Quotes About Sacrifice

War makes you a man; war makes you dead.

they carried like freight trains; they carried it on their backs and shoulders - and for all the ambiguities of Vietnam, all the mysteries and unknowns, there was at least the single abiding certainty that they would never be at a loss for things to carry.

For the most part they carried themselves with poise, a kind of dignity. Now and then, however, there were times of panic, when they squealed or wanted to squeal but couldn't, when they twitched and made moaning sounds and covered their heads and said Dear Jesus and flopped around on the earth and fired their weapons blindly and cringed and sobbed and begged for the noise to stop and went wild and made stupid promises to themselves and to God and to their mothers and fathers, hoping not to die.

And right then I submitted. I would go to the war—I would kill and maybe die—because I was embarrassed not to. That was the sad thing. And so I sat in the bow of the boat and cried. It was loud now. Loud, hard crying.

And right then I submitted. I would go to war - I would kill and maybe die - because I was embarrassed not to. That was the sad thing. And so I sat in the bow of the boat and cried. It was loud now. Loud, hard crying.

Somebody's killing the moon, the goddess; some woman has apparently taken on the—what would the word be—goddess-hood and somebody's killing her. I think it's too late for her, and I don't know the circumstances, but she's got a child, a little girl. An infant, in fact, to judge by how close Venus was to the moon when we saw it." Here

Stop to mourn for every good man that's died for us and you'd never get from bed to the chamber-pot.

Mais tu as raison. Dès que j'aurai un vaisseau capable de prendre le large, je trouverai, je sauverai et - s'il en est encore temps - j'épouserai la seule femme qui a, pour moi, à la fois un corps et un visage, et avec qui je n'ai pas besoin de renoncer aux miens.

Lord you gave your only son to remedy a condition, but who knows but what the death of my only son might bring an end to lynching.

In the wilderness, I found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD... And I have made my sacrifice accordingly.

What you have to accept at the outset is this: many men have died like Robert Ross, obscured by violence. Lawrence was hurled against a wall—Scott entombed in ice and wind—Mallory blasted on the face of Everest. Lost. We're told Euripides was killed by dogs—and this is all we know. The flesh was torn and scattered—eaten. Ross was consumed by fire. These are like statements: 'pay attention!' People can only be found in what they do.

My job is to protect the Ascendancy and the Chiss people, sir," he said quietly. "Whatever it costs to achieve that goal, I will pay it." A chill ran up Ba'kif's back. Whatever it costs.

A warrior does not beg for his life. ~Izuru Kira

If you were to turn into a snake tomorrow and begin devouring Humans, and from the same mouth you devoured Humans, you cried out to me 'I love you!', would I still be able to say 'I love you' the same way I do today?

You are becoming a snake tomorrow, and as you start to devour people, with that mouth that has eaten others, you cry your love to me, and the same as today, I do wonder, will I be able to say my love to you? - Gin Ichimaru awww

No world exists without sacrifice. Do we not realize that we call this hell where ash floats upon a sea of blood, the world

If tomorrow you turned into a snake and you began devouring humans.If with that same mouth you told me you loved me. Would I still be able to say, I love you. The same way I do today?

If you were to give me wings I would fly for you Even if this entire land were to sink underwater If you were to give me a sword I would stand up and fight for you Even if this entire sky were to pierce you with its light.

Remember that a sword held by someone who is about to die will never be able to protect anything

I owe her a favour. She saved my life. I need to return the favour. She saved my life and the lives of my family by giving me her power. Doing that got her arrested. Now, she's going to be executed. I'm not a punk who can sit back and do nothing while somebody is going to die for his sake." - Ichigo Kurosaki

Ichigo! Don't die!! You don't have to try so hard. Just don't…get hurt anymore." "Sorry, Grimmjow. Looks like…I'm not allowed to sustain anymore damage.

Se non impugno una spada non posso difenderti, se impugno una spada non posso abbracciarti. - Sado Yasutora Chad

Ichigo! Don't die!! You don't have to win. You don't have to try so hard. Just don't…get hurt anymore." "Sorry, Grimmjow. Looks like…I'm not allowed to sustain anymore damage.

I understand, Abuelo. My giant fists are not for the sake of causing pain. My giant body is for the sake of protecting others." - Chad