Quotes about Sacrifice

The Higher the Level of Leadership, the Greater the Sacrifice: The higher you go, the more it's going to cost you. And it doesn't matter what kind of leadership career you pick. You will have to make sacrifices. You will have to give up to go up.

The longest distance between two points is a shortcut." That's really true. For everything of value in life, you pay a price.

God always gives back to us when we give to Him. He does not promise to give back in kind... But God always gives back in some way. You cannot out-give God.

Climbing to the higher levels of leadership isn't easy. It takes effort. It also requires sacrifices. You won't be able to win one level using the skills you used to win the last one. You'll have to give up some privileges and resources to move up. You'll have to give up doing some of the things you love that don't give a great enough return on your time. And some people you'd love to take with you to the top will refuse to go.

If everyone doesn't pay the price to win, then everyone will pay the price by losing.

The true leader serves. Serves people. Serves their best interests, and in so doing will not always be popular, may not always impress. But because true leaders are motivated by loving concern, rather than a desire for personal glory, they are willing to pay the price.

What do I really want? What will it cost? Am I willing to pay the price? When should I start paying the price?

THE LAW OF THE PRICE TAG The Team Fails to Reach Its Potential When It Fails to Pay the Price.

Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.

Following Christ's example, we have to learn to give ourselves completely. Anything else is not enough.

To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.

A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.