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• I started being really proud of the fact that I was gay even though I wasn't.

  Kurt Cobain

  Inspirational, Gay, Lgbt

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• Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves.

  Emily Bronte

  Pride, People, Sorrow

  Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte (2009). “The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.407, Penguin

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• I am proud to have been in a business that gives pleasure, creates beauty, and awakens our conscience, arouses compassion, and perhaps most importantly, gives millions a respite from our so violent world.

  Audrey Hepburn

  Compassion, Giving, World

  Statement accepting the Screen Actors Guild Achievement Award, January 1993.

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• Every day, the people I meet inspire me... every day, they make me proud... every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on earth.

  Michelle Obama

  Blessed, People, Inspire

  Speech at Democratic National Convention, www.npr.org. September 04, 2012.

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• There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight.

  Woodrow Wilson

  Fighting, Men, Presidential

  Speech, Philadelphia, Pa., 10 May 1915

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• Earthmen are not proud of their ancestors and never invite them round to dinner.

  Douglas Adams

  Funny, Family, Food

  "Fictional character: The Book". "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/ Episode #1.1", www.imdb.com. January 1981.

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• 

  Be Young, Be Dope,
  Be Proud.

  Lana Del Rey

  Inspirational, Being Yourself, Dope

  Song: American, Album: Born to Die - The Paradise Edition, 2012

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• When you are willing to shine the light of love onto the parts that you are not proud of - onto the unaccepted parts, the unloved parts, the unwanted emotions, into all the darkened corners of your soul - love will suffuse them, embrace them, until you are left as nothing but love itself. Love arises when you expose everything.

  Brandon Bays

  Healing, Light, Self Love

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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, Wanted, Values

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• Our parents are obviously proud, but they're still trying to get used to the fact that we're in a band. I have a feeling my mom would actually like One Direction if I wasn't in it!

  Zayn Malik

  Mom, One Direction, Parent

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

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• I was lucky to have my wife as the art director, and it turned out to be quite something - a great success. I'm very proud of it.

  Helmut Newton

  Art, Wife, Directors

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• I'm proud to be on the CBC and to see the management here represents both sides of every story. This is what's unique about the new CBC: you get a Kevin O'Leary on it when five years ago you wouldn't.

  Kevin O'Leary

  Unique, Years, Cbc

  "Canadian Reality Show About Ex-Cons Gives Host Kevin O'Leary an Extreme Makeover" by Etan Vlessing, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 25, 2011.

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• I'm a very proud person.

  Kevin Pietersen

  Proud Person, Persons

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• When I was a child, it was my dream to be a professional footballer. When I was 14 I visited Milan's San Siro stadium and remember thinking how unbelievable it was. From then onwards I vowed that one day I would be playing there - and I am very proud that I achieved this and also for everything else I have managed to achieve in football.

  Andriy Shevchenko

  Football, Dream, Children

  "Shevchenko want to end career on a high". edition.cnn.com. December 9, 2011.

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• Be proud to be out of your mind and out of control.

  Eminem

  Insanity, Mind, Be Proud

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• My mom is proud of me. But she might not be too happy about the hours I keep or how little I eat. I wake up so late that it would be inappropriate to have breakfast. At most, I will have a snack in the day and dinner. I realize that it's not the healthiest way to live, but it's all I really have time for.

  Aaron Levie

  Mom, Snacks, Would Be

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• I'm proud of my roots. There are not many Asians in the music industry so it's important for me to tell people where I'm from.

  Coco Lee

  Roots, People, Important

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• I am very proud of my mom and consider her the most courageous woman I know. With perseverance, sacrifice and hard work, she raised a family of Olympic athletes and gave us the tools and the spirit to succeed. That is something that my brothers and I will always be thankful for.

  Diana Lopez

  Mom, Perseverance, Brother

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• I'm very proud of my sisters and everything they've accomplished and done. I'm very proud of where I came from.

  Eva Longoria

  Done, My Sister, Accomplished

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• You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you, and you don't want them to look at you in a negative light. So you do things to make them proud and accept you.

  Adepero Oduye

  Light, Parent, Looks

  "The Power List: Adepero Oduye Primed For Hollywood Greatness" by Brennan Williams, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 9, 2012.

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• I don't play roles everybody likes. I'd rather have a career I'm proud of. Like everyone else, I need to eat. But I'm a very unbusinesslike person, and I keep my price low. I'm not a mass product. I'm not everyone's cup of tea.

  Amanda Plummer

  Play, Careers, Tea

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I got told I needed a producer I don't know how many times - maybe 27 times, 30? Then I recently got told 'I'm so proud of you.' That was even more great to hear.

  Cat Power

  Producers, Needed, Know How

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• There's a line, players usually don't cross it and coaches usually don't cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had 'em. I'm not proud of those.

  Bill Parcells

  Player, Ems, Tantrums

  "From XLIII: An interview with Bill Parcells". Interview with Nick Friedell, sports.yahoo.com. January 31, 2009.

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• I'm certainly proud to be Cuban American, and it's a fantastic opportunity for anybody - regardless of their ethnicity or nationality. It does carry a measure or pride to know where you're from and to know what your roots are.

  Danny Pino

  Pride, Opportunity, Ethnicity

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• I think there is a heritage which I’m proud of, which is a fight for democracy, a fight for social justice, a fight for freedom. My grandfather went to jail or exile six times in his life, fighting for his principles for democracy, or for his country. And my father twice.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Father, Fighting

  "Q&A with George Papandreou". Interview with Nicole Itano, papandreou.gr. April 12, 2010.

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