Quotes About Sacrifice

I gave my eardrums to MGM. And it's true: I really did.

I knew I was gay at 18, but to come out then would have meant I would not have achieved what I did in rugby. I loved rugby so much and it was so important to me that I made the decision to keep my sexuality secret. People may disagree with that, but it was my belief and my decision.

I've been thinking a lot about the journey of my parents - just seeing the sacrifices they've made to allow me to do what I do. How much of a difference their sacrifices have made through the generations.

What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one.

Tithing is considerably less popular than words like generosity or sharing.

Each had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had done their duty.

My passion is from my mom. She was passionate about leaving Germany and coming to America and making a life for her and her family. My father - discipline, a chain of command, it works this way.

When there's a war, people get married.

What I was told is that I was born to a mother who was a Catholic, while her boyfriend was not. They couldn't get married unless they put me up for adoption.

There are no shortcuts when it comes to getting out of debt.

I held off on having kids and getting married so I could fight. I gave my life to this.

I've been to Gettysburg probably more than half a dozen times.

I remember as a kid, my two brothers and I had to share gifts. We couldn't afford to have one for each of us. Today, when I buy a gift I have to buy for both my kids as I can't give something to only one of them.

I paid my dues. I have crawled to gigs. I have served people coffee. I worked hard selling all these records out the back of my car. Girl, I'm ready to sell one the real way now.

I've written just about everything for the sake of putting shoes on the children's feet - and a bottle of gin in the cupboard.

Only I know how hard I trained. I left my family, my girlfriend, and the people I love in Brazil to train in the United States with 'Macaco' five or six times a day.

The relationship between a mother and child is more than just give and take; it is magical.

I've done made a deal with the devil. He said he's going to give me an air-conditioned place when I go down there, if I go there, so I won't put all the fires out.

I have given my life and all I am to it, and now I want my last act to be to give it all I have, to the last cent.

I must consider myself as the man of the cross and love the one that God gives me without thinking any further.

Writing a film is like giving birth to a baby and then giving it up for adoption.

I am going to get involved with giving back to military families.

You end up giving up half your salary every time you make a movie because you need the money to make the movie you have in your head.

Giving up something personal to the public, you are surrendering something.