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“I thought you had to give up a lot for art, and you did. It required complete concentration. It also required that whatever money you had had to be put into art materials.”

Giving Art Sacrifice Materials Giving Up Concentration

Author:Alice Neel

“Sri Yukteswar used to poke gentle fun at the commonly inadequate conceptions of renunciation."A beggar cannot renounce wealth," Master would say. "If a man laments: 'My business has failed; my wife has left me; I will renounce all and enter a monastery,' to what worldly sacrifice is he referring? He did not renounce wealth and love; they renounced him!"Saints like Gandhi, on the other hand, have made not only tangible material sacrifices, but also the more difficult renunciation of selfish motive and private goal, merging their inmost being in the stream of humanity as a whole.”

Source: Autobiography of a Yogi

“The optimization of cosmic darkness and of Earth's location within the dark universe that sacrifices neither the material needs of human beings nor their capacity to gain knowledge about the universe reflects masterful engineering at a level far beyond human capability- and even imagination. It testifies of a supernatural, superintelligent, superpowerful, fully deliberate Creator.”

Needs Humans Earth Universe Imagination Dark Human Beings Levels Darkness Sacrifice Materials Gains Capacity Creator Cosmic Capability Engineering Location Deliberate Optimization

Author:Hugh Jackman

“Greed can be very dangerous because you sacrifice your soul for the sake of something material, and then you start sacrificing people in order to keep that which is material.”

People Soul Order Sacrifice Dangerous Materials Greed Sake Your Soul

Author:Eartha Kitt

“The First Amendment is not an altar on which we must sacrifice our children, families, and community standards. Obscene material that is not protected by the First Amendment can and must be prohibited.”

Firsts Children Community Sacrifice Materials Standards Our Children Amendments Protected Altars First Amendment Obscene

Author:Orrin Hatch

“In order to develop the willpower it takes to sacrifice, you must first realize that spending all your time and energy pursuing material comforts means you will eventually suffer. It's all about positive and negative consequences. It's very important to be aware that there are long-term consequences [for every action].”

Firsts Mean Long Important Action Suffering Order Energy Term Realizing Sacrifice Materials Comfort Consequence Negative Spending Long Term Willpower Time And Energy Negative Consequences

Author:Dalai Lama

“Loneliness itself is material for sacrifice. The very longings themselves can be offered to Him who understands perfectly. The transformation into something He can use for the good of others takes place only when the offering is put into his hands.”

Use Hands Sacrifice Loneliness Materials Transformation Longing Offering

Book:Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control

Source: Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control

“Every Holy Mass, heard with devotion, produces in our souls marvelous effects, abundant spiritual and material graces which we, ourselves, do not know...It is easier for the earth to exist without the sun than without the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass!”

Knows Soul Earth Spiritual Sun Grace Heard Sacrifice Effects Produce Materials Easier Holy Mass Devotion Marvelous Holy Mass

Author:Pio of Pietrelcina

“Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation.”

Important Player Sacrifice Materials Elements Chess Compensation Chess Players

Author:Boris Spassky

“Industry, technology, and commerce can thrive only as long as an idealistic national community offers the necessary preconditions. And these do not lie in material egoism, but in a spirit of sacrifice and joyful renunciation.”

Long Spirit Lying Community Technology Sacrifice Materials Industry Offers Thrive Joyful Commerce Egoism Renunciation Idealistic National Community

Book:Mein Kampf

Source: Mein Kampf