No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.

No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

We humans do, when the cause is sufficient, spend our lives. We throw ourselves onto the grenade to save our read more

We humans do, when the cause is sufficient, spend our lives. We throw ourselves onto the grenade to save our buddies in the foxhole. We rise out of the trenches and charge the entreched enemy and die like maggots under a blowtorch. We strap bombs on our bodies and blow ourselves up in the midst of our enemies. We are, when the cause is sufficient, insane.

There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players andnever win titles. Most of the time, those read more

There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players andnever win titles. Most of the time, those players aren't willing tosacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, inthe end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individualgoals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullestis that if you think and achieve as a team, the individual accoladeswill take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork andintelligence win championships.

The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats' teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice.

The mice which helplessly find themselves between the cats' teeth acquire no merit from their enforced sacrifice.

Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart.

Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart.

No sacrifice short of individual liberty, individual self-respect, and individual enterprise is too great a price to pay for permanent read more

No sacrifice short of individual liberty, individual self-respect, and individual enterprise is too great a price to pay for permanent peace.

Artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.

Artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.

As soon as sacrifice becomes a duty and necessity to mankind. I see no limit to the horizon which opens read more

As soon as sacrifice becomes a duty and necessity to mankind. I see no limit to the horizon which opens before him.