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“The stem of greatness sprouts from the seed of sacrifice.”

Sacrifice Greatness Commitment Seeds Stem Sprouts

Author:Kedar Joshi

“America can do whatever we set our mind to. That is the story of our history, whether it's the pursuit of prosperity for our people, or the struggle for equality for all our citizens; our commitment to stand up for our values abroad, and our sacrifices to make the world a safer place. Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are: one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

“If same-sex relationships are really sinful, then why do they so often produce good fruit-loving families, open homes, self-sacrifice, commitment, faithfulness, joy? And if conservative Christians are really right in their response to same-sex relationships, then why does that response often produce bad fruit-secrets, shame, depression, loneliness, broken families, and fear?”

“Of all ennobling sentiments, patriotism may be the most easily manipulated. On the one hand, it gives powerful expression to what is best in a nation's character: a commitment to principle, a willingness to sacrifice, a devotion to the community by the choice of the individual. But among its toxic fruits are intolerance, belligerence and blind obedience, perhaps because it blooms most luxuriantly during times of war.”

“Good intentions are not enough; commitment and sacrifice are necessary.”

Enough Sacrifice Commitment Intention Good Intentions

Book:Zen and the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design

Source: Zen and the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design

“Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one's children.”

Mean Children Real Responsibility Sacrifice Share Walking Commitment Willingness Fatherhood Walking Away Mean Love Love And Commitment

Author:William Bennett

“The greatest things in life all require commitment, sacrifice, some struggle and hardship. It's not easy. But absolutely worth it.”

Easy Struggle Sacrifice Commitment Hardship Things In Life Worth It

Author:Robin Sharma

“That is the story of our history - whether it's the pursuit of prosperity for our people or the struggle for equality for all of our citizens, our commitment to stand up for our values abroad, and our sacrifices to make the world a safer place. Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

“I'm interested in the fact that comics are people who are oddly courageous in their desire and their commitment to sacrificing any sense of normalcy in their lives, any sense of security, and most of them are oddly unique individuals. Let's have a broader conversation with people that have spent their last however-many-years thinking about their lives. I mean, they're philosophers. They're poets. They're people who are on the outside looking in at the world through a different set of values.”

People Thinking World Mean Different Desire Values Individual Sacrifice Security Poet Unique Commitment Philosopher Courageous

Author:Marc Maron

“Life does not stand still for families and local communities when our brave men and women are deployed, but we can make their time apart more bearable by recognizing their sacrifice and fulfilling our commitments to them.”

Men Doe Stills Community Sacrifice Men And Women Commitment Bravery Brave Locals Fulfilling Recognizing Brave Man Bearable Local Community Time Apart

Author:Mark Pryor

“The great thing that I appreciate - the fact that my godfather, William 'Sticky' Jackson, was a Tuskegee Airman because my father was first born in Ozark, Alabama. The sacrifices and the commitment of those men made it possible for myself and many others.”

Men Firsts Made Facts Father Born Sacrifice Commitment Appreciate Great Things Made It Alabama Sticky Airmen Ozarks

Author:Allen West

“Seven Steps to Success 1) Make a commitment to grow daily. 2) Value the process more than events. 3) Don't wait for inspiration. 4) Be willing to sacrifice pleasure for opportunity. 5) Dream big. 6) Plan your priorities. 7) Give up to go up.”

Inspirational Giving Dream Bigs Inspiration Values Opportunity Grows Waiting Process Pleasure Steps Plans Sacrifice Events Willing Giving Up Commitment Seven Priorities Steps To Success

Author:John C. Maxwell

“Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.”

“Our lives of service and sacrifice are the most appropriate expressions of our commitment to serve the Master and our fellowmen.”

Our Lives Sacrifice Expression Masters Commitment Appropriate Service And Sacrifice

Author:Dallin H. Oaks

“Love is spiritual. It's about self-sacrifice and commitment. And discipline. You cannot have true love without discipline and respect. When you lose the respect of your spouse, you've lost everything.”

Self Spiritual Lost Loses Love Is Sacrifice Discipline Commitment Spouse Self Sacrifice Lost Everything

Book:The Carrie Diaries

Source: The Carrie Diaries

“Farm workers everywhere are angry and worried that we cannot win without violence. We have proved it before through persistence, hard work, faith and willingness to sacrifice. We can win and keep our own self-respect and build a great union that will secure the spirit of all people if we do it through a re-dedication and re-commitment to the struggle for justice through non-violence.”

“The cross stands as a mystery because it is foreign to everything we exalt- self over principle, power over meekness, the quick fix over the long haul, cover-up over confession, escapism over confrontation, conform over sacrifice, feeling over commitment, legality over justice, the body over the spirit, anger over forgiveness, man over God.”

“Together, let us make this a new beginning. Let us make a commitment to care for the needy, to teach our children the values and the virtues handed down to us by our families, to have the courage to defend those values and the willingess to sacrifice for them. Let us pledge to restore, in our time, the American spirit of voluntary service, of cooperation, of private and community initiative, a spirit that flows like a deep and mighty river through the history of our nation.”

“For more than 160 years, through the initiative of the French bishop Charles de Forbin Janson, the childhood of Jesus has become the icon for the commitment of Christian children who help the Church in her task of evangelization by prayer, sacrifice and gestures of solidarity....Thousands of children meet the needs of other children, driven by the love that the Son of God, become a child, brought to the earth. I say thanks to these little ones and I pray that they will always be missionaries.”