Quotes About Sacrifice

Ain't you interested in bettering yourself?" "'Bettering yourself.' Now there's a phrase for you. You think your brother is a better man now than he was when he was hoeing corn?" "He's happier." "That ain't the same thing. He's happy at everybody's else's expense. Progress is always at somebody's expense. Hit means putting everything in order till they's no room to breathe. Progress means cleaning everything up. But I like things dirty.

I can't do this." She opened her eyes. "I can't do this, Beau." "Why not?" "This can't . . . go anywhere. I'll be leaving soon and—" "So don't. Don't go." She pushed away, and his arms fell. "I have to. It won't be safe here forever.

They fought to smile through the lines and the mud and the long hours, dancing under the stars and under the watchful eyes of their government, an Orwellian backdrop for a Rockwellian world.

World War II left no life untouched. An estimated 16 million American men had gone off to fight. More than 400,000 lost their lives. Military and civilian deaths worldwide were estimated to be as high as 80 million.

gold for those lives lost,

As Andersen told it, the tale was not for young children, not even called 'The Little'-just, 'The Mermaid.' It's about love and grief, a myth of longing and sacrifice, far closer, say, to Goethe's Parable than to any jovial folktale, much less to today's manufactured juvenile distractions.

Anyone who disrespects the flag has never been handed a folded one.

Everything must be sacrificed for the attainment of the goal.

Life isn't happily ever after... It's work. The person you love is rarely worthy of how big your love is. Because no one is worthy of that and maybe no one deserves that burden of it, either. You'll be let down. You'll be disappointed and have your trust broken and have a lot of real sucky days. You lose more than you win. You hate the person you love as much as you love him. But you roll up your sleeves and work - at everything - because that's what growing older is.

I'm nothing more than a sports slave.

Jesus would be crucified in any age. In a sense, he is crucified in every age.

We don't have to sacrifice a strong economy for a healthy environment.

We do what we have to so we can do what we want to.

Felicitaciones a los grandes héroes americanos, cuyo patriotismo está muy bien expresada en las últimas palabras de Nathan Hale, Americano luchador por la libertad: "Sólo lamento no tener más que una vida para perder por mi país." El día de los Caídos, recordamos y ofrecemos nuestro más sentido homenaje a todos los héroes Americanos y su espíritu de patriotismo! Dios bendiga a América! - Deo.

Happy Memorial Day! The celebration of "Memorial Day" had began after the Civil War, when it was known as "Decoration Day." Today, Memorial Day is a very special day in America, on the last Monday in May, when we honor all American Heroes who sacrificed their lives for our great nation. Our respectful salute to all American Heroes. God Bless America!

Jamais sacrifier vos rêves et de la dignité! Une fois qu'ils sont partis, vous pouvez continuer à vivre, mais cessera d'exister.

Leadership can't be your cup of tea, if you can't serve.

Never sacrifice your Dreams and Dignity! Once they're gone, you may continue to live but cease to exist.

Nunca sacrificar sus sueños y dignidad! Una vez que se hayan ido, usted puede seguir viviendo, pero dejará de existir.

You thought that you knew her, but you never knew her full story. You saw her sweet smile, but not her tears of searing sorrows that she always held back. You never realized how selflessly she lived. It was all just for you, her child. She is your mother, my friend. Without her, you wouldn't be here.

Christianity is a school of people who deny themselves and their own conveniences for Christ's sake.

I would venture to guess that if I was a construction worker... who requested a transfer to another department for the betterment of his family, I would be commended for it. But because it's sports, there's just so much passion added to it.

How did my friends cross the cobalt river, with what did they pay the ferryman? As they set out for the indigo shore under this jet-black sky - some died on their feet with a backward glance.

That's beautiful,' Valkyrie said, looking at it. Isn't it? This necklace has cost two very fine men their lives. At times, I wear it in tribute to their sacrifice. Other times, I wear it because it goes with this skirt.