Quotes About Sacrifice

True leadership means pursuing it, even if it is hard. The sacrifice is part of the job, however, because leaders can't lead unless they are servants first.

Once, he reminded himself, I studied hard to learn to save lives. Now I must educate myself in how to take one.

La gente se sacrifica sin cesar para que otros puedan vivir. Los soldados en combate. Los bomberos en un edificio en llamas. Los policías en las calles de una ciudad. ¿Es ti vida tan feliz, tan productiva y tan importante para que asumamos automáticamente que es más valiosa que lo que podría costar?

La gente se sacrifica sin cesar para que otros puedan vivir. Los soldados en combate. Los bomberos en un edificio en llamas. Los policías en las calles de una ciudad. ¿Es tú vida tan feliz, tan productiva y tan importante para que asumamos automáticamente que es más valiosa que lo que podría costar?

For them the Ceylon diver held his breath,And went all naked to the hungry shark;For them his ears gush'd blood; for them in deathThe seal on the cold ice with piteous barkLay full of darts; for them alone did seetheA thousand men in troubles wide and dark:Half-ignorant, they turn'd an easy wheel,That set sharp racks at work, to pinch and peel.

Love is my religion — I could die for it.

Who are these coming to the sacrifice?To what green altar, O mysterious priest,Lead'st thou that heifer lowing at the skies,And all her silken flanks with garlands drest?

I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for their religion-- I have shuddered at it, I shudder no more. I could be martyred for my religion. Love is my religion and I could die for that. I could die for you. My Creed is Love and you are its only tenet.

How do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam? How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?

It would have been a longer and slower job, Im sure, and probably there would have been a high price to pay. But what is the price of freedom? Whats the price of life? Donald countered bitterly.

How many of those bastards lost people on D-day? Politicians start wars but they don't fight them. They cause the trouble and sign the forms and hide when the bombers come. How many of them suffered like I did? Answer me that.

Jesus came for us, but that doesn't mean he came to please us. Jesus came for us, but he does not answer to us. Jesus came for us, but he will not subject himself to our agenda . . .

The men in the steel industry who sacrificed their all were nor merely aiding their fellows at home but were adding strength to the cause of their comrades in all industry.

My dad served in two wars has been flying airplanes for 60 years now. He was certainly quite an inspiration.

To give your life is one thing; to do it for a gesture is another; but to do it for a gesture you know is meaningless is a desolate trick of fate.

You either get tired fighting for peace, or you die.

As my former Yale colleague Rogers Smith has put it: "Elegance is not worth that price.

Our soldiers have nobly fought to protect freedom since our country's birth, and have fought to protect those that could not protect themselves, even in foreign lands when called upon.

I would rather die on my feet than spend a lifetime on my knees

There was not enough pain in Akhil's body to pay for all of this.

People do not risk their lives in the face of persecution to uphold a view they believe to be in error or only somewhat probable.

As America celebrates Memorial Day, we pay tribute to those who have given their lives in our nation's wars.

Throughout the history of our young nation, we have seen our military go bravely into battle, armed with courage and willing to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Well, I've learnt this much: it doesn't matter what it costs, it's worth paying the price. You can't live cheap and you can't live for nothing. Pay the price and be proud you've paid it, that's what I reckon.