Quotes About Sacrifice

One always has to be willing to lose to be able to win... in battle and in life. I wonder. Are you willing to lose, Rayla?

I destroyed that doll, hoping the sacrifice would somehow reverse time and bring my father back. I was a mad scientist and an angry child.

I'm raised from gutter to protect another gutter

Author Elizabeth Stone once said, "Making a decision to have a child—it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.

Making a decision to have a child—it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.

said, "Making a decision to have a child—it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." Veteran

I know that I hung on the windy tree Nine full nights, Pierced by a spear offered to Odin Myself to myself of which none knows Upon that tree Where its roots run...

The Son of God left eternity for time, and he calls us to leave the things of time for the things of eternity.

we can liken human beings to computing devices, the divine sacrifice of Jesus Christ to our operating system and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in us to the browser or the app store application. 

What is the price of a thousand horses against a son where there is one son only?

He also serves who only stands and waits.

Better to reign in Hell, than to serve in Heaven.

And Christ ain't a-going to be too hardOn a man that died for men.

Better reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven.

Marriage is like pleading guilty to an indefinite sentence. Without parole.

The cross is the centre of all this in every respect.

The world's esteem is but a bribe, to buy their peace you sell your own.

How many are there here who would die for this city? How many who would defend to the death its perimeters? How many who would submit to torture on its behalf?

Satan came to a lawyer and told him he would give him fame and fortune in exchange for his soul and the souls of his wife and children. The lawyer hesitated and examined Satan closely.'Okay," he said,"what's the catch?

The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus you must renounce comfort as the ultimate value of your life. And

Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ. DIETRICH BONHOEFFER

It's no good trying to fool yourself about love. You can't fall into it like a soft job, without dirtying up your hands. It takes muscle and guts. And if you can't bear the thought of messing up your nice, clean soul, you'd better give up the whole idea of life and become a saint.

It is at this moment that I realize the best thing I ever did in my life was to marry this woman. She is willing to give up her life for her child. I know most parents would do the same. But how many mothers would give up everything that they love, everything that they will ever be able to do in the future for the "possibility and not the guarantee" of getting their child better. Now reduce the odds of success to less than 1%. How many mothers are still standing? She is.

In a proud fatherly sadomasicisticly way, I am thrilled when I get hit. As every deep purple bruise on my body represented a perfect swing. If I were to lift my shirt at any time there would be 4-5 bruises on my body. ... As soon as I was able to, I would throw batting practice again from the short distance, and take another shot if necessary to keep the boys in the zone.