“We call them leaders because they go first, because they take the risk before anybody else does, because they will choose to sacrifice so their people will be safe and protected.” PeopleFirstsDoeLeaderRiskSacrificeSafeProtected Author:Simon Sinek
“When a leader makes the choice to put the safety and lives of the people inside the organization first, to sacrifice their comforts and sacrifice the tangible results, so that the people remain and feel safe and feel like they belong, remarkable things happen.” PeopleFeelsFirstsHappensMotivationalChoicesResultsLeaderSacrificeComfortSafeOrganizationSafetyThings HappenRemarkableTangible Author:Simon Sinek
“A true and safe leader is likely to be one who has no desire to lead, but is forced into a position by the inward pressure of the Holy Spirit and the press of [circumstances]... The man who is ambitious to lead is disqualified as a leader. The true leader will have no desire to lord it over God's heritage, but will be humble, gentle, self-sacrificing and altogether ready to follow when the Spirit chooses another to lead.” MenSelfSpiritDesireLeaderLordSacrificePositionHe ManReadyCircumstancesHolySafePressurePressesHumbleGentleHoly SpiritHeritageAmbitiousInwardBe HumbleTrue Leader Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer
“You are so to put forth the power that God has given you; you are so to give, and sacrifice to give, as to earn the eulogium pronounced on the woman, "She hath done what she could." Do it now. It is not a safe thing to leave a generous feeling to the cooling influences of a cold world. If you intend to do a mean thing, wait till tomorrow; if you are to do a noble thing, do it now,--now!” IfsWorldGivingMeanDoneFeelingsGivenWaitingSacrificeInfluenceColdTomorrowSafeNobleGenerousBenevolenceCoolingCold World Author:Thomas Guthrie
“Whatever the particular call is, the particular sacrifice God asks you to make, the particular cross He wishes you to embrace, whatever the particular path He wants you to tread, will you rise up, and say in your heart, "Yes, Lord, I accept it; I submit, I yield, I pledge myself to walk in that path, and to follow that Voice, and to trust Thee with the consequences"? Oh! but you say, "I don't know what He will want next." No, we none of us know that, but we know we shall be safe in His hands.” KnowsWantHeartHandsNextAsksWishVoiceWalksAcceptingLordPathSacrificeParticularSafeConsequenceCrossesEmbraceTheeYieldSubmitPledgeWish You Author:Catherine Booth
“When you have war, whether it's a war against drugs, war against terrorism, war overseas, the mentality of the people change and they're more willing to sacrifice their liberties in order to be safe and secure.” PeopleWarOrderLibertySacrificeWillingDrugSafeTerrorismSecureMentalityWar On Drugs Author:Ron Paul
“"Religions" of the Roman world varied. Most of it was ritual practices. There were periodic occasions when cities honored their guardian deities with sacrifices and ceremonies, to ensure that they stayed happy and kept the city safe.” WorldCitiesPracticeSacrificeSafeOccasionsRitualHonoredCeremonyGuardianDeities Author:Larry Hurtado
“The difference between an admirer and a follower still remains, no matter where you are. The admirer never makes any true sacrifices. He always plays it safe. Though in words, phrases, songs, he is inexhaustible about how highly he prizes Christ, he renounces nothing, gives up nothing, will not reconstruct his life, will not be what he admires, and will not let his life express what it is he supposedly admires.” GivingStillsMatterPlaySongChristDifferencesSacrificeSafeGiving UpRemainsAdmirePhrasesPrizeWhere You AreFollowersRenounceAdmirer Author:Soren Kierkegaard
“The real Art of Peace is not to sacrifice a single one of your warriors to defeat an enemy. Vanquish your foes by always keeping yourself in a safe and unassailable position; then no one will suffer any losses. The Way of a Warrior, the Art of Politics, is to stop trouble before it starts. It consists in defeating your adversaries spiritually by making them realize the folly of their actions. The Way of a Warrior is to establish harmony.” WayArtRealActionSufferingPeaceRealizingLossEnemyTroubleSacrificePositionSafeHarmonyDefeatWarriorFollyFoeAdversariesVanquishSpiritual WarriorDefeating The Enemy Book:The Art of Peace Source: The Art of Peace
“Looking across this field, we see the scale of heroism and sacrifice. All who are buried here understood their duty. All stood to protect America. And all carried with them memories of a family that they hope to keep safe by their sacrifice.” AmericaMemoriesSacrificeFieldsDutyProtectSafeUnderstoodScalesBuriedHeroismMemorialMemorial Day Author:George W. Bush