Quotes About Sacrifice

The men and women who serve in the armed forces are great role models.

This is the hardest job I've ever had, being a mom, but it's the most rewarding job I've ever had.

When we were playing chess in the house, she would never let me win until I was good enough to beat her. It was always a competition. She was also always there for me. She was a very caring, loving mom, and the sacrifices she made to allow me to get to where I am today, I'll be forever in debt.

My mom was pretty young, and she did what she could do.

My mom's an angel, bless her heart, for everything I put her through.

Even coming from Ghana to the United States, my mom and dad did so much to provide a better life for their kids. It was such a huge sacrifice; leaving your entire family - and we have a huge family - leaving them to come to America and have a better life for their kids.

With my Mom and Dad, we always had everything that we needed, but not everything that we wanted. I am going to get my parents what they want, especially my Mom.

We grew up probably having as hard a life as anybody. A lot of times, we didn't have any food on the table. At Christmas, everybody else would always get something nice, but we'd get one T-shirt or one shirt... So I want to take care of Mom and Dad... and I'm having a damn good time doing it.

You sacrifice so much to get to the NFL. You miss recitals and graduations. Moments that you can't have because you're focused on being the best.

Many people experience Gethsemane moments.

When you give up something as big as playing for England there are going to be moments when you miss it.

I gots to make the dough to support myself and my disabled moms. God bless her soul. I live to bleed for that woman. I want to go as far as my power will take me.

I got to see the first step, hear the first word. Most people - and certainly working moms - are not able to do that. I wanted to appreciate the fact that I had worked so hard all my life to be able to have those moments.

I think that any moms that leave, even for the day at work, and come home every night will tell you that it's not easy.

I have so much respect for women that are full-time moms in the house. It's such a difficult job.

When I became a monk, it didn't feel like I was giving up that much. I actually felt like I had made the best decision, because anyone who hadn't focused on building themselves up was the one losing out.

I should have been a Trappist monk.

Being an actor is like being a monk: you have got to be dedicated.

Professional sports is a monster. It's not even real life. It's one of the few things in life, the economy goes bad, you still get your money.

If Madonna asks anybody to go and hang out with them for a month, they'd all do it.

My daughter finished high school the same month I got my master's degree. I'm glad I didn't know when I gave birth to her at 21 what it would cost in terms of time, money and sacrifice to bring her to that graduation day.

I don't want a monument. We don't build monuments; we build God's Kingdom.

There is no moral authority like that of sacrifice.

A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.