Quotes About Sacrifice

I have not suffered a lot for Christ, but I want to tell you that those times that I have suffered and I knew it was for Jesus, have been some of the happiest times of my entire life.

We smoked the way other American families would have wine with dinner. For us, it was our sacrament. It was something that made a great life sweeter in every possible way.

I would give my life a thousand times that God might not be offended.

An easy, non-self-denying life will never be one of power.

I have a way of life that I don't change just because I am a president. I earn more than I need, even if it's not enough for others. For me, it is no sacrifice, it's a duty.

I chose to be Mrs. Johnny Cash in my life. I decided I'd allow him to be Moses and I'd be Moses' brother Aaron, picking his arms up and padding along behind him.

There's nothing more noble than a father and mother making an opportunity for their child, knowing that their life is gonna be hard. There's something incredibly heroic about that.

I offer my heart, entrust my soul and give my life to you.

I don't see why someone should lose their life just so you can have a snack.

My life is like my shoes, worn out by service.

Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away.

Life really went backwards. My parents lost everything, all their savings, because we had to run from the Nigerian side to the Biafran side. We were Igbos.

The silkworm spins out his life, and, wrapping himself in his labor, dies.

The goal of life is not the earning of money, but the service of God.p.114

Will we fulfill God's purpose, or will we shrink back and live a comfortable, self-centered life?

Winning the IBF title was the greatest night of my life. To give it up outside the ring is truly painful.

Everything in life has a price on it - there ain't a damn thing free in America, and football has got a price on it.

If you want something you can have it, but only if you want everything that goes with it, including all the hard work and the despair, and only if you're willing to risk failure.

In a couple, sometimes, one or both people have to give up their personal life, dreams and ambitions for the good of the family.

The burning conviction that we have a holy duty toward others is often a way of attaching our drowning selves to a passing raft.

Our position is such that we can be rescued from eternal death and translated into life only by total and unceasing substitution, the substitution which God Himself undertakes on our behalf.

A life of sacrifice is the pinnacle of art, and is full of true joy.

So long as you are ready to die for humanity, the life of your country is immortal.

As a football coach, everything in your life comes after your football schedule. I just could not make that commitment.