Quotes About Sacrifice

The way I'd put it, " said Makin, "is that Rike can't make an omelet without wading thigh deep in the blood of chickens and wearing their entrails as a necklace.

Mother and wife are saints, If they are not together

Mother are wife are saints, If they are not together

You could heal him?" I asked, glancing at Hal."Could, " said the wysling, "but won't, until I get what's

Would somebody please tell him whose idea it had been to kill the entire state of Colorado?

Sometimes, to fix something, you need to completely ruin something else

They want your sons.""My–? But I don't… ew!

The first domesticated animal was the scapegoat.

Must then a Christ perish in torment in every age to save those that have no imagination.

The value of a sentiment is the amount of sacrifice you are prepared to make for it.

Altruism is selfishness out with a pair of field glasses and imagination.

Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.

he must deny his right to himself, and he must realize who Jesus Christ is before he will bring himself to do it. Beware of refusing to go to the funeral of your own independence

Independence is of more value than any gifts; and to receive gifts is to lose it.

We have killed more people celebrating our independence day than we lost fighting for it.

A cause that only serves me is much like a door on the edge of a cliff, it doesn't open to anywhere good.

Since 1857 we know what we are capable of, And Since 1947 we know what is at Stake.

I fail to find even one "Netaji" among the several thousand "Netas" of today. India needs our sacrifices once more and my entire life is and will remain dedicated to the service of my country.

All empires are created of blood and fire.

You have to really believe not only in yourself; you have to believe that the world is actually worth your sacrifices.

you must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame; how could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?

The trouble is not in dying for a friend, but in finding a friend worth dying for.

Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.

Christ is worth all, or he is worth nothing.