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Sacrifice Quotes
"I had wanted to compromise with Fate: to escape occasional great agonies by submitting to a whole life of privation and small pains."
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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."
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"Being selfish to me means that you have to look out for yourself and you don't have to sacrifice."
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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."
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"Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation of the rest."
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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."
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"Sometimes you have to sacrifice your performance for high heels."
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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."
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"The struggle is so great that the triumph over fascism alone is worth the sacrifice of our lives."
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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."
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"Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies."
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"It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue. Any partnership demands that we give and give and give and at the last, as we flop into our graves exhausted, we are told that we didn't give enough."
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"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul, and its flame is kept alive by the sacrifices of the brave."
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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."
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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."
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"Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it."
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"They paid the ultimate price and we can never forget their sacrifice."
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"If we cannot by reason, by influence, by example, by strenuous effort, and by personal sacrifice, mend the bad places of civilization, we certainly cannot do it by force."
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"The sacrifice 'of' self for the greater good is the greatest calling imaginable, and it is the bedrock of the greatest nations. The sacrifice 'for' self is the most pathetic calling imaginable, and it is the quicksand within which nations perish."
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"My philosophy is, don't take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom."
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"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."
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"In an effort to eliminate the possibility of any rival growing up, some monopolists would sacrifice democracy itself."
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"Self-denial is the first quality of love."
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"That every person is desirous to obtain, with as little sacrifice as possible, as much as possible of the articles of wealth."
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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."
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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."
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"The important thing is this: to be able, at any moment, to sacrifice what we are for what we could become."
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"If you feel very deeply about something, it's not possible to sacrifice your integrity about that."
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"To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice."
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"Since September 11, 2001, many in this nation and this Congress have a deeper appreciation for the importance of the sacrifices made by our law enforcement officers."
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"A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused."
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