Be Proud Quotes

• I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Inspirational, Life, 4th Of July

  Abraham Lincoln, Caroline Thomas Harnsberger (1950). “The Lincoln treasury”

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• Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us.

  Jane Austen

  Pride, Thinking, Vanity

  Jane Austen (2008). “Pride and Prejudice”, p.26, Waking Lion Press

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• I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.

  Edith Sitwell

  Patience, Stupid, Ignorance

  "The Last Years of a Rebel: A Memoir of Edith Sitwell". Book by Elizabeth Salter, 1967.

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  I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.

  Lauren Bacall

  Love, Beauty, Memorable

  Quoted in Daily Telegraph (London), 2 Mar. 1988

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• Always work hard, be honest, and be proud of who you are.

  Patricia Velasquez

  Hard Work, Proud, Honest

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• A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.

  C. S. Lewis

  God, Wisdom, Humility

  C. S. Lewis (2003). “A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis”, p.114, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man... It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition is gone, pride is gone.

  C. S. Lewis

  Pride, Men, Competition

  C.S. Lewis (1996). “Joyful Christian”, p.164, Simon and Schuster

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• Earn the right to be proud and confident.

  John Wooden

  Proud

  Fellowship of Christian Athletes, John Wooden (2010). “The Greatest Coach Ever: Timeless Wisdom and Insights of John Wooden”, p.153, Regal

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• Be proud of who you are.

  Demi Lovato

  Bad Ass, Proud, Who You Are

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• I hate pride, but if I were going to be proud of anything it would have to be something I'd done myself. Race pride is kind of stupid.

  Carroll O'Connor

  Hate, Stupid, Pride

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• I'm proud of what I achieved there, but a life built on memories is not much of a life.

  Eric Cantona

  Memories, Proud, Built

  "The player". Interview with Amelia Gentleman, www.theguardian.com. September 23, 2003.

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• I'm tired, but proud.

  Norman Rockwell

  Tired, Proud, I'm Tired

  Norman Rockwell (1988). “Norman Rockwell and the Saturday Evening Post”, Bookthrift

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• Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic.

  Indira Gandhi

  Strong, Blood, Independence

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• Sure I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that.

  Nathan Lane

  Thinking, Healthy, Be Who You Are

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• You may have enemies whom you hate, but not enemies whom you despise. You must be proud of your enemy: then the success of your enemy shall be your success too.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Hate, Enemy, May

  Friedrich Nietzsche (2003). “A Nietzsche Reader”, p.337, Penguin UK

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• Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith.

  Garth Brooks

  Proud, Littles, Have A Little Faith

  Twitter post from Nov 17, 2014

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• Sometimes we look at gay being a bigger sin than being proud or not telling the truth. I don't think God categorizes sins.

  Joel Osteen

  Gay, Thinking, Looks

  "‘Oprah’s Next Chapter’: Pastor Joel Osteen Talks Homosexuality And Degrees Of Sin (VIDEO)". Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 09, 2012.

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• To be on television and have my nieces and nephews see me, and seeing them wear my shirt to the games and be proud, it's so sweet. Sometimes it feels like it's just a dream.

  Sue Wicks

  Dream, Sweet, Niece

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• Curvy is something to be proud of.

  Paloma Faith

  Proud, Curvy

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• Britain can be proud of its response to the tsunami appeal.

  Gordon Brown

  Proud, Appeals, Britain

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• I want to feel good, I want to feel proud, I want to feel that I give someone enough and that I get enough.

  Nastassja Kinski

  Giving, Feel Good, Want

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• I'm proud of my invention, but I'm sad that it is used by terrorists.

  Mikhail Kalashnikov

  Ak 47, Proud, Invention

  "Kalashnikov: 'I wish I'd made a lawnmower'" by Kate Connolly, www.theguardian.com. July 30, 2002.

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• The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.

  Jim Rohn

  Leadership, Being Strong, Business

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Sep 24, 2016

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• I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Atheism, Proud, Weapons

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• We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free.

  Ronald Reagan

  Strength, Peace, Freedom

  Ronald Reagan, Michael Reagan (2016). “The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan”, p.183, Humanix Books

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