Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Stephens

Time, Kate was learning, was like a river. You might put up obstacles, even divert it briefly, but the river had a will of it's own. It wanted to flow a certain way. You had to force it to change. You had to be willing to sacrifice.

Mark Driscoll

Worship is living our life individually and corporately as continuous living sacrifices to the glory of a person or thing.

Theodore Parker

Let others laugh when you sacrifice desire to duty, if they will. You have time and eternity to rejoice in.

Theodore Roosevelt

If there is one tendency of the day which more than any other is unhealthy and undesirable, it is the tendency to deify mere "smartness," unaccompanied by a sense of moral accountability. We shall never make our republic what it should be until as a people we thoroughly understand and put in practice the doctrine that success is abhorrent if attained by the sacrifice of the fundamental principles of morality.

Theodore Roosevelt

With great victory comes great sacrifice.

Theodor Adorno

All testify to the coercion and sacrifice which culture imposes on man. To rely on them and deny the decline is to become even more firmly caught in its fatal coils.

Michael Lewis

Everywhere you turn you see Americans sacrifice their long-term interests for a short-term reward.

Maureen Dowd

The Obamas, especially Michelle, have radiated the sense that Americans do not appreciate what they sacrifice by living in a gilded cage. They've forgotten Rule No. 1 of politics: No one sheds tears for anyone lucky enough to live at the White House.

Matthew Simpson

Not in purity or in holiness merely, for in Paradise man was holy, and he shall be holy when redeemed through the sacrifice of Christ and made an heir of heaven.

Ted Hughes

Where white is black and black is white, I won.

Shirley Chisholm

I am not antiwhite, because I understand that white people, like black ones, are victims of a racist society. They are products of their time and place.

Langston Hughes

Everybody should take each other as they are, white, black, Indians, Creole. Then there would be no prejudice, nations would get along.

Linda Chavez

Their prejudice allowed white Southerners to look the other way when blacks were denied their most basic human rights, and it encouraged the worst of them to engage in unspeakable acts of cruelty and violence.

Pete Rose

I'm not bad (his speed). I'm no Joe Morgan, but I'm pretty good for a white guy.

Joss Stone

People say I'm the white Aretha Franklin. I wish I was her.

Kevin Hart

I love soft-cotton white T-shirts.

Kelly Osbourne

It's funny that all these goths paint their faces with such white make-up and that is the actual colour of my skin, I am that pale!

Lennox Lewis

There is just one rule about boxing: never bet on the white guy.

Taylor Swift

Appreciate what you have while you have it.

Rick Riordan

My experience with Khonsu had taught me not be greedy about time. It was best to appreciate what you had and not yearn for more.

Steven Tyler

I guess I am a feminist of sorts. I love women so much, and I celebrate the feminine in me because I appreciate it so much.

Michael Kors

Ultimately, clean lines have greater longevity, which women appreciate, and to which they can add their own personality

Pablo Schreiber

I really appreciate what the writers are doing and respect everything that they do. So, I was satisfied, for sure.

Laini Taylor

The main thing I've learned is that we all have to learn to work with - and appreciate - the brain we've been given, and not waste time wishing things were easier.

Michael Klim

A new environment encourages us to be more mindful and present, as we're more likely to notice and appreciate new surroundings.

Bill Swain

Seth wants this to be an interactive experience. He wants fans to see the intricacies of snowboard-cross because the more you understand the sport, the more you appreciate its appeal.

Neal McCoy

So many artists do so much throughout the year to help others and none of us do it for the recognition. But, it is nice to get a pat on the back and I really appreciate it." ()