Quotes About Sacrifice

Each time we choose to step down for others that is a form of death to self.

I knew such a woman once, She gave me everything.Her love like a soft riot singing, She knew how to shine.

Whenever I use to think of others, I had to sacrifice myself...., Its called life in earth where you had to think a lot to do or not to do, the things you like or dislike.....

It's been a long time since I felt something like hope. Don't ask me to give it up for Netflix and a Prius.

The reason swimming is one of the hardest sports is because you have to be in the pool by yourself every day, making that sacrifice. There's no time to do anything else.

My mother, oddly enough, really wanted to pursue a career in law, but at the time, she had children and was working as a teacher.

I spent ridiculous amounts of time as an activist and volunteer and was a teacher for 20 years.

I had time with my mother, but I really lived with my father. One time he gave all his salary so I could travel to a training camp. He couldn't pay the rent, but he did that.

I had my Olympic gold medal cut up into eleven pieces. Gave all eleven of my kids a piece. It'll come together again when they put me down.

The only way a relationship will last is if you see it as a place that you go to give, and not a place that you go to take.

Bethlehem and Golgotha, the Manger and the Cross, the birth and the death, must always be seen together.

I can't get divorced because I'm a Catholic. Catholics don't get divorced. They stay together through anger and hatred and festering misery, just like God intended.

We knew what it was like to go without a lot of things, but we didn't mind, because we were going without those things together.

If you will die for me, I will die for you and our graves will be like two lovers washing their clothes together in a laundromat If you will bring the soap I will bring the bleach.

With arms outstretched on the cross. Jesus took holy God in one hand and sinful man with the other and brought the two together.

Human sacrifice! Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!

Ginny, listen... I can't be involved with you anymore. We've got to stop seeing each other. We can't be together." "It's for some stupid, noble reason, isn't it?

Poverty keeps together more homes than it breaks up.

The seeds of love have taken hold and if we won't burn together, I'll burn alone.

My heart to you is given: Oh, do give yours to me; We'll lock them up together, And throw away the key.

To walk behind others on a road you are traveling together, to give precedence to others without envy - this is painful for an individual and painful for a nation.

I quit smoking the day I found out I was pregnant, which was nine years ago. But I'll still smoke in a movie. I have other vices, you know, like potato chips and chardonnay - but not together.

I don't care," said Seth. "I would have done it. I would have sold my soul for you. You and me...I told you. Something's always going to keep us near each other...even if we aren't together.

Ah, yes, Teddy, he said. Teddy was a fortunate man. Teddy is dead, she reminded him. Oh, quite so, he said. But there are doubtless many men, Diana, who would gladly die after four years with you rather than live a century without you. What utter nonsense, she said crossly. I, of course, he said, am not a romantic. I would far prefer to have you and live for a century.