“I'm disappointed . . . that the president has not done more to demand that Congress and other federal agencies make the same sacrifices millions of Americans are already making. There is no charity without sacrifice.” DonePresidentMillionsSacrificeDemandCharityCongressAgencyDisappointedWithout Sacrifice Author:Tom Coburn
“President Bush is often out there talking about the importance of staying the course, and about the sacrifice, but he has not attended a funeral of a soldier who has fallen in Iraq.” CoursesPresidentTalkingSacrificeImportanceSoldierIraqFallenStayingFuneralPresident Bush Author:Dana Milbank
“Under the Obama regime, the president and his allies are intentional in pursuing these conflicts from the perspective that you must sacrifice your most sacred beliefs to government the instant you start a business. You have the protection of the First Amendment as an individual, you see – but the instant you start a business, you lose those protections.” FirstsGovernmentReligionPoliticsIndividualBeliefEnergyPresidentLosesWorkSacrificePolicyHealthPerspectiveConflictEthicsCapitalismSacredHuman RightsProtectionIdeologyInstantAlliesRegimesAmendmentsConsumerismFirst Amendment Author:Bobby Jindal
“I want our enemies to understand that don't think that their violent acts are going to cause this president to leave before the job is done. And I want our troops to understand we respect them and that the sacrifices they make are noble and necessary for peace.” ThinkingWantDoneJobsCausesPresidentEnemySacrificeNobleViolentTroopsOur TroopsViolent Acts Author:George W. Bush
“I decided that I was ready to assume this position when I discovered that the chance to save the country was very meager. I was prepared to sacrifice myself for this country and its 90 million people. They want food, fuel and electricity and yearn for a decent life. Any president who does not pay attention to such details or is unable to provide the minimum level of stability should leave office.” PeopleWantShouldDoeCountryPresidentChanceLevelsPayAttentionMillionsSacrificePositionReadyOfficeDecidedAssumingPreparedDetailsPay AttentionDecentFuelStabilityMinimumElectricityDecent Life Author:Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
“One of the biggest sacrifices in running for President, if there is one, is the loss of anonymity.” IfsRunningPresidentLossSacrificeAnonymity Author:George W. Bush
“It's important to understand that the president [Donald Trump] is now entering a world of public service. He's going to be asking his own appointees to make sacrifices. He's going to be asking our men and women in uniform to risk their lives in conflicts around the world.” MenWorldImportantPresidentRiskSacrificeTrumpConflictMen And WomenAskingAround The WorldUniformsEnteringPublic Service Author:Reince Priebus
“If anyone is crazy enough to want to kill a president of the United States, he can do it. All he must be prepared to do is give his life for the president's.” IfsWantLifeGivingStatesEnoughAmericaPresidentCan DoUnitedUnited StatesSacrificeCrazyPreparedBe PreparedCuban Missile Crisis Author:John F. Kennedy
“The president has to project to the American people a sense of demanding idealism. Idealism which is not based in self-indulgence, but on self-denial and sacrifice, and on this such an America is going to be credible to the world.” PeopleWorldSelfAmericaPresidentSacrificeProjectsDenialIdealismIndulgenceCredibleSelf-denialSelf Indulgence Author:Zbigniew Brzezinski
“George W. Bush tried working with the Russians after 9/11; Obama had the reset. Both presidents achieved less than they wanted, but they both achieved something. Those policies made sense, and it's to the credit of both Presidents Bush and Obama that even as they reached out to Russia, they did not sacrifice core American interests, or core American values. We didn't give the Russians on the altar of better relations other countries. We were able to do two things at once.” GivingMadeTwoCountryAbleWantedValuesPresidentInterestSacrificePolicyRelationCreditCoreRussiaTwo ThingsOther CountriesAltarsPresident BushAmerican ValuesReset Author:Daniel Fried
“I was raised by a single mom who had to put herself through school while looking after two kids. And she worked hard every day and made a lot of sacrifices to make sure we got everything we needed. My grandmother, she started off as a secretary in a bank. She never got a college education, even though she was smart as a whip. And she worked her way up to become a vice president of a local bank, but she hit the glass ceiling. She trained people who would end up becoming her bosses during the course of her career.” PeopleWayMadeTwoEndsHardKidsSchoolCoursesPresidentCareersSacrificeCollegeMomBecomingNeededSmartRaisedGlassesVicesLocalsGrandmotherBossSecretaryMy GrandmotherCeilingsWhipsVice PresidentSingle MomCollege EducationGlass Ceiling Author:Barack Obama
“Because Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama failed to provide a status of forces agreement and leave sufficient troops in there, we are back at war. The president just ordered more troops on the ground. We are back at war in Iraq. And Scott Zubowski, whose mom would always come to Memorial Day events in Newcastle, Indiana, to see me, and I'd give her a hug and tell her we're never going to forget her son and we never will, Scott Zubowski and the sacrifices the American soldier made were squandered in Iraq because this administration created a vacuum in which ISIS was able to grow.” GivingWarPresidentForgetSacrificeSonMomClintonSoldierBarackHugMemorialMemorial DayAmerican Soldier Author:Mike Pence
“Watching President Obama apologize last week for America's arrogance - before a French audience that owes its freedom to the sacrifices of Americans - helped convince me that he has a deep-seated antipathy toward American values and traditions.” LastsAmericaValuesPresidentAudienceSacrificeWeekTraditionArroganceConvincePresident ObamaApologyApologizingAmerican ValuesAntipathy Author:Rick Santorum