Quotes About Sacrifice

And dreams are not granted or given - they come with a price. No matter what your goal, you're bound to face adversity, and it's during that adversity, when you find out what your made of.

Somebody showed me a fight where somebody had gotten cut on the forehead and was just gushing blood and kept going throughout the fight. I couldn't grasp the concept that anybody would want to do that.

Entrepreneurship is all about deferred gratification.

I wouldn't call being a chef gratifying in a lot of ways. It's an act of love.

I'm one of these guys who believes you represent the people who sent you to Washington, D.C., not matter what the cost. The cost could be very grave.

I'd drop whatever I was doing to show up to do the graveyard shift of 'America's Shopping Place.'

I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on the line.

My grandfather is a retired Marine, and I've always had a great deal of respect for anyone who serves our country.

People always choose self-preservation over the greater good, most of the time, with the belief that self-preservation is the greater good.

The men and women of the Greatest Generation answered the call to serve; whether at home or abroad, they defended the freedoms and liberties we enjoy today.

The one year the Lord took my greatest physical gift, he gave me the greatest gift you could have in children. So that was a real equalizer. And I would take that trade any day of the week.

I am determined to do whatever I can to give my sister the greatest gift of all, which quite simply is life.

I think serving your government is the greatest thing in the world.

I know the pride of carrying our nation's flag abroad - and I have felt the grief of burying too many friends beneath that flag at home.

'American Sniper' is a movie. War is a grim reality and with us still.

Here's the thing: 'The Hurt Locker' was an amazing, important film. But did I enjoy it? Of course not. It was very tough to watch and, while gripping, not exactly what you'd call a happy place.

Grace under pressure isn't just about bullfighters and men at war. It's about getting up every day to face a job or a white boss you don't like but have to face to feed your children so they'll grow up to be a better generation.

We spend on average 220 days of the year out of the country. It's a long time to be away from your family especially when your children are growing up.

When you're super passionate about something, you're more willing to do all of the grunt work. You know, like, I'm so willing to live on a bus for my whole life because that means I get that one moment on stage or that one moment in the studio that totally fills me.

I'd rather give up most of my wealth to have the guarantee that I can carry on working for the rest of my life.

I wouldn't say I had a hard childhood because my mom always made sure we was Gucci, you know what I mean. Growing up, she made sure we ain't have to want for nothing. She did what she had to do; she made her money, and we was always good.

Sometimes you think you aren't a good mama; you always feel a bit guilty when you're a mom. You want to be everywhere.

We have a great group of guys that really sacrifice every night, care about each other, and try to play the right away.

'Back to Blood' really took it out of me. While I was writing it, I just never went out anywhere, except to the gym.