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• The practical reason for freedom is that freedom seems to be the only condition under which any kind of substantial moral fiber can be developed - we have tried law, compulsion and authoritarianism of various kinds, and the result is nothing to be proud of.

  Albert J. Nock

  Moral Fiber, Law, Proud

  "On Doing the Right Thing". "The American Mercury" Magazine, 1925.

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• It's great that after 700 years William Wallace has finally had a proper burial. He did so much for the country. You should be proud of what you have achieved through devolution.

  Mel Gibson

  Country, Years, Proud

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• I try to do everything to say, 'OK, will my mother like this? Will she be pleased? Will she be proud of that? How do I know she's happy and she's smiling down at me from heaven?' And that's what I try to go by and walk by.

  Jennifer Hudson

  Mother, Heaven, Trying

  "Jennifer Hudson: Hearing Brother’s Voice Inspired Performance Comeback", www.huffingtonpost.com. December 30, 2011.

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• Mr Palliser was one of those politicians in possessing whom England has perhaps more reason to be proud than of any other of her resources, and who, as a body, give to her that exquisite combination of conservatism and progress which is her present strength and best security for the future.

  Anthony Trollope

  Giving, Progress, Body

  1864 Can You Forgive Her?, ch.24.

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• Killing is unavoidable but is nothing to be proud of

  Jenny Holzer

  Proud, Killing

  Jenny Holzer, Albright-Knox Art Gallery (1990). “The Venice installation: United States Pavilion, the 44th Venice Biennale, May 27-September 30, 1990”, Distributed Art Pub Inc

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• It is not only a matter, I believe, of religious observance and practice. To me, being Jewish means and has always meant being proud to be part of a people that has maintained its distinct identity for more than 2,000 years, with all the pain and torment that has been inflicted upon it.

  Golda Meir

  Religious, Pain, Believe

  "My Life". Book by Golda Meir, 1975.

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• Your talent makes you who you are. You should be proud of it.

  Walt Disney

  Bad Day, Proud, Tinkerbell

  "Fictional character: Tinker Bell". "Tinker Bell", www.imdb.com. 2008.

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• Infantry, Artillery, Aviation - all that we have - are yours to dispose of as you will. . . . I have come to say to you that the American people would be proud to be engaged in the greatest battle in history.

  John J. Pershing

  War, People, Battle

  Gen. John Joseph Pershing to Gen. Foch, Letter written from Office of the Commander-in-Chief, American Expeditionary Forces, in France. "Literary Digest History of World War," Volume V, p. 43, March 28, 1918.

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• Make your influence a good one.
  Act in a way you would be proud of even if the whole world was watching, because your example could mean the world to just one person.

  Lindsey Stirling

  Mean, Way, Example

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• You can never walk a mile in someone elses shoes, but you can walk a mile in your own and be proud of it.

  Zach Anner

  Shoes, Proud, Miles

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• You can make five massive hits in a row and still not get cast by the directors you want to work with, doing little movies. There are no guarantees. I'm trying to sign up and do movies that I'll be proud of, if it's my last one. That's how I think about it.

  Robert Pattinson

  Thinking, Trying, Directors

  Source: collider.com

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• Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise. As an actor, you're giving it up, you're at the mercy of so many other people.

  Christian Bale

  Art, Giving, People

  "Christian Bale May Kill Someone Yet". Interview with John H. Richardson, www.esquire.com. November 15, 2010.

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• ...I tried to kill myself. It was a feeble attempt, but I did. And I got put in a mental hospital for a month, and I got myself straight and worked on my mental health...it's nothing that I hide. It's nothing to be proud of or to be ashamed of. It's part of my life, you know? And I'm still here!

  Audra McDonald

  Wisdom, Health, Reality

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• A man who for an entire week does nothing but hit himself over the head has little reason to be proud.

  Stanislaw Lem

  Men, Doe, Proud

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• Our diplomacy ended up giving a bad conscience to an international community capable only of expressing noble sentiments while doing nothing, .. So how can one explain that we are today investigating an action our country should be proud of?.

  Alain Juppe

  Country, Giving, Community

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• To be proud of learning is the greatest ignorance.

  Jeremy Taylor

  Ignorance, Proud

  Jeremy Taylor (1860). “The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living: Together with Prayers Containing the Whole Duty of a Christian, and the Parts of Devotion Fitted to All Occasions, and Furnished for All Necessities”, p.102

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• Life consists of two days:
  one for you and one against you, so when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you

  Ali ibn Abi Talib

  Two, Proud, Tests

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• I like the values in Flicka, and I wanted to do a movie my kids could see and be proud of.

  Tim McGraw

  Kids, Proud, Wanted

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• Does a man reproach thee for being proud or ill-natured, envious or conceited, ignorant or detracting? Consider with thyself whether his reproaches are true. If they are not, consider that thou art not the person whom he reproaches, but that he reviles an imaginary being, and perhaps loves what thou really art, though he hates what thou appearest to be.

  Epictetus

  Art, Hate, Conceited

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• An America we can be proud of, rather than an America to be embarrassed of. You know it's a sign, when you see American backpackers traveling abroad with Canadian flags on their packs!

  Dave Wakeling

  America, Flags, Proud

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• Playing for Arsenal at any level is something to be proud of so being in the squad when they won the double and winning the Cup in 1979 was special. The boys were a terrific bunch.

  Sammy Nelson

  Winning, Boys, Squad

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• Men of an amiable, yielding temper, willing to take the lowest place; to be least of all; and the servants to all...who live near God, and who are willing to suffer all things for Christ's sake without being proud of it - these are the men we need.

  Ann Hasseltine Judson

  Men, Suffering, Needs

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• Maybe that's where the new art comes in - to somehow have your eye on the marketplace and harness your art to come up with something you can be proud of creatively.

  Jonathan Demme

  Art, Eye, Proud

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• The 'black armband' view of our history reflects a belief that most Australian history since 1788 has been little more than a disgraceful story of imperialism, exploitation, racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination. I take a very different view. I believe that the balance sheet of our history is one of heroic achievement and that we have achieved much more as a nation of which we can be proud of than which we should be ashamed.

  John Howard

  Believe, Views, Racism

  Sir Robert Menzies Lecture, 1996.

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• We may be proud that England is the ancient country of Parliaments. With scarcely any intervening period, Parliaments have met constantly for 600 years, and there was something of a Parliament before the Conquest. England is the mother of Parliaments.

  John Bright

  Country, Mother, Years

  Speech, Birmingham, England, 18 Jan. 1865

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