“Crossing out is an art that is, perhaps, even more difficult than writing. It requires the sharpest eye to decide what is superfluous and must be removed. And it requires ruthlessness toward yourself -- the greatest ruthlessness and self-sacrifice. You must know how to sacrifice parts in the name of the whole.” KnowsInspirationalWritingArtSelfWholeEyeLiteratureNamesDifficultKnow HowSacrificeCrossingsSelf SacrificeSuperfluousRuthlessness Author:Yevgeny Zamyatin
“In general, the man who is readily disposed to sacrifice himself is one who does not know how else to give meaning to his life. The profession of enthusiasm is the most sickening of all insincerities.” KnowsMenGivingDoeKnow HowSacrificeHe ManProfessionEnthusiasmInsincerity Book:This Business of Living Source: This Business of Living
“I think everyone knows how much of a joint effort being in politics is. It requires all kinds of sacrifices and all kinds of support.” ThinkingKnowsKindEffortSupportKnow HowSacrificeAll KindsJointsJoint Efforts Author:Kerry Healey
“Kids tell me all the time, "I don't know how you do it, but that's us in the book." That's the kind of response you want, and I can't sacrifice it for the sake of somebody worried about censorship. You have to find a way to be truthful and honest.” KnowsWayWantKindI CanBookKidsKnow HowSacrificeHonestResponseSakeWorriedCensorshipTruthfulBeing Truthful Author:Robert Cormier
“We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available. We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.” KnowsWayNeedsYearsHardMomentsJobsRememberHappinessJoyHouseWalksStepsKnow HowAliveSacrificeCarWillingTenYogaDifficultyBreathsFilledVery GoodAvailableBreatheAwakeningAwakeMealsAbundancePresent MomentSerenityPreparingLive In The PresentEvery StepDiplomaPeace Is Every Step Author:Nhat Hanh
“We are confident. We have ourselves. We know how to sacrifice. We know how to work. We know how to combat the forces that oppose us. But even more than that, we are true believers in the whole idea of justice. Justice is so much on our side, that that is going to see us through.” KnowsIdeasWholeForceSidesJusticeKnow HowSacrificeBelieverCombatTrue Believer Author:Cesar Chavez