the band can't fully hear your fill, so they come in differently. So I've also learned not to really step out too much, because you sacrifice the band when you do that."

John Otto, American Musician

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"The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless."

"The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless."

Mohandas Gandhi, Indian Leader

Sacrifice, Law, World

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"We strain to tell Americans and aliens in this country that there's nothing unique about America, nothing unique about American civilization, nothing that requires their allegiance, nothing of great value that they should sacrifice for."

"We strain to tell Americans and aliens in this country that there's nothing unique about America, nothing unique about American civilization, nothing that requires their allegiance, nothing of great value that they should sacrifice for."

Tom Tancredo, American Politician

Sacrifice, Civilization, America

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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

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"Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies."

"Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies."

Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss Philosopher

Sacrifice, Law, Passion

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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

4

"Delaware's firefighters put their lives in jeopardy every day in an effort to keep families safe."

"Delaware's firefighters put their lives in jeopardy every day in an effort to keep families safe."

Thomas Carper, American Economist

Sacrifice, Day, Effort, Jeopardy

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"Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing."

"Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Sacrifice, People, Self

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"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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"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

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"To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice."

"To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice."

Brandi Chastain, American Athlete

Sacrifice, Soccer

4

"In an effort to eliminate the possibility of any rival growing up, some monopolists would sacrifice democracy itself."

"In an effort to eliminate the possibility of any rival growing up, some monopolists would sacrifice democracy itself."

Henry A. Wallace, American Vice President

Sacrifice, Possibility, Democracy, Effort

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