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Quotes About Sacrifice

In rare instances you have to give up what you thought was a great scene.
~ Keenen Ivory Wayans
If needed, I would have even given seven years of my life for 'Baahubali,' as such characters are rare to play in a lifetime for any actor. I consider myself very fortunate and lucky for it.
~ Prabhas
It's very rare that stand-up comics have kids, because once they do, they stop doing stand-up.
~ Ali Wong
The reason that I discouraged my boys as I was discouraged was not because of wrestling itself. The reason I discouraged them as a father was from having lived the lifestyle - like my father did - and understanding the hardships that come along with it. It's not the wrestling itself. It's the 90 percent divorce rate.
~ Ted DiBiase Sr.
I don't know what heavy penance I would not have gladly undertaken rather than practice prayer.
~ Saint Teresa of Avila
I prefer to die rather than eat beef.
~ Atal Bihari Vajpayee
When my father died of cancer in 1991, he left me with the assurance that he was headed to a better place. He used to always tell me that I was getting the raw end of the deal because I had to stick around here.
~ Bart Millard
I would've given my right arm to do something on the 'Ray' film, the movie about Ray Charles.
~ Ne-Yo
When my father got the letter from Satyajit Ray saying I could work with him, I had to give up 'Saat Hindustani.' So I left for Calcutta and Amitabh got the role of the poet that I was supposed to play.
~ Tinnu Anand
The necessary thing for anyone to be happy and contented as long as he lives is working for the ones who will come after him rather than working for himself... One can reach the true delight and happiness in the life only by working for the existence, honor, and happiness of the future generations.
~ Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Military deployments have never been something to enjoy, but the consequence of the actions, the shared nature of the sacrifices, and the nobility of the cause are invigorating. To be clear, I'm not talking about the killing and the death; rather, the sense of purpose that pervades every action, reaction, and outcome.
~ Pete Hegseth
I've done my fair share of fundraising over the years, and I know how difficult that can be, so I could only imagine people's reaction when I was asking them to part with their hard-earned cash for a movie.
~ Rachel Shenton
People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they were with the characters sacrificed a series for the sake of a story.
~ Len Wein
For the sake of calm in the country, I am ready to sacrifice my own sanity.
~ Alexander Lukashenko
I am ready to rot in jail that art may live.
~ Gutzon Borglum
I really enjoy taking care of people, and I was really ready to have a kid, so I didn't have to sacrifice anything that I didn't want to give up.
~ Gaby Hoffmann
A woman who is not ready to have a baby making it work is not a happy ending to me. It's a personal nightmare.
~ Jenny Slate
In 1942, everyone was ready to go and fight for the good guys. It was so simple.
~ Parker Stevenson
We must prefer real hell to an imaginary paradise.
~ Simone Weil
Since I joined Real Madrid I was taught to fight for the team.
~ Marcelo
That's the real work, being away from my loved ones, my family, my household. There's nothing that's hurt any more than being away from my little girl and missing days, but I'm lucky.
~ Roman Reigns
Football brings you lots of lovely things, but then you have to realise that it's actually a job.
~ Yaya Toure
After you've cut back everything else, food is the last to go. I didn't mind putting an extra jumper on if I had food in the fridge. It was the point where I had an extra jumper on and no food in the fridge that I realised things had gone badly wrong.
~ Jack Monroe
I was probably 13 or 14 when I realised I had a chance to make it. That's when I realised that a bit of education had to be sacrificed in order to become a footballer.
~ Trent Alexander-Arnold