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The (U.K.) government's thesis that the countryside of upland and coastal Britain is 'worth sacrificing to save the planet' is an insult to science, economics… — Simon Jenkins
Communists should be the most farsighted, the most self-sacrificing, the most resolute, and the least prejudiced in sizing up situations, and should rely on the… — Mao Zedong
We can all be proud of our men and women in the military who are following their orders, carrying out their missions and sacrificing so… — Ron Kind
As a teenager in Brooklyn Quentin had often imagined himself engaged in martial heroics, but after this he knew, as a cold immutable fact, that… — Lev Grossman
The founders of the Republic dealt with things as they were presented to them, in a spirit of self sacrificing Patriotism and as time has… — Franklin Pierce
Many a friendship - long, loyal, and self-sacrificing - rested at first upon no thicker a foundation than a kind word. — Frederick William Faber
Every ambitious would-be empire, clarions it abroad that she is conquering the world to bring it peace, security and freedom, and it is sacrificing her… — Henry David Thoreau
I've been sacrificing my life for my work for 30 years, and now I want it the other way around. I want to find work… — Glenn Close
The very act of sacrifice magnifies the one who sacrifices himself to the point where his sacrifice is much more costly to humanity than would… — Andre Gide
With existing technology, we can enforce airport security without sacrificing our personal privacy. — Tom Udall
Our oil-based society depends on non-renewable resources. It requires relentless probing into vast reaches of pristine land, sacrificing vital bioregions, and irreplaceable cultures. The possibility… — Leonardo DiCaprio
Nothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering. — G I Gurdjieff
Today, society is sacrificing love, values and dharma in its pursuit of materialistic gains. — Mata Amritanandamayi
The artist who gives up an hour of work for an hour of conversation with a friend knows that he is sacrificing a reality for… — Marcel Proust
All artists are self-sacrificing human beings, and to become an artist is nothing but to devote oneself to the subterranean gods. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
The parents pull you aside and say, `I have to give credit where credit is due, you really are sacrificing a lot for the community,… — Charlie Batch
In short, the Gaon was a one-sided, severe ascetic, and would never have deserved the title of a good father, a good husband, an amiable… — Solomon Schechter
Would you not agree that relationships are built on trust? Would you not also agree that most individuals think more in terms of "me-my wants,… — Stephen Covey
Meditation is the ultimate selfless act, because when you meditate you are sacrificing your puny personality for the universal reality. — Frederick Lenz
If you begin by sacrificing yourself to those you love, you will end by hating those to whom you have sacrificed yourself. — George Bernard Shaw
It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good. — Maria Mitchell
There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made. — Michelle Obama
Sacrificing American soldiers or innocent civilians in an unprecedented preemptive attack on a separate sovereign nation may well prove itself a most temporary medicine. — Sean Penn
There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion… — Edgar Allan Poe
Being a mother has been my greatest teacher and also the most self-sacrificing thing I've ever done. — Katey Sagal

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