I’d always known the power balance between us was weighted…

“Remember, there’s sacrifice involved in any kind of life. Even the man who chooses the safe way has to give up the thrill of…

— John Allyn

Despising anything that was easy to achieve because if no sacrifice was involved, it obviously isn't worth having.

— Paulo Coelho

Do you suppose that sacrifice is the hallmark of moral action?--Just stop to consider whether sacrifice is not involved in every action that is…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Gulliver arrives in new land and discovers acrid smell; finds whole country massaging cabbages; concludes they are doing it in service to the Wicker…

— Euny Hong

There's sacrifice involved. Either you're going to work a lot and not get to spend time with your kid, or you're going to spend…

— Cobie Smulders

“My physical eyes are like sunglasses, filtering out the colors, but when I'm out here, the aura that emanates from every living thing is…

— Gina Rosati

“I suppose that means you don’t want any band-aids, either,” I said, a touch more bitterly than I’d meant to.”

— J.M. Richards

Anna would be just as happy with me if I were a plumber. As a matter of fact, when she married me, I was…

— Ray Romano

“Girls, on the other hand, have always come easy. I don't know why that is, exactly. Maybe it's the outsider vibe and a well-placed…

— Kendare Blake

In fiction, imaginary people become realer to us than any named celebrity glimpsed in a series of rumored events, whose causes and subtler ramifications…

— John Updike

“Where are we going?” she asked. “Mr. Durbin’s sheep have begun to lamb, and I wanted to see how the ewes are doing.” He…

— Elizabeth Hoyt

On Sergei Fedorov's breaking three sticks on Dallas players: I don't know if Anna (Kournikova) told him to get tougher or what.

— Mike Modano

“I stole glances at Kaidan's bare skin while the others were busy talking. That's my boyfriend right there, I silently announced.”

— Wendy Higgins

Anna Petrovna: Never talk to women about your own good qualities. Let them find out for themselves.

— Anton Chekhov

I've been connected to the most culturally important albums of the past four years, the most influential artists of the past ten years. You…

— Kanye West