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- Nov 07, 2020
Sacrifice Quotes
On what people give up, and why they say it was worth it.
These quotes treat sacrifice as an actual cost rather than a slogan — a senator weighing public office against motherhood, a conductor who traded certain career opportunities for time, and a musician calling his commitment to a cause a small sacrifice by comparison. Related reading: Anmol Vachan.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
The idea of sacrifice is integral to the John Henry myth. Heroic figures have to die in order for us to have our stories; we live and stand on their bones.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never choose a genre over quality. I never think, 'I want to do that,' and sacrifice the fact it might not be very good.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's sacrifice involved. Either you're going to work a lot and not get to spend time with your kid, or you're going to spend a ton of time with your kid, and you're sacrificing your career.
- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we have been brought up with the idea that life is for suffering and sacrifice, then of course we would seek death to escape this 'vale of tears'.
- Brother And Sister
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- Nov 07, 2020
Living in Flint, poverty is an obstacle that you have to fight through. I always had to fend for my brother and sister - I was always the one to sacrifice my meals so that they could eat.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think that artists of any kind would or could sacrifice their artistic freedom by being more responsible with their influence on people, especially young people.
- World
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- Nov 07, 2020
At the end of the day in our sport, you just have to sacrifice yourself completely to put the team first. That's not easy for us because we're so competitive, but that's the most important thing when it comes to World Championships.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I hear people talk about juggling, or the sacrifices they make for their children, I look at them like they're crazy, because 'sacrifice' infers that there was something better to do than being with your children.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
We know there isn't anything we can say or do that will bring their loved one back. What we can do is support them and honor their sacrifice by doing everything we can, every day, to make our communities stronger and our nation better so that we may be a people worthy of their sacrifices.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People who put themselves on the line and sacrifice their own safety for the greater good and for others, and anyone in any profession whose concern is the welfare for other people instead of the individual, are inspiring and important.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everybody says they want to win. But when you start talking about sacrifice and doing what's right for the team, it's like, 'Wait a minute, I didn't mean that. I want to win, but...' There's always a conjunction with that. It's never what you think it is. And it's always, like, your weakest point where you got to do it.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our state is in crisis. Our people are hurting. Now is the time when we all must resist the traditional, selfish call to protect your own turf at the cost of our state. It is time to leave the corner, join the sacrifice, come to the center of the room and be part of the solution.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now, do I think there has to be shared sacrifice among other nations in the world who want a stable and secure world? Absolutely, there has to be. But I don't think that America can ever abdicate its leadership role in the world because of who we are and where we've come from. We are the symbol for the world for freedom and liberty.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020