Quotes About Sacrifice

We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence upon those who would do us harm.

War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost.

There never will be anything more interesting than that American Civil War.

Coming in, I had no idea basketball would be a career for me, but I grew 7 inches in college and was fortunate to have a great career in the NBA. The experience taught me about service, what our great country was built on, the sacrifices people have made, how to work together and trust the people around you to accomplish a great goal.

My dad was a workaholic. I saw him work seven days a week.

I've got an incredible family that I never get to see. I've missed so much. They know how much my career means to me, and they allow me to go and be the workaholic that they never get to see. They support me in that.

My dad was a laborer. And he used to get up at 5:30 every morning. He worked for 50 years of his life, in all weathers for, by showbiz standards, petty cash. I remind myself of that when I feel a little bit spoiled or hard done by.

Nobody ever worked as hard as my father. My father averaged maybe four hours of sleep at night, and when you're a kid, you don't realize that.

I watched my parents. My dad worked nights, and I was aware of how much he was doing for us. My mom was a Tupperware lady and also worked at the school. I always felt that I couldn't let them down. And I had a natural discipline from early on. I was always training for something.

My parents worked hard, sometimes two jobs, to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table.

Because I knew how hard I worked, I knew the pain, I knew the sacrifice, I knew the tears, I knew everything. Despite everything, I stuck to it. I toughed it out, and I kept my head in the game, even when the odds were against me.

My parents worked really hard - my mum was a cleaner and my dad a joiner - so holidays were rare for us.

You have to do what it takes to get what you want: I didn't sleep much in school because I worked a lot - you figure out how to make it happen.

I have a good life... I wouldn't jeopardize the good life that we worked so hard to get.

My dad took on every job he could get. He worked like mad. But then, at some point, he had saved up enough to open his first pub.

Mum obviously did not earn much money to feed me and my siblings. She worked hard to raise us, but there was always something missing.

My first church had seven members in it, and I have to remember, the rent was $225 a month and I worked for Union Carbide and took the check I made from work to pay for the rent to keep the church open.

The men and women that I've worked with on the police force are some of the most honest, heroic, and pure human beings I've ever met.

I have worked really hard on my game, but I think my mother has been a real pillar of strength. She has prayed a lot, sacrificed a lot for me. You know, she hasn't seen me bat so far. When I am batting, she is praying... mothers are like that, aren't they?

I tried to get a job as a TV cameraman and they basically told me, 'You're mad, everyone wants these jobs - and if you go to England, you're doubly mad.' But I worked in abattoirs for 10 months to earn my money, then left for London. I didn't even know what a director did.

My mom's always worked a lot. Always.

In the midst of the heartbreak and wreckage of 9-11, the world also witnessed what is America's greatest strength. Firefighters, nurses, police officers, first responders and local residents worked around the clock to rescue and care for those injured.

I was lucky because my mother worked extremely hard, and our family always had food to eat.

I have worked so hard since I was 15 years old, all because I wanted to be a mom.