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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.
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- Courage
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- Nov 07, 2020
What the Anzac legend did do, by the bravery and sacrifice of our troops, was reinforce our own cultural notions of independence, mateship, and ingenuity. Of resilience and courage in adversity.
- Mom
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Being a mom was a full-time job. I was never willing to sacrifice everything for my career.
- People
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Teamwork requires some sacrifice up front; people who work as a team have to put the collective needs of the group ahead of their individual interests.
- Time
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Things aren't gifted to you. Things don't just come from an idea, from nothing. You have to work for them. You have to pursue them. You have to take time. You have to sacrifice.
- Great
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Turkey is a warning: democracy is precious but fragile. It underlines how rights and freedoms are often won at great cost and sacrifice but can be stripped away by regimes exploiting national crises.
- Community
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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.
- Justice
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Knowing that there is a community of people on every corner of this planet that believes in justice, that is willing to sacrifice, and that is willing to take a stand is the most heartening thing.
- Politics
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I cry, sometimes, because I'm not 20 years younger, and I'm not healthy. But if I were, I would even sacrifice my writing to enter politics.
- Life
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The world is now aware that the most unavoidable and most dangerous weapon that exists is the blind decisiveness of a man ready to sacrifice his life for an obscure cause.
- Emerged
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Two centuries ago, when our nation lost its sovereignty and was partitioned among Russia, Prussia and Austria, Polish Romantics like the poet and nationalist Adam Mickiewicz declared that independence would come only with great sacrifice. Ever since, this myth of the martyr, or messianic victim, has emerged during times of national crisis.
- Man
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In order to mount to the Cross, the summit of sacrifice, and to God, the summit of immateriality, Christ passed through all the stages which the man who struggles passes through.
- Dazed
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- Nov 07, 2020
A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused.
- Pet
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- Nov 07, 2020