“Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle. In many parts of the world society is given to instant gratification and consumerism while remaining indifferent to the damage which these attitudes cause. Simplicity, moderation and discipline, as well as a spirit of sacrifice, must become part of everyday life, lest all suffer the negative consequences of the careless habits of a few.” WorldWellsLooksProblemSpiritSufferingGivenCausesAttitudeSacrificeModernSeriousHabitDisciplineSolutionsConsequenceNegativeEverydaySimplicityLifestyleInstantDamageIndifferentConsumerismEveryday LifeModerationGratificationCarelessEcologicalOverconsumptionModern SocietyInstant GratificationNegative ConsequencesSerious Look Author:Pope John Paul II
“To the extent that sacrifices need to be made, shouldn't the people who've made out like bandits this past generation be first in line? The problem with getting out of the slump is that we need to spend more. It's not that somebody needs to spend less. We have idle workers who have the skills and the willingness to work. We have idle factories. Dealing with this is not about saying somebody needs to suffer. It's saying that we need to be prepared to open the taps.” PeopleNeedsFirstsMadeProblemPastSufferingLinesGenerationsSacrificeSkillsPreparedWorkersWillingnessFactoriesIdleBe PreparedBanditsSlumpsPast Generations Author:Paul Krugman
“It was better walk with dignity than ride in shame. A lot of people in Cincinnati are saying, "Rather than have the continual problems of police brutality and economic disparity, I'm willing to make some sacrifices." And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.” PeopleThinkingProblemWalksSacrificeEconomicWillingOughtDignityPoliceShamePolice BrutalityBrutalityDisparity Author:Al Sharpton
“There are hundreds of millions who believe the Messiah has come. If he did, then it is unfortunately the case that his heroic sacrifice and death have had no effect whatsoever on the very problem his coming might have been expected to address, for history demonstrates, beyond question, that we Christians have been just as dangerous, singly and en masse, as non-Christians.” IfsBelieveHas BeensProblemMightChristianReligionMillionsCasesSacrificeEffectsDangerousExpectedAddressesHeroicMight Have BeenMessiah Author:Steve Allen
“Never let someone’s opinion become your reality. Never sacrifice who you are because someone else has a problem with it. Love who you are inside and out.” ProblemRealityOpinionSacrificeWho You Are Author:Les Brown
“All change requires effort and sacrifice. Sometimes action plans fail because they are based on the idea that there is a 'magic bullet' which on its own can solve our problems.This is not true. Complex human problems typically require complex solutions with many different components.” HumansIdeasDifferentSometimesProblemActionEffortPlansFailingMagicSacrificeSolutionsComplexesSolveBulletsComponentsHuman Problems Author:Alan Carr
“Whatever your goal is: dedicate yourself to it and it's going to be a lot of sacrifice, but if you love what you want to do, it shouldn't be a problem.” IfsWantProblemGoalSacrificeWhat You Want Author:Derrick Rose
“. . . an absurd problem came to the surface: 'How COULD God permit that (crucifixion of Jesus Christ)!' . . . the deranged reason of the little community found quite a frightfully absurd answer: God gave his Son for forgiveness, as a SACRIFICE . . . The SACRIFICE FOR GUILT, and just in its most repugnant and barbarous form - the sacrifice of the innocent for the sins of the guilty! What horrifying heathenism!” LittlesReasonProblemFormFoundJesusChristCommunitySinAnswersSacrificeSonJesus ChristGuiltSurfaceInnocentAbsurdGuiltyPermitCrucifixionDeranged Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“The problem of the negro is so criminal that many individuals and organizations are going to have to sacrifice what they call their organizational principles if someone comes up with a solution that will really solve the problem.” IfsProblemIndividualPrinciplesSacrificeSolutionsOrganizationCome UpSolveCriminalsOrganizational Author:Malcolm X
“Our problem is that we don't have enough people in America, including black people, who are progressive and willing to sacrifice their popularity in order to tell the truth.” PeopleEnoughProblemAmericaOrderBlackSacrificeWillingIncludingTelling The TruthProgressiveBlack PeoplePopularity Author:Cornel West
“I think the Iraqis themselves will have to make a determination as to what type of government they ultimately come up with and what kind of nation they ultimately come up with. But they can continually use America's troops presence. The problem is not going to change until they are confronted with the reality that they have to make decisions and they have to make them themselves. They have to decide whether they want a country, whether they're willing to put their lives on the line and sacrifice for a national interest as opposed to a regional or sectarian interest.” ThinkingKindCountryProblemRealityInterestDecisionSacrificeDetermination Author:Tom Vilsack
“Leaders may recognize that they are not addressing the real problems, but they rationalize their actions with the argument that they must first politically survive in order to later address the hard problems and sacrifices. Of course, they usually don't ever actually get around to addressing the fundamental problems later, either because they don't make it through the initial crisis or because, even later, they are not willing to risk sacrificing their own position or "career" with needed measures that usually require tough sacrifices by the population.” RealProblemActionLeaderRiskSacrificeToughArgumentCrisis Author:Arthur Demarest
“The U.S. liberated Iraq from a tyrant. I think the Iraqi people owe the American people a huge debt of gratitude, and I believe most Iraqis express that. I mean, the people understand that we've endured great sacrifice to help them. That's the problem here in America. They wonder whether or not there is a gratitude level that's significant enough in Iraq.” PeopleThinkingBelieveMeanEnoughHelpingProblemI BelieveWonderSacrificeGratitudeSignificantGreat Sacrifice Author:George W. Bush
“WL’s [White Liberals] think all the world’s problems can be fixed without any cost to themselves. We don’t believe that. There’s a lot to be said for sacrifice, remorse, even pity. It’s what separates us from roaches” ThinkingWorldBelieveSaidProblemWhiteSacrificeCostDon't BelievePityFixedRemorseRoaches Author:Paul Farmer
“Sacrificing minions: is there any problem it CAN'T solve?” ProblemSacrificeSolveMinions Author:Rich Burlew
“She loved the teachings of the Five Visions. Humility. Sacrifice. Seeing another's problems before your own. Yet she was beginning to think that she-- along with others-- had taken this belief too far, letting her desire to seem humble become a form of pride itself. She now saw that when her faith had become about clothing instead of people, it had taken a wrong turn.” PeopleThinkingProblemSeemsFormDesireTurnsBeliefVisionTakenFiveSawsSeeingSacrificeTeachingHumilityPrideHumbleClothingsWrong Turn Author:Brandon Sanderson
“Acknowledging the physical realities of our planet does not mean a dismal future of endless sacrifice. In fact, acknowledging these realities is the first step in dealing with them. We can meet the resource problems of the world - water, food, minerals, farmlands, forests, overpopulation, pollution - if we tackle them with courage and foresight.” IfsWorldFirstsMeanDoeFactsProblemRealityWaterStepsEnvironmentSacrificePlanetsFutureResourcesEndlessForestsFirst StepsPollutionEcologyOur PlanetForesightMineralsOverpopulationFarmland Book:Jimmy Carter Source: Jimmy Carter
“These observations tie in directly with the whole question of organizing. Why do we have leaders? We put some people out in the fields and all of a sudden they hit, they click. Everyone's happy with them and they begin to move mountains. With other people there are problems and heartaches. They just don't go. When we look and see what's happening, almost invariably the differences are along the lines of willingness to sacrifice and work long hours.” PeopleLooksLongWholeProblemMovingHoursLeadershipDifferencesLinesLeaderSacrificeFieldsMountainHappeningsObservationHeartacheTiesWillingnessClicksMove MountainsLong HoursWillingness To Sacrifice Author:Cesar Chavez
“The poor, you know, have a way of solving problems...they have a tremendous capacity for suffering. And so when you build a vehicle to get something done, as we've done here in the strike and the boycott, then they continue to suffer - and maybe a little bit more - but the suffering becomes less important because they see a chance of progress; sometimes progress itself. They've been suffering all their live.s It's a question of suffering with some kind of hope now. That's better than suffering with no hope at all.” KnowsWayKindLittlesImportantSometimesDoneProblemSufferingBitsChancePoorProgressSacrificeLittle BitCapacityStrikesVehicleProblem SolvingNo HopeBoycott Author:Cesar Chavez
“Every time that we try to lift a problem from our own shoulders, and shift that problem to the hands of the government, to the same extent we are sacrificing the liberties of our people.” PeopleTryingProblemHandsGovernmentLibertySacrificeLibertarianShouldersLifts Author:John F. Kennedy