Quotes about Sacrifice
And remember that I am unchangeably yours: yours - not with selfish wishes - but with a devotion that excludes such wishes.
— George Eliot
China is not to be won for Christ by quiet, ease-loving men and women... The stamp of men and women we need is such as will put Jesus, China, souls first and foremost in everything and at every time - even life itself must be secondary.
— Hudson Taylor
I have yet to find a faithful tithe payer who cannot testify that in a very literal and wonderful way the windows of Heaven have been opened and blessings have been poured out upon him or her.
— Gordon Hinckley
My family has grown to love all of the Trumps because they are wonderful people willing to sacrifice much for their country.
— Jerry Falwell, Jr.
Sacrifice, discipline and prayer are essential. We gain strength through God's word. We receive grace from the sacrament. And when we fumble due to sin - and it's gonna happen - confession puts us back on the field.
— Lou Holtz
Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers, and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
I will continue to work as hard as I can to make this organization proud. Every time I step on the field I will give everything I have and I will leave everything I have on the field every single Sunday.
— Tim Tebow
Football is about sacrifice, dedication, a lot of work, and friendship off the pitch.
— Edinson Cavani
Our parents deserve our honor and respect for giving us life itself. Beyond this they almost always made countless sacrifices as they cared for and nurtured us through our infancy and childhood, provided us with the necessities of life, and nursed us through physical illnesses and the emotional stresses of growing up.
— Ezra Taft Benson
I put my career in second place throughout both my marriages and it suffered. I don't regret it. You make choices. If you want a good marriage, you must pay attention to that. If you want to be independent, go ahead. You can't have it all.
— Lauren Bacall
When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.
— Saint Jerome
Reflect carefully on this, for it is so important that I can hardly lay too much stress on it. Fix your eyes on the Crucified and nothing else will be of much importance to you.
— Teresa of Avila