“My own views on all matters of public revenue and public expenditure are conditioned by an acute appreciation of whose is the sacrifice that produces public revenue and to whom accrues the benefit of public spending.” MatterMy OwnViewsSacrificeProduceBenefitsAppreciationSpendingRevenueExpenditures Author:John James Cowperthwaite
“We can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense. Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures.” HeartSacrificeGratitudeSizeSpendingDefenseBudgetsGesturesThank YouVeteranMemorial DayVeterans DayOur VeteransVeterans Day Thank YouThank A VeteranThank You VeteranVeterans Day PoemsVeteran AppreciationFunny Veterans DayVeterans Day AppreciationUs VeteransThanking Our VeteransVeterans BraveryPatriotic VeteranDefense Spending Author:Jennifer Granholm
“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].” FirstsMeanLongImportantActionSufferingOrderEnergyTermRealizingSacrificeMaterialsComfortConsequenceNegativeSpendingLong TermWillpowerTime And EnergyNegative Consequences Author:Dalai Lama
“The War on Drugs has failed - but it’s worse than that. It is actively harming our society. Violent crime is thriving in the shadows to which the drug trade has been consigned. People who genuinely need help can’t get it. Neither can people who need medical marijuana to treat terrible diseases. We are spending billions, filling up our prisons with non-violent offenders and sacrificing our liberties.” PeopleNeedsHas BeensWarHelpingLibertySacrificeCrimeTerribleDrugDiseaseShadowTreatsTradePrisonSpendingMedicalBillionsViolentSmokingOur SocietyWeedMarijuanaFillingWar On DrugsNeed HelpOffendersNon ViolentMedical MarijuanaSmoking WeedViolent CrimesFilling Up Author:Sting
“In every major war we have fought in the 19th and 20th centuries. Americans have been asked to pay higher taxes - and nonessential programs have been cut - to support the military effort. Yet during this Iraq war, taxes have been lowered and domestic spending has climbed. In contrast to World War I, World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam, for most Americans this conflict has entailed no economic sacrifice. The only people really sacrificing for this war are the troops and their families.” PeopleWorldHas BeensWarEffortPaySupportCuttingSacrificeEconomicCenturyMilitaryHigherConflictTaxesMajorsProgramIraqSpendingWar Of The WorldsVietnamWorld War IiContrastWorld War ITroops20th CenturyKoreanIraq WarKorean War Author:Robert Hormats
“We could curtail private spending by several trillion dollars a year without requiring painful sacrifices from anyone. That would be more than enough to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure and eliminate government indebtedness once and for all.” YearsEnoughGovernmentWould BeSacrificeDollarsPainfulSpendingInfrastructureCrumblingIndebtednessCrumbling Infrastructure Author:Robert H. Frank
“In the lexicon of the political class, the word 'sacrifice' means that the citizens are supposed to mail even more of their income to Washington so that the political class will not have to sacrifice the pleasure of spending it.” MeanPoliticalPoliticsPleasureClassSacrificeCitizensSpendingIncomeMailLexicon Author:George Will
“You speak of sacrifice, but it is not my sacrifice I offer. It is yours I ask of you," he went on. "I can offer you my life, but it is a short life; I can offer you my heart, though I have no idea how many more beats it shall sustain. But I love you enough to hope that you will not care that I am being selfish in trying to make the rest of my life--whatever its length--happy, by spending it with you. I want to be married to you, Tessa. I want it more than I have ever wanted anything else in my life.” WantLoveTryingHeartI CanIdeasEnoughCareWantedAsksSpeakSacrificeLove YouMy HeartOffersMarriedBeatsSpendingSelfishNo IdeaLengthBeing MarriedShort LifeTessa GrayBeing SelfishJem CarstairsInfernal DevicesJames Carstairs Author:Cassandra Clare